Epilepsy Journal

Department of Neurosurgery, The People’s Hospital of Zhaoyuan, Zhaoyuan, Shandong, China

Publications

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  Descriptive Analysis of Surgical Treatment Efficacy Based on a Novel Categorical Scale for Patients with Epilepsy Accompanying Mental Symptoms
  Author(s): Yongxiang Zou, Jingbin Liu, Qi Wang, Keshuai Zhang, Jing Sun, Junliang Zhang, Cheng Peng, Qi Li and Zhongmin Yin*
  
  Objective: To compare the effects of different surgical strategies in patients with various types of epilepsy accompanying mental symptoms. Methods: The clinical and follow-up data of 65 patients with epilepsy accompanying mental symptoms admitted to our department from January 2014 to December 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were categorized into two types using self-made evaluation scales based on the degree of correlation between their mental symptoms and seizures. Type I (n=28) exhibited a high correlation and was treated with a combined craniotomy, while Type II (n=37), characterized by a low correlation, underwent treatment using multi-target stereotactic radiofrequency thermocoagulation. Results: (1) the ORR was 90.77%, while the RR was 89.29% and 91.89% in type Ⅰ and type U.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2472-0895.2024.10.266

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