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 …
               
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