The impact of referring patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy to an epilepsy center for presurgical diagnosis

Abstract Background Epilepsy surgery is an established treatment for drug-resistant focal epilepsy (DRFE) that results in seizure freedom in about 60% of patients. Correctly identifying an epileptogenic lesion in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is challenging but highly relevant since it improves t...

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Main Authors: Leonhard Mann, Felix Rosenow, Adam Strzelczyk, Elke Hattingen, Laurent M. Willems, Patrick N. Harter, Katharina Weber, Catrin Mann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:Neurological Research and Practice
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s42466-023-00288-y