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Surgical procedures and outcomes
| Surgery type | Number of children | Seizure-free off AEDs No. (%) | Seizure-free on AEDs No. (%) | Not seizure- free, not intractable No. | Remains intractable No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesionectomy | 3 | 2 (67%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (33) |
| Temporal lobectomy | 2 | 2 (100) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extratemporal resection | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (100) |
| Frontotemporal resection | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) |
| Hemispherectomy | 4 | 0 | 2 (50) | 0 | 2 (50) |
| Callosotomy | 2 | 1 (50) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
