Posterior Quadrant Disconnection Procedure for Intractable Epilepsy: A Case Series of 5 Young Pediatric Patients.
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This case series evaluates posterior quadrant disconnection surgery in five young pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy localized to the posterior brain quadrant. The study provides technical insights into the surgical approach and reports seizure freedom outcomes in this specialized patient population.
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Posterior quadrant disconnection (PQD) has been described as a treatment for patients with refractory posterior quadrant subhemispheric epilepsy. Surgical outcomes are difficult to interpret because of limited literature. To provide insight regarding the operative technique and postsurgical seizure freedom in young pediatric patients who underwent surgical disconnection for the treatment of poster…
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