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Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery in Childhood: Rationale for Greater Use

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2015

Warren T. Blume
Warren T. Blume*
Affiliation:
University Hospital, The University of Western Ontario, London.
*
University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, 339 Windermere Road, London, Ontario, Canada N6A 5A5
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Anterior temporal resection may effectively relieve therapy-resistant seizures in children and give social, psychological and economic benefits. Epidemiological and prognostic data demonstrate that this is an under-utilised procedure: although an estimated 677 Ontario children per year would be candidates for anterior temporal resection, only 18 were performed in a 12 month period.

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Review Article
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Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , May 1997 , pp. 95 - 98
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Copyright © Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation 1997

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