Outcome of lesional epilepsy surgery: Report of the first comprehensive epilepsy program in Iran

Conclusions We found high rates of seizure freedom after surgery in lesional epilepsy patients despite limited facilities and infrastructure; antiepileptic medications were successfully tapered in almost half of the patients. Considering the favorable outcome of epilepsy surgery in our series, we believe that it is a major treatment option, even in less resource-intensive settings, and should be encouraged. Strategies to allow larger scale utility of epilepsy surgery in such settings in the developing world and dissemination of such knowledge may be considered an urgent clinical need, given the established mortality and morbidity in refractory epilepsy.

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Source: Neurology Clinical Practice - August 11, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Mehvari Habibabadi, J., Moein, H., Basiratnia, R., Badihian, S., Zaki, B., Manouchehri, N., Zare, M., Barekatain, M., Rahimian, E., Mehvari Habibabadi, A., Moein, P., Aghakhani, Y., Amina, S., Lhatoo, S. Tags: All Clinical Neurology, Access to care, Underserved populations, All Epilepsy/Seizures, Epilepsy surgery Research Source Type: research