Abstract：OBJECTIVE: To investigate the surgical outcomes of pediatric symptomatic epilepsy and the influencing factors for postoperative outcomes. METHODS: A cohort of 48 children with symptomatic epilepsy received surgical treatment from October 2004 to September 2008. The surgical outcomes were followed up. RESULTS: A 27.3 months (range 12-51 months) follow-up was performed in 43 cases. Engel classification for evaluating postoperative epileptic outcomes showed that class I in 32 cases (74％), class II in 4 cases (9％), class III in 4 cases (9％) and class IV in 3 cases (7%). Preoperative seizure frequency is an independent predictor of postoperative epileptic outcomes (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Operative treatment can lead to a favorable result in children with symptomatic epilepsy. Preoperative seizure frequency is an independent influencing factor for postoperative outcomes.［Chin J Contemp Pediatr, 2010, 12 (9):709-711］
YANG Zhi-Quan,YUAN Xian-Rui,ZHOU Yan-Hong et al. Surgical outcomes of pediatric symptomatic epilepsy and their influencing factors[J]. CJCP, 2010, 12(09): 709-711.
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