[Epilepsy surgery]

Ugeskr Laeger. 2018 Mar 26;180(13):V09170653.
[Article in Danish]

Abstract

Surgery is the only treatment option with the potential to cure epilepsy. This review is a description of the multidisciplinary and multimodal presurgical evaluation process and the outcome of the Danish epilepsy surgery programme. The outcome aligns with international results and serious complications to surgery are very rare. The annual number of operations per capita compares to neighbouring countries and is equally distributed across Denmark. In accordance with international recommendations, Danish drug-resistant patients should be referred to epilepsy surgery evaluation at an early stage of the disease.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Critical Pathways
  • Denmark
  • Drug Resistant Epilepsy / diagnostic imaging
  • Drug Resistant Epilepsy / surgery
  • Electroencephalography
  • Epilepsy / diagnostic imaging
  • Epilepsy / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neuropsychological Tests
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / adverse effects
  • Neurosurgical Procedures / methods*
  • Patient Selection
  • Positron-Emission Tomography
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Preoperative Care
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon