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Long-term outcomes of epilepsy surgery in Sweden A national prospective and longitudinal study
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Edelvik, Anna (författare)
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Rydenhag, Bertil (författare)
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Olsson, Ingrid (författare)
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- Flink, Roland (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Klinisk neurofysiologi
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- Kumlien, Eva (författare)
- Uppsala universitet,Neurologi
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Kallen, Kristina (författare)
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Malmgren, Kristina (författare)
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- 2013
- 2013
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Neurology. - 0028-3878 .- 1526-632X. ; 81:14, s. 1244-1251
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https://urn.kb.se/re...
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- Objective: To investigate prospective, population-based long-term outcomes concerning seizures and antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment after resective epilepsy surgery in Sweden. Methods: Ten-and 5-year follow-ups were performed in 2005 to 2007 for 278/327 patients after resective epilepsy surgery from 1995 to 1997 and 2000 to 2002, respectively. All patients had been prospectively followed in the Swedish National Epilepsy Surgery Register. Ninety-three patients, who were presurgically evaluated but not operated, served as controls. Results: In the long term (mean 7.6 years), 62% of operated adults and 50% of operated children were seizure-free, compared to 14% of nonoperated adults (p < 0.001) and 38% of nonoperated children (not significant). Forty-one percent of operated adults and 44% of operated children had sustained seizure freedom since surgery, compared to none of the controls (p < 0.0005). Multivariate analysis identified >= 30 seizures/month at baseline and long epilepsy duration as negative predictors and positive MRI to be a positive predictor of long-term seizure-free outcome. Ten years after surgery, 86% of seizure-free children and 43% of seizure-free adults had stopped AEDs in the surgery groups compared to none of the controls (p < 0.0005). Conclusions: This population-based, prospective study shows good long-term seizure outcomes after resective epilepsy surgery. The majority of the patients who are seizure-free after 5 and 10 years have sustained seizure freedom since surgery. Many patients who gain seizure freedom can successfully discontinue AEDs, more often children than adults. Classification of evidence: This study provides Class III evidence that more patients are seizure-free and have stopped AED treatment in the long term after resective epilepsy surgery than nonoperated epilepsy patients.
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