title: An outcome analysis of seventeen patients treated surgically for intractable extratemporal epilepsy.
abstract: We studied the outcomes of seventeen patients treated surgically for extratemporal lobe epilepsy. A retrospective case review of medical charts was performed. Seizure freedom post surgery was appraised using the Engel classification system. Post-operatively seven patients (41%) were seizure free (Engel class I), four patients were class II (23.5%), two in class III (11.76%) and four in class IV (23.5%). Three patients (17.6%) suffered traumatic injuries due to seizures. The mean duration of epilepsy prior to surgery was 12.2 years and the mean number of anti-epileptic medications given was 6.5. Seizure freedom rates for surgical treatment of extratemporal epilepsy in this centre are similar to those of other centres. Post-operative morbidity in this centre was similar to other centres. Any complications resolved with no lasting impairment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont, Dublin 9.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mulholland
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Delanty
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shahwan
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: O'Brien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017211:Treatment Failure; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants