Seizure outcome after surgery for MRI-diagnosed focal cortical dysplasia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Willard, A Antonic-Baker, Z Chen, TJ O'Brien… - Neurology, 2022 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) has been associated with poorer
postsurgical seizure outcomes compared to other pathologies. FCD surgical series have …

Predictors of outcomes after surgery for medically intractable insular epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis

S Obaid, JS Chen, GM Ibrahim, A Bouthillier… - Epilepsia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Insular epilepsy (IE) is an increasingly recognized cause of drug‐resistant epilepsy
amenable to surgery. However, concerns of suboptimal seizure control and permanent …

Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in children and adults: A multicenter study

C Barba, M Cossu, R Guerrini, G Di Gennaro… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess seizure and cognitive outcomes and their predictors in children (< 16
years at surgery) and adults undergoing temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) surgery in eight Italian …

Localization yield and seizure outcome in patients undergoing bilateral SEEG exploration

C Steriade, W Martins, J Bulacio… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We aimed to determine the rates and predictors of resection and seizure freedom
after bilateral stereo‐electroencephalography (SEEG) implantation. Methods We reviewed …

[HTML][HTML] Predictors of surgical outcome in focal cortical dysplasia and its subtypes

S Jayalakshmi, S Vooturi, R Vadapalli… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The authors analyzed predictors of surgical outcome in patients with focal
cortical dysplasia (FCD) and its ILAE (International League Against Epilepsy) subtypes after …

Sulcus-centered resection for focal cortical dysplasia type II: surgical techniques and outcomes

B Zhao, C Zhang, X Wang, Y Wang, C Liu, J Mo… - Journal of …, 2020 - thejns.org
Focal cortical dysplasia type II (FCD II) is a common histopathological substrate of epilepsy
surgery. Here, the authors propose a sulcus-centered resection strategy for this …

Post-surgical outcome and its determining factors in patients operated on with focal cortical dysplasia type II—a retrospective monocenter study

A Rácz, AJ Becker, CM Quesada, V Borger… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Purpose: Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are a frequent cause of drug-resistant focal
epilepsies. These lesions are in many cases amenable to epilepsy surgery. We examined …

Focal cortical dysplasia: etiology, epileptogenesis, classification, clinical presentation, imaging, and management

A Tahta, M Turgut - Child's Nervous System, 2020 - Springer
Background Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is the most prevalent cause of intractable
epilepsy in children. It was first described by Taylor et al. in 1971. In 2011, the International …

[HTML][HTML] Gray-matter-specific MR imaging improves the detection of epileptogenic zones in focal cortical dysplasia: a new sequence called fluid and white matter …

X Chen, T Qian, T Kober, G Zhang, Z Ren, T Yu… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2018 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the diagnostic value and characteristic features of FCD epileptogenic
zones using a novel sequence called fluid and white matter suppression (FLAWS). Materials …

Combining OPM and lesion mapping data for epilepsy surgery planning: a simulation study

S Mellor, RC Timms, GC O'Neill, TM Tierney… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
When planning for epilepsy surgery, multiple potential sites for resection may be identified
through anatomical imaging. Magnetoencephalography (MEG) using optically pumped …