Application of lesionectomy combined with bipolar coagulation on the treatment of intractable epilepsy
Abstract：Objective To observe the clinical effects of lesionectomy combined with bipolar coagulation on the cortexes with epileptogenic foci in intractable epilepsy. Methods Two hundred and ninety-one cases of patients were managed bv lesionectomy combined with bipolar coagulation and the rate of epilepsy-control after operation was studied. Results Among 291 cases of patients, seizures of 211 (72. 5% ) cases disappeared and paroxysm of 50( 17.2% ) cases decreased by 50% and more. The general rate of epilepsy-control was 89. 7%. The follow-up survey,which had lasted for 1.5 to 4. 0 years, averaged 23 months, showed 83 (39.3%) cases in all patients whose seizures disappeared had already stopped taking anti-epilepsy drugs. Meanwhile, lesionectomy combined with bipolar coagulation had no post-operative complication. Conclusion Lesionectomy combined with bipolar coagulation is a safe management to treat intractable epilepsy and its clinical effect is satisfactory.
Keywords：EpilepsyLesionectomyThermocoagulation
Publication Date：2003-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 293-296 )