Resection of Cerebromalacia for Intractable Epilepsy(a Report of 150 Case)

Objective To summarize the experience in resecting cerebromalacia for intractable epilesy.Methods The epilepsy surgery was selected after the systematical antiepileptic treatments were failed in150patients with intractable epilepsy caused by cerebromalacia.The epileptogenic focus was located by neuroradiology and electroencephalography examinations before the operation.The cerebromalacia which caused epilepsy was resected.The surgical findings,pathology and operative complications were analysed and discussed.Result Of150patients with intractable epilepsy,120were seizure-free after the surgery,21improved and9unchanged.Conclusion Epilepsy surgery was an effective treatment for the intractable epilepsy secondary to cerebromalacia.