title: Long-term follow-up of temporal lobectomy in children.
abstract: Temporal lobectomy is an effective treatment for medically intractable seizures. The change in seizure status with prolonged postoperative follow-up is unclear. The authors followed 37 patients who underwent first time temporal lobectomy during childhood for at least 15 years. This study is the longest follow-up of children who have had a temporal lobectomy for intractable seizures. It demonstrates that seizure recurrence can increase with longer duration of follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Jarrar
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Buchhalter
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Sharbrough
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Laws
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D012008:Recurrence; D012640:Seizures / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome