Clinical effects of surgical and Gamma Knife treatments on hippocampal sclerosis-induced intractable epilepsy of children below age 10 years

Objective: To discuss the treatment effects and costs of surgery and Gamma Knife on hippocampal sclerosis (HS)-induced intractable epilepsy of children below age 10 years. Methods: The children below age 10 years who suffered from HS-induced intractable epilepsy from June 2010 to June 2012 were subj...

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Autores principales: Xiao, Aiju, Wang, Tuanjie, Tian, Yunjiao, Xu, Li, Li, Shujun, Zhu, Fenglian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Professional Medical Publicaitons 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3817772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24353664
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Sumario:Objective: To discuss the treatment effects and costs of surgery and Gamma Knife on hippocampal sclerosis (HS)-induced intractable epilepsy of children below age 10 years. Methods: The children below age 10 years who suffered from HS-induced intractable epilepsy from June 2010 to June 2012 were subjected to surgical and Gamma Knife treatments respectively according to their preference. Results: The short-term curative rates of the surgical group and the Gamma Knife group were 93.51% and 54.87%, respectively. The average expenses of the two groups were 10,000 CNY (Chinese Yuan) and 22,000 CNY, respectively. Conclusion: The two groups were treated safely and effectively, but the surgical treatment led to better results at a reduced cost.

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