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Monday, December 3, 2007
Strategic Approaches to Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery
7:00 p.m.‐9:00 p.m.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
epilepsia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.687
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1528-1167
pISSN - 0013-9580
DOI - 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01252_12.x
Subject(s) - candidacy , neurosurgery , miami , epilepsy surgery , medicine , epilepsy , neurology , pediatric neurology , pediatrics , general surgery , surgery , psychiatry , environmental science , politics , political science , soil science , law
Elaine Wyllie 1and MichaelDuchowny2(1Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OHand2 Brain Institute, Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL ) Summary: Epilepsy surgery is accepted as an appropriate intervention for children with medically refractory epilepsy. Key elements for surgical candidacy include a localized epileptogenic zone and a low risk for new postoperative neurological deficits. The strategies for identifying these elements for surgical candidacy are in evolution. This Symposium will examine current worldwide variations in pediatric epilepsy surgical practice, based on an international multicenter survey. Faculty will also examine age‐related aspects to selection for surgery including lesion timing and type and functional plasticity, and strategies for surgery when MRI is normal or shows multiple lesions. Pediatric neurology and neurosurgery speakers will emphasize the tactics involved in designing a safe and effective plan for surgery for selected infants and children with intractable epilepsy.