Surgery for Refractory Epilepsy: A Case-Report and Brief Literature Review
Claudio J. Turco1*, Gonzalo V. Pedrosa Carbel1, Belia R. Altamirano Brasca1, Agustín Maccio1 and Franco G. Cuevas1
1Hospital Tránsito Cáceres de Allende; Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
*Corresponding Author: Dr. Claudio J. Turco, Hospital Tránsito Cáceres de Allende; Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina.
Received: July 01, 2022 Published: August 02, 2022
Abstract
Epilepsy is a prevalent condition affecting a great proportion of the population. It is estimated that one third of epilepsy cases are refractory to medical treatment. Surgery for refractory epilepsy has increasingly evolved over the last decades. Early neurosurgical consultation and case-by-case analysis is of paramount when surgical indication is done, in order to diminish long-term complications, and improving patients’ quality of life. In this work we describe a case of an 18-year old boy with epileptic syndrome refractory to medical therapy and offer a brief literature review.
Keywords: refractory epilepsy – epilepsy surgery – frontal lobectomy – surgical outcomes
Citation: Turco JC, Carbel GVP, Brasca BRA, Maccio A, Cuevas FG. “Surgery for Refractory Epilepsy: A Case-Report and Brief Literature Review”. SVOA Neurology 2022, 3:4, 146-149.
