Evaluation for epilepsy surgery – Why do patients not proceed to operation?

Seizure frequency and social outcome in drug resistant epilepsy patients who do not undergo epilepsy surgery

Little is known about the long term prognosis of refractory epilepsy patients who do not undergo epilepsy surgery. We performed a telephone survey and chart review of patients who underwent presurgical evaluation in our Unit but did not have surgery, from 1998 until 2004. We contacted 84 patients; mean follow-up was 6.7 years. Four patients (4.7%) had died, presumably of SUDEP. Ten patients (13...

Why patients do not take their medication.

Why Consider Early Epilepsy Surgery?

Various epilepsy surgery procedures can be used to cure or reduce seizure frequency. Most procedures are either designed to resect or disconnect the area of the brain where seizures originate or spread. Epilepsy surgery is a procedure that either removes or isolates the area of the brain where seizures originate. Epilepsy surgery can significantly improve seizure control in a carefully selected...

O12: Presurgical Evaluation in Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery

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Why do UK cardiac surgeons not perform their first choice operation for coronary artery bypass graft?

For the past 15 years the “standard” coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) operation for multi-vessel coronary artery disease has used the left internal mammary artery and supplemental saphenous vein segments for conduits. However, increasing evidence suggests that arterial conduits have superior patency rates to vein grafts leading to improved survival and reduced need for reintervention. 4 It i...