title: Epilepsy: Efficacy of epilepsy surgery: what are the questions today?
abstract: Consistent with previous findings, two recent studies of temporal lobectomy from Kerala, India demonstrate that early seizure recurrence bodes poorly for long-term seizure control, and that relapse following drug discontinuation affects one-third of patients. Key questions in the field now concern advanced preoperative and intraoperative techniques for improving surgical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Epilepsy Center, Northwestern Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, #29, Chicago, IL 60614, USA. atberg@childrensmemorial.org
authors.forename: Anne T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Berg
mesh_terms: D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012640:Seizures / Q000517:prevention & control; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants