Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 3. Volumetric CT analysis as a predictor of seizure outcome following temporal lobectomy.
Mandell J, Hill K, Nguyen D, Moser K, Harbaugh R, McInerney J, Nsubuga B, Mugamba J, Johnson D, Warf B, Boling W, Webb A, Schiff S. Volumetric brain analysis in neurosurgery: Part 3. Volumetric CT analysis as a predictor of seizure outcome following temporal lobectomy. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2014, 15: 133-43. PMID: 25431899, DOI: 10.3171/2014.9.peds12428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAnterior Temporal LobectomyBrainCerebrospinal FluidChildChild, PreschoolCognitionCone-Beam Computed TomographyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeFemaleFrontal LobeHumansHydrocephalusInfantMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeurosurgical ProceduresOccipital LobeOrgan SizePredictive Value of TestsSeizuresTreatment OutcomeUgandaConceptsTemporal lobe volumeMesial temporal sclerosisTemporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe resectionSeizure outcomeTemporal lobeVolumetric CT analysisBrain volumeLobe volumeSeizure controlStructural MRILobe resectionEngel class Ia outcomeClass Ia outcomeSelection of patientsCT volumetric analysisPreoperative CT scanSmaller brain volumesSmaller temporal lobeCURE Children's HospitalIncomplete seizure controlNormalized brain volumeWhole brain volumeCT analysisTemporal lobe structures