Publications by authors named "Samer Riaz"
Epilepsy Behav
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study investigated how to manage patients with medically resistant epilepsy caused by temporal encephaloceles, focusing on the importance of ancillary testing before surgery to improve surgical outcomes.
- Researchers analyzed medical records from the Cleveland Clinic over two decades, specifically looking at patients who had surgery for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy linked to encephaloceles.
- Results showed that 63% of the 19 patients had successful seizure control one year post-surgery, with detailed patterns of seizure activity revealed through advanced EEG evaluations, indicating a need for personalized surgical strategies.
