Complications after anterior temporal lobectomy for medically intractable epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AG Brotis, T Giannis, E Kapsalaki, E Dardiotis… - Stereotactic and …, 2019 - karger.com
Background: The efficacy of surgery in the management of patients with longstanding
temporal lobe epilepsy has been established. Anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) is the most …

Effects of surgical targeting in laser interstitial thermal therapy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: a multicenter study of 234 patients

C Wu, WJ Jermakowicz, S Chakravorti, I Cajigas… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE)
has reported seizure freedom rates between 36% and 78% with at least 1 year of follow‐up …

Therapeutic ultrasound: the future of epilepsy surgery?

A Bex, V Bex, A Carpentier, B Mathon - Revue Neurologique, 2022 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is one of the leading neurological diseases in both adults and children and in spite
of advancement in medical treatment, 20 to 30% of patients remain refractory to current …

Middle meningeal artery embolization reduces the post-operative recurrence rate of at-risk chronic subdural hematoma

E Shotar, L Meyblum, K Premat, S Lenck… - Journal of …, 2020 - jnis.bmj.com
Background Embolization of the middle meningeal artery (MMA) has emerged as a potential
treatment of chronic subdural hematomas (CSDHs). Objective To evaluate the impact on …

Predictive factors of long‐term outcomes of surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis

B Mathon, F Bielle, S Samson, O Plaisant, S Dupont… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The reasons for failure of surgical treatment for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
(MTLE) associated with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) remain unclear. This retrospective study …

[HTML][HTML] Severity, timeline, and management of complications after stereotactic brain biopsy

M Riche, P Marijon, A Amelot, F Bielle… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The literature shows discrepancies in stereotactic brain biopsy complication
rates, severities, and outcomes. Little is known about the timeline of postbiopsy …

Neurological diseases of unknown etiology: brain-biopsy diagnostic yields and safety

B Mathon, A Le Joncour, F Bielle, K Mokhtari… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background For nonneoplastic neurological diseases, no recommendation exists regarding
the place or appropriate timing of brain biopsy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Epilepsy surgery for refractory seizures: a systematic review and meta-analysis in different complications

M Joudi Mashhad, H Harati, F Parooie… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Background Nearly one-third of epilepsy patients are refractory/resistant to medical
treatment. Developments made in surgical techniques have significantly increased the …

[HTML][HTML] Comparisons of the seizure-free outcome and visual field deficits between anterior temporal lobectomy and selective amygdalohippocampectomy: a …

K Xu, X Wang, Y Guan, M Zhao, J Zhou, F Zhai… - Seizure, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of our study is to compare seizure-free outcome and the incidence of
visual field deficits (VFD) between anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) and selective …

Surgery in patients with childhood-onset epilepsy: analysis of complications and predictive risk factors for a severely complicated course

P d'Orio, M Rizzi, V Mariani, V Pelliccia… - Journal of Neurology …, 2019 - jnnp.bmj.com
Object To compare the occurrence of surgery-related complications in patients with
childhood-onset focal epilepsy operated on in the paediatric or in the adult age. To …