Journal of neurosurgery
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Journal of neurosurgery · Mar 2015
Multicenter StudyComplications of epilepsy surgery in Sweden 1996-2010: a prospective, population-based study.
Detailed risk information is essential for presurgical patient counseling and surgical quality assessments in epilepsy surgery. This study was conducted to investigate major and minor complications related to epilepsy surgery in a large, prospective series. ⋯ This is the largest reported prospective series of complication data in epilepsy surgery. The complication rates comply well with published results from larger single centers, confirming that epilepsy surgery performed in the 6 Swedish centers is safe. Patient age should be taken into account when counseling patients before surgery.