Investigatory pathway and principles of patient selection for epilepsy surgery candidates: a systematic review
Abstract Background The predominant treatment for epilepsy is pharmacotherapy, yet 20–40% do not respond to anti-epileptic drugs. After becoming pharmacoresistant, some patients are worked-up to determine candidacy for epilepsy surgery. Despite the 2009 American Epilepsy Society guidelines, there is...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-03-01
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| Series: | BMC Neurology |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-020-01680-w |