Early seizures after temporal lobectomy predict subsequent seizure recurrence

Patients are understandably anxious if seizures occur immediately after temporal lobectomy. Such “neighborhood” seizures are commonly regarded as irrelevant to seizure outcome and discounted in outcome measurement. We conducted an in‐depth examination of early postoperative seizures (

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Published in:Annals of neurology 2005-02, Vol.57 (2), p.283-288
Main Authors: McIntosh, Anne M., Kalnins, Renate M., Mitchell, L. Anne, Berkovic, Samuel F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anterior Temporal Lobectomy
Biological and medical sciences
Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - complications
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe - surgery
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Humans
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Prognosis
Recurrence
Seizures - epidemiology
Seizures - etiology
Seizures - surgery
Temporal Lobe - physiopathology
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Patients are understandably anxious if seizures occur immediately after temporal lobectomy. Such “neighborhood” seizures are commonly regarded as irrelevant to seizure outcome and discounted in outcome measurement. We conducted an in‐depth examination of early postoperative seizures (
ISSN:0364-5134
1531-8249
DOI:10.1002/ana.20372