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Estimated percentage of children with refractory focal epilepsy who underwent epilepsy surgeries between 1997 and 2009.
| 1997 | 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children who should have had some type of epilepsy-related surgical proceduresa | 1937.1 | 2010.0 | 2035.7 | 2044.3 | 2048.6 |
| Percentage of children who actually had surgeries | 19.4% | 20.4% | 28.9% | 33.4% | 34.5% |
Approximately 27 per 1,000,000 children are supposed to have some types of epilepsy-related surgical procedures performed.19
