The pediatric epilepsy surgery in China
- Author:
Guoming Luan
;
Yunlin Li
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2007;12(Supplement 1):33-35
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
There is rapid growth of pediatric surgery service in China in the recent years. A survey by the China
Association �A gainst �Epi�lepsy underta�ken in �June ����� 2006���� on the ma�jor cities in different parts of the
country showed a dramatic increase particularly in years 2004 and 2006. Surgery for temporal lobe
epilepsy accounts for half of the operation. Surgery has an important role in the treatment of drug
resistant pediatric epilepsy. With large population and vast geographical spread, it is important to
further develop pediatric epilepsy surgery service in China
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