Epilepsy surgery, vision, and driving: What has surgery taught us and could modern imaging reduce the risk of visual deficits?

Up to 40% of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) are refractory to medication. Surgery is an effective treatment but may cause new neurologic deficits including visual field deficits (VFDs). The ability to drive after surgery is a key goal, but a postoperative VFD precludes driving in 4–50% o...

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Autor principal: Winston, Gavin P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2013
Materias:
Critical Review and Invited Commentary
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4030586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24199825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.12372

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4030586/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24199825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.12372

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