Table 1.
Patient data
| Case | Sex | Age at onset/surgery | Presurgical workup | Resection site and type | Outcome classa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Female | 0.1/1.0 year | L temporal | partial lateral lobectomy | Engel IIIb |
| 2 | Female | 1.2/6.5 year | L occipital | occipital lobectomy | Engel III |
| 3 | Male | 1.8/6.2 year | L frontal to right temporal | frontopolar lesionectomy | Engel IVb |
a
Engel Ia, seizure free since surgery; Engel IIIa, worthwhile seizure reduction; Engel IVb, no appreciable change. See text for case details.
b
Case 1 became seizure free with a second surgery, extending the prior resection site, and Case 3 became seizure free with vigabatrin.