title: [Pediatric intractable epilepsy surgery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the strategy of pediatric intractable epilepsy surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 96 pediatric cases with intractable epilepsy and epilepsy syndromes underwent surgical treatment from April 2004 to April 2006 were retrospectively analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The surgical treatments were performed based on the results of comprehensive data from neurological, neurosurgical and pediatric departments. Among of them, 78 cases were performed with curative procedure, 17 cases with palliative procedure and 1 case with stereotactic damage procedure. The surgical effect was judged with Engel's standard, 58 cases had no seizure during 14 to 26 months follow-up, 26 cases had significantly improved in seizure control and the total efficiency was 87.5%. 81 cases had improvements in neuropsychological tests. 22 cases had postoperative complications such as neuro-dysfunctions and 15 cases were gradually recovered after the period of follow-up ended, 1 case died of CSF over drainage after operation 3 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pediatric patients with symptomatic epilepsy and epilepsy syndromes are suitable to surgical treatment, the results are satisfactory in seizure control and neuropsychological function tests.
authors.affiliation: liyunlin6708@163.com
authors.forename: Yun-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Guo-Ming
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Luan
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome