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ArticlePediatric investigation2022

Current role of surgery for tuberous sclerosis complex-associated epilepsy.

Nicola Specchio, Giusy Carfi Pavia, Luca de Palma, Alessandro De Benedictis, Chiara Pepi, Marta Conti, Carlo Efisio Marras, Federico Vigevano, Paolo Curatolo

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Article in Pediatric investigation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nicola SpecchioRare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8120-0287
Giusy Carfi PaviaRare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy.
Luca de PalmaRare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy.
Alessandro De BenedictisNeurosurgery Unit, Department of Neurosciences Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy.
Chiara PepiRare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy.
Marta ContiRare and Complex Epilepsy Unit, Department of Neurosciences Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy.
Carlo Efisio MarrasNeurosurgery Unit, Department of Neurosciences Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy.
Federico VigevanoDepartment of Neurosciences Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS Rome Italy.
Paolo CuratoloChild Neurology and Psychiatry Unit, Systems Medicine Department Tor Vergata University Rome Italy.
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a rare multisystem, autosomal dominant neurocutaneous syndrome in which epilepsy is the most common of several neurological and psychiatric manifestations. Around two thirds of patients develop drug-resistant epilepsy for whom surgical resection of epileptogenic foci is indicated when seizures remain inadequately controlled following trial of two antiseizure medications. The challenge with presurgical and surgical approaches with patients with TSC is overcoming the complexity from the number of tubers and the multiplex epileptogenic network forming the epileptogenic zone. Data suggest that seizure freedom is achieved by 55%-60% of patients, but predictive factors for success have remained elusive, which makes for unconfident selection of surgical candidates. This article presents three different cases as illustrations of the potential challenges faced when assessing the suitability of TSC patients for epilepsy surgery.

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EpilepsyEverolimusImagingPrognosticsSurgeryTuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)

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PMID35382422
PMCPMC8960933
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