Epilepsy Surgery in Children: Results and Predictors of Outcome on Seizures

Purpose: To retrospectively analyze the results on seizures of surgery in children with drug‐resistant focal epilepsy. To identify the factors predicting seizure control among several presurgical, surgical, and postsurgical variables.

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