Epilepsy surgery in children and adults
P Ryvlin, JH Cross, S Rheims - The Lancet Neurology, 2014 - thelancet.com
Epilepsy surgery is the most effective way to control seizures in patients with drug-resistant
focal epilepsy, often leading to improvements in cognition, behaviour, and quality of life …
focal epilepsy, often leading to improvements in cognition, behaviour, and quality of life …
Surgical treatment for epilepsy: the potential gap between evidence and practice
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 …
observational studies, support the efficacy and safety of resective surgery and, more …
Epilepsy: new advances
Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide and entails a major burden in seizure-related
disability, mortality, comorbidities, stigma, and costs. In the past decade, important advances …
disability, mortality, comorbidities, stigma, and costs. In the past decade, important advances …
What can we do for people with drug-resistant epilepsy? The 2016 Wartenberg Lecture
J Engel Jr - Neurology, 2016 - AAN Enterprises
Treatment goals for epilepsy are no seizures, no side effects, as soon as possible, but these
goals are too often unmet. Approximately 1 million people in the United States continue to …
goals are too often unmet. Approximately 1 million people in the United States continue to …
Referral to evaluation for epilepsy surgery: reluctance by epileptologists and patients
M Steinbrenner, AB Kowski, M Holtkamp - Epilepsia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Despite the obvious advantages of resective surgery in patients with drug‐
resistant focal epilepsy, namely high probability of seizure freedom, decreased mortality …
resistant focal epilepsy, namely high probability of seizure freedom, decreased mortality …
Psychiatric and behavioral comorbidities in epilepsy: a critical reappraisal
Psychiatric and behavioral disorders are important aspects of epilepsy and have received
increasing attention in the last several years. The literature upon which most of the field …
increasing attention in the last several years. The literature upon which most of the field …
Prospective validation of a machine learning model that uses provider notes to identify candidates for resective epilepsy surgery
BD Wissel, HM Greiner, TA Glauser… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Delay to resective epilepsy surgery results in avoidable disease burden and
increased risk of mortality. The objective was to prospectively validate a natural language …
increased risk of mortality. The objective was to prospectively validate a natural language …
Cost-effectiveness of surgery for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy in the US
Objective Surgery is an effective but costly treatment for many patients with drug-resistant
temporal lobe epilepsy (DR-TLE). We aim to evaluate whether, in the United States, surgery …
temporal lobe epilepsy (DR-TLE). We aim to evaluate whether, in the United States, surgery …
Identification and treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy
JY Yoo, F Panov - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology, 2019 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Drug-resistant epilepsy is a potentially life-threatening condition
affecting one-third of people living with epilepsy. Despite existing evidence of improved …
affecting one-third of people living with epilepsy. Despite existing evidence of improved …
Methodological issues in predicting pediatric epilepsy surgery candidates through natural language processing and machine learning
Objective: We describe the development and evaluation of a system that uses machine
learning and natural language processing techniques to identify potential candidates for …
learning and natural language processing techniques to identify potential candidates for …