When to refer: indications and timing for epilepsy surgery

About this episode

This episode discusses the indications and timing for referring patients for epilepsy surgery.

Schuele S, Busch RM, Frauscher B, Gnatkovsky V, Hamer H, Jehi L, Kanner A, Ramantani G, Rüber T, Schulze-Bonhage A, Surges R, Wadi L. Seminars in epileptology: Presurgical epilepsy evaluation. Epileptic Disord. 2025 Dec;27(6):1105-1147. doi: 10.1002/epd2.70105. Epub 2025 Sep 24. PMID: 40991343; PMCID: PMC12747706. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/epd2.70105 Speaker: Natalia Olaru MD Producer: Irfan S. Sheikh MD

People in this episode

Host: Natalia Olaru MD

Topics covered

• epilepsy surgery
• presurgical evaluation
• epileptic disorders
• medical indications
• timing for surgery

Keywords

• epilepsy
• surgery
• presurgical evaluation
• indications
• timing
• neurology
• seizures

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Seminars in epileptology

Books & works: Epileptic Disord

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