TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Surgery for Focal Epilepsy—Why and When? A1 - Cross, J. Helen A1 - Kahane, Philippe A1 - Wyllie, Elaine A2 - Duchowny, Michael A2 - Cross, J. Helen A2 - Arzimanoglou, Alexis Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Pediatric Epilepsy AB - Epilepsy surgery, by definition is the removal of an area of brain with the aim of alleviating seizures. In order to proceed, evaluation needs to be undertaken to determine whether seizure onset can be localized to one area, and whether that area is functionally silent. In the majority, the aim is to alleviate seizures with no deterioration in function. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138412626 ER -