MEDICAL INTRACTABILITY IN CHILDREN EVALUATED FOR EPILEPSY SURGERY

Authors
GILMAN JT DUCHOWNY M JAYAKAR P RESNICK TJ
Citation
Jt. Gilman et al., MEDICAL INTRACTABILITY IN CHILDREN EVALUATED FOR EPILEPSY SURGERY, Neurology, 44(7), 1994, pp. 1341-1343
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neurology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283878
Volume
44
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1341 - 1343
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3878(1994)44:7<1341:MIICEF>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
We assessed the value of therapeutic reevaluation and additional pharm acotherapy in medically intractable children referred for epilepsy sur gery. In 21 children with antiepileptic drug treatment omissions, corr ecting the omission was ineffective in 19 (90%). Two children (10%), b oth of whom had structural lesions, achieved significant seizure contr ol with high-dose carbamazepine monotherapy. Therapeutic reevaluation is indicated in all medically intractable children prior to epilepsy s urgery.