Epilepsy following middle-fossa extradural retraction: implications for driving.
New-onset epilepsy has several social and financial repercussions. Development of seizures after middle-fossa surgery is uncommon. We present two subjects who developed epilepsy following middle-fossa surgery, requiring treatment with anticonvulsants, and discuss the implications.
Aggarwal
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Department of ENT, Central Manchester Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
Green
K M J
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Ramsden
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D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000601:surgery; D035301:Cranial Fossa, Middle / Q000601:surgery*; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications