Epilepsy surgery in China: The history and current development
- Author:
Guoming Luan
;
Yunlin Li
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2007;12(Supplement 2):1-3
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The earliest activities related to epilepsy surgery in China ma�� � y be tra�ce��d to the 19���50s an�� �� d 60s��. A�ter
a lull during the cultural revolution, there was resurgence of epilepsy surgery from the 1980s, and
rapid development from 2000. It is estimated that app�roximately 150- ���200 p hysi�cians �currentl�� � y pra�cti�ce
epilepsy surgery in the country.�� In year 2��� 005, there were a total of 2,��500 �cases of e�pile�ps��y o�perate��d in
whole of �China, close to half in Beijing, Tian�jin, �Shanghai, �Chongqing an��d Guang�zhou, an�� a �uarter
in Beijing. There are three Chinese epilepsy surgery journals, 5 monographs on epilepsy surgery, and
“��Epilepsy surgery” edite�� ��� ��� �� ��� ��� d by HO Luders has also �been translate��d into �Chinese��.
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