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Brain surgery improves seizure control in children with drug resistant epilepsy, shows study

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Children and adolescents with drug resistant epilepsy who undergo surgery are significantly more likely to become free from seizures than those who continue medical therapy alone, a randomised trial has… Click to show full abstract

Children and adolescents with drug resistant epilepsy who undergo surgery are significantly more likely to become free from seizures than those who continue medical therapy alone, a randomised trial has found.1 Young people with epilepsy that does not respond to drug treatment have a higher risk of poor long term intellectual and psychosocial outcomes. They are often treated with surgery that aims to reduce or stop seizures, but previous …

Keywords: surgery; drug; drug resistant; resistant epilepsy; brain surgery

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2017

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