[Surgical outcomes of pediatric symptomatic epilepsy and their influencing factors].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the surgical outcomes of pediatric symptomatic epilepsy and the influencing factors for postoperative outcomes.


METHODS
A cohort of 48 children with symptomatic epilepsy received surgical treatment from October 2004 to September 2008. The surgical outcomes were followed up.


RESULTS
A 27.3 months (range 12-51 months) follow-up was performed in 43 cases. Engel classification for evaluating postoperative epileptic outcomes showed that class I in 32 cases (74%), class II in 4 cases (9%), class III in 4 cases (9%) and class IV in 3 cases (7%). Preoperative seizure frequency is an independent predictor of postoperative epileptic outcomes (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Operative treatment can lead to a favorable result in children with symptomatic epilepsy. Preoperative seizure frequency is an independent influencing factor for postoperative outcomes.
Yang
Zhi-Quan
ZQ
Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China.
Yuan
Xian-Rui
XR
Zhou
Yan-Hong
YH
Li
Xue-Jun
XJ
Wu
Jun
J
Liu
Hong-Wei
HW
Xi
Jian
J
Liu
Qing
Q
Hou
Yong-Hong
YH
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome