Resultados de la cirugía de epilepsia en esclerosis tuberosa / Results of surgical treatment of epilepsy in tuberous sclerosis patients
Rev. argent. neurocir
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22(3): 134-135, jul.-sept. 2008.
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em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
Objective. We review our experience with surgical treatment in tuberous sclerosis and refractory epilepsy. Method. Between june 1995 and june 2008 , surgery was performed in 12 patients with tuberous sclerosis and refractory epilepsy. Median age 6 years (r=6 months-19 years). 6 males and 6 females. Epilepsy began during the first year of life. They have been studied with RMI and video-EEG. Two patients were studied with intracranial electrodes. Electrocorticography was performed in 7, somatosensory evoked potentials in 2 and cortical stimulation in 1. Epileptogenic region was frontal in 4, temporal in 3, parietal in 2, occipital in 1 and bilateral in 2. Surgical procedures were resection of the epileptogenic regions and associated tuber(s) in 6, temporal lobectomy in 1, callosotomy in 1, parietal lobectomy in 1, frontal polectomy and vagus nerve stimulation in 1. A second surgery was performed in 1 case. Results. The outcome of seizures was classified with Engels outcome classification 7 patients were in class I , 2 in class II and III . Callosotomy and vagus nerve stimulation were performed in 2 patients who had multifocal abnormality , seizure freedom was achieved in more than 60%.
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Assunto principal:
Esclerose
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Epilepsia
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. argent. neurocir
Assunto da revista:
Neurocirurgia
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
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