title: Treatment of symptomatic epilepsy with lesionectomies combined with bipolar coagulation of the surrounding cortex.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effects of lesionectomies combined with bipolar coagulation of the surrounding cortex (BCSC) on symptomatic epilepsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  The effectiveness of lesionectomies combined with BCSC (71 patients) and of lesionectomies alone (78 patients) were compared in follow-up surveys conducted 2 - 5 years (average of 37 months) post-operation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Treatment in the BCSC group was significantly more effective than in the lesionectomy group (P < 0.01). Meanwhile, patients in the BCSC group suffered no permanent post-operative complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Lesionectomy combined with BCSC is a new, effective and safe treatment for symptomatic epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tiantan Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100050, China. zhxyang@lol365.com
authors.forename: Zhongxu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Guoming
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Luan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome