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Perianesthetic management in a teenager with focal cortical dysplasia who underwent an epilepsy surgery

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Medically resistant epilepsy (MRE) is defined as the failure of adequate trials of 2 tolerated and appropriately used antiepileptic drugs to achieve sustained seizure freedom, where epilepsy surgery (ES) is indicated in patients with MRE due to complex epileptic syndromes, such as Lennox-Gastaut and Sturge-Weber syndromes, and focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), to disconnect the epileptogenic foci from other cerebral structures. ES demands excruciating perianesthetic considerations due to its complexity and various pharmacological interactions. Our patient is a 15-year-old male with MRE secondary to FCD. He successfully underwent ES in our neurosurgical center. We describe our perianesthetic challenges in addition to a brief overview of MRE and FCD.

Source: Medical Journal of Indonesia

DOI: 10.13181/mji.cr.257555

Authors: Boon Tat Yeap, Thai Hau Koo, Song Yee Ang, Mohamad Hasyizan Hassan

Institutions: Universiti of Malaysia Sabah, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

Language: English

Topic: Epilepsy research and treatment

Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $300