Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery. Anesthetic Considerations

Jeffrey L. Koh; Brian Egan; Terrence McGraw

doi:10.1016/j.anclin.2012.05.001

Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery. Anesthetic Considerations

Jeffrey L. Koh, Brian Egan, Terrence McGraw

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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Abstract

Despite advances in antiepileptic medication therapy, a significant number of pediatric patients with epilepsy have seizures that are not well controlled. This article provides anesthesiologists with an overview of seizures in the pediatric population, including evaluation, medical treatment, surgical options, and the anesthetic implications of caring for this special population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	191-206
Number of pages	16
Journal	Anesthesiology Clinics
Volume	30
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anclin.2012.05.001
State	Published - Jun 2012

Keywords

Epilepsy surgery
Pediatric anesthesiology
Pediatric epilepsy
Seizures

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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