Outcome assessment in seizure surgery: The role of postoperative adjustment

摘要: The usual criteria employed in assessing the outcome of seizure surgery is almost always that success abolition seizures. Whilst this a logical method assessment, experience with large series such patients shows by no means only significant criterion. Here we examine process postoperative adjustment and role it plays determining temporal lobectomy for refractory epilepsy. specific domains involved are examined shown number cases what thought to have been surgical has fact significantly diminished difficulties encountered - an extent total not resulted clinical advantage. Copyright 1999 Harcourt Publishers Ltd.