Abstract
Investigators from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto reviewed the literature pertaining to seizure outcomes following epilepsy surgery in the pediatric population.
Highlights
Investigators from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto reviewed the literature pertaining to seizure outcomes following epilepsy surgery in the pediatric population [1]
The aim of this systematic review and metaanalysis of 258 studies was to estimate the effect of surgery on long-term seizure outcomes as compared to medical management; the authors further sub-divided outcomes based on location, pathology, lesional vs non-lesional and incomplete vs complete resection
The authors conclude that surgery should be the recommended treatment for pediatric patients with drug resistant epilepsy who are eligible for surgery and in particular those who have lesional epilepsy
Summary
Investigators from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto reviewed the literature pertaining to seizure outcomes following epilepsy surgery in the pediatric population [1]. Seizure Outcomes of Epilepsy Surgery in Children Seizure outcome of pediatric epilepsy surgery: systematic review and meta-analyses.
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