Marked benefits in physical activity and well-being, but not in functioning domains, 2 years after successful epilepsy surgery in children
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Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Combined with Action Observation Training in Children with Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Published on: August 9, 2024
M A Mikati1, A C Rahi, A Shamseddine
1Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. mamikati@aub.edu.lb
Abstract:
In this first study comparing epilepsy-specific quality-of-life measures of children after epilepsy surgery (2.4 years after focal resection) with those of a matched comparison group of nonoperated patients, seizure severity, medication side effects, overall quality of life, general health, physical activity, and well-being were better in surgical patients (70.6% seizure free vs 8.3%). Cognitive, social, and behavioral functioning did not differ, suggesting that these may require additional interventions during postsurgical follow-up.
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