Epilepsy Surgery for Pathologically Proven Hippocampal Sclerosis Provides Long-term Seizure Control and Improved Quality of Life

Epilepsia

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-242

  Lowe, Adrian J ^a   David, Efraim ^a   Kilpatrick, Christine J ^a,b   Matkovic, Zelko ^a   Cook, Mark J ^c   Kaye, Andrew ^a,b   O'Brien, Terence J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hippocampal sclerosis; Long term outcome; Quality of life; Seizure outcome; Temporal lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELIZAEUS MERZBACHER DISEASE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCLEROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542409193     PISSN: 00139580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.35903.x     Document Type: Article

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