Long-Term Outcomes of Epilepsy Surgery in Adults and Children

This book provides a comprehensive, rigorous review of the long-term outcome literature in epilepsy surgery in both adults and children. Each chapter examines the long-term outcome literature in a separate domain; covering seizure control, social, vocational/educational and psychiatric outcomes. Behavior and cognition are also discussed. The clinical predictors of good and bad outcomes in each domain are described and the gaps in current knowledge are highlighted. Separate chapters examine the methodological challenges associated with long-term outcome studies and the special considerations associated with informed consent in this population.

Long-Term Outcomes of Epilepsy Surgery in Adults and Children is essential reading for all members of multidisciplinary epilepsy surgery teams, including neurosurgeons, neurologists and neuropsychologists; it will enable these teams to counsel patients and parents who are considering epilepsy surgery as a therapeutic option.

Discusses both adult and pediatric outcomes Includes discussion of long-term medical, social and cognitive outcomes Educational and vocational outcomes are also covered

Autorentext

Kristina Malmgren, MD, PhD

Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Gothenburg Sweden

and

Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology

Dept of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation

Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University,

Gothenburg Sweden

Sallie Baxendale, PhD, C.Psychol, AFBPsS

Department of Clinical & Experimental Epilepsy

National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery

Queen Square, London UK

J. Helen Cross, MB ChB PhD FRCP, FRCPCH

UCL-Institute of Child Health, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children,

London UK

and

Young Epilepsy

Lingfield Surrey UK

Inhalt

Why a Volume on Long-Term Outcomes of Epilepsy Surgery?.- Methodological Demands on Observational Studies of Outcomes After Epilepsy Surgery.- Long-Term Seizure and Antiepileptic Drug Outcomes After Epilepsy Surgery in Adults.- Long-Term Seizure and Antiepileptic Drug Outcomes After Epilepsy Surgery in Children.- Long-Term Cognitive Outcomes After Epilepsy Surgery in Adults.- Long-term Cognitive Outcomes After Epilepsy Surgery in Children.- Long-Term Psychiatric Outcomes After Epilepsy Surgery in Adults.- Long-Term Psychiatric and Behaviour Outcomes in Children Following Epilepsy Surgery.- Mortality After Epilepsy Surgery.- Long-Term Educational and Vocational Outcomes of Adults After Epilepsy Surgery.- Educational and Employment Outcomes Following Epilepsy Surgery in Childhood.- Quality of Life Outcomes in Adults Following Epilepsy Surgery.- Quality of Life and Psychosocial Outcomes in Children Following Epilepsy Surgery.- Subjective Experiences of Epilepsy Surgery in Adults.- Subjective Experiences of Children and Parents After Epilepsy Surgery.- Informed Consent for Epilepsy Surgery.- Managing Expectations of Epilepsy Surgery.- Health Economic Analyses of Epilepsy Surgery.- Long-Term Outcomes of Epilepsy Surgery: Knowledge Gaps and Future Directions.