Pediatric epilepsy surgery: anesthetic considerations

Anesthesiol Clin. 2012 Jun;30(2):191-206. doi: 10.1016/j.anclin.2012.05.001. Epub 2012 Jun 27.

Abstract

Despite advances in antiepileptic medication therapy, a significant number of pediatric patients with epilepsy have seizures that are not well controlled. This article provides anesthesiologists with an overview of seizures in the pediatric population, including evaluation, medical treatment, surgical options, and the anesthetic implications of caring for this special population.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia / methods*
  • Anticonvulsants / adverse effects
  • Anticonvulsants / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Conscious Sedation
  • Corpus Callosum / surgery
  • Drug Interactions
  • Drug Resistance
  • Epilepsy / epidemiology
  • Epilepsy / surgery*
  • Hemispherectomy
  • Humans
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Preoperative Care
  • Seizures / epidemiology
  • Seizures / surgery
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation / methods

Substances

  • Anticonvulsants