Epilepsy surgery programs in Taiwan
- Author:
Tai-Tong Wong
;
Yang-Hsin Shih
;
Chen-Nen Cheng
;
Tomor Harnod
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Neurology Asia
2007;12(Supplement 2):17-21
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Currently there are 3 epilepsy surgery programs in Taiwan, Taipei �Veterans General Hospital �or
adults and children from 1987, �Lin�kou Cheng Gung �emorial Hospital �from 1988, and Hualien
Tzu Chi �Medical Center �from 2��002��. To date, more than 8�00 patients ha�ve �been operated, including
lesionectomy, callosotomy, hemispherectomy, deep brain stimulation and vagus nerve stimulation. The
development of epilepsy surgery service was attributed to establishment of Taiwan Epilepsy Society
in 1990, and availability of various modern techniques to determine the lesions, epileptogenic foci
and cortical function.
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