Epilepsy is one of the most common serious brain conditions, affecting over 70 million
people worldwide. Its incidence has a bimodal distribution with the highest risk in infants and …

Epilepsy is a common medical condition that affects people of all ages, races, social classes,
and geographical regions. Diagnosis of epilepsy remains clinical, and ancillary …

Background Surgery is a widely accepted treatment option for drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
A detailed analysis of longitudinal postoperative seizure outcomes and use of antiepileptic …

Abstract See Eissa and Schevon (doi: 10.1093/aww332) for a scientific commentary on this
article. Surgery can be a last resort for patients with intractable, medically refractory epilepsy …

Surgical treatment for epilepsy remains underutilized, in part because of persistent
misconceptions. Rather than promote referral for surgery, it would be more appropriate to …

Importance A major change has occurred in the evaluation of epilepsy with the availability of
robotic stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) for seizure localization. However, the …

Objective The aim was to compare the outcomes of subdural electrode (SDE) implantations
versus stereotactic electroencephalography (SEEG), the 2 predominant methods of …

Background The evaluation and management of first-time seizure-like events in children can
be difficult because these episodes are not always directly observed and might be epileptic …

Objective We assessed preoperative structural brain networks and clinical characteristics of
patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) to identify correlates of postsurgical …

Findings from randomised controlled trials, along with more than 100 case series and
observational studies, support the efficacy and safety of resective surgery and, more …