title: [The changes of basal brain electric activity in patients with epilepsy after callosotomy].
abstract: Short-term and long-term outcomes of basal brain activity were estimated in 20 epileptic patients with a medical history of callosotomy. Patients with malignant courses selected for callosotomy retained the high capacity of cerebral electric activity after surgery. In spite of limitations of bilateral synchronized irradiation of electric discharges in the brain, patients had the high power of cerebral electric genesis. A clinical study revealed the decrease of the number of seizures and their severity in patients who underwent the surgery. Thus, callosotomy plays only a palliative role in epileptic processes. Of primary importance is individual selection of anti-epileptic drugs to support cell mechanisms of epilepsy and improvement of treatment outcomes.
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Beĭn
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Dravert
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Tatarenko
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000379:methods*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D003337:Corpus Callosum / Q000601:surgery*; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors