Advanced approaches in Pediatric Epilepsy surgery

Michael E Baumgartner; Kathleen Galligan; Benjamin C Kennedy

doi:10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101575

Advanced approaches in Pediatric Epilepsy surgery

Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2024 Feb 22:101575. doi: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101575. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Michael E Baumgartner¹, Kathleen Galligan², Benjamin C Kennedy³

Affiliations

¹ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
² Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Division of Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: KENNEDYBC@chop.edu.

PMID: 38395641
DOI: 10.1016/j.cppeds.2024.101575

Abstract

While recent technological advancements are reshaping the landscape of surgical epilepsy management, the established techniques of resective and disconnective surgeries guided by electrographic monitoring remain the workhorse interventions for the management of refractory seizures and have the highest likelihood of achieving complete seizure resolution. Here we discuss examples of recent developments in surgical approaches and techniques for resective and disconnective surgeries with discussion of their indications and potential advantages.