title: [Epilepsy centers: classification and basic requirements].
abstract: Over the last two decades the surgical treatment of epilepsies has become a commonly used and effective method for the treatment of intractable epilepsy. However, because of its wide use in various types of centers throughout the world the methodology involved varies significantly throughout the centers. With this article we propose the bases from which a multidisciplinary team of numerous centers can eventually develop an effective and acceptable international protocol for the surgical treatment of the epilepsies and the classifications of the centers.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurociencias, Miami Children's Hospital, FL 33155, USA.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dunoyer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jayakar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Duchowny
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Resnick
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Papazian
mesh_terms: D004827:Epilepsy / Q000601:surgery*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006296:Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D013030:Spain