Neurology
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Comparative Study
Long-term outcomes of epilepsy surgery in Sweden: a national prospective and longitudinal study.
To investigate prospective, population-based long-term outcomes concerning seizures and antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment after resective epilepsy surgery in Sweden. ⋯ This study provides Class III evidence that more patients are seizure-free and have stopped AED treatment in the long term after resective epilepsy surgery than nonoperated epilepsy patients.