Outcomes of surgically and non-surgically managed temporal encephalocoeles in the context of drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy: A retrospective single-centre case series
Our study demonstrates that excellent post-operative outcomes are achievable with temporal lobe resections. A standardised presurgical evaluation pathway and management protocol are essential to ensure timely identification of temporal encephalocoeles on imaging, facilitating preoperative planning and optimising surgical outcomes. CSF hydrodynamic disturbances may occur after surgery for encephaloceles and individualised evaluation is therefore crucial to select the most appropriate management approach.
Authors
- John S. Duncan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1373-0681)
- Ajai Chari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0053-147X)
- Anna Miserocchi
- Jane de Tisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-2268)
- Dermot Mallon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7434-1201)
- Anca-Mihaela Vasilica (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4031-8684)
- Jasneet Dhaliwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8715-9385)
- Debayan Dasgupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1064-0541)
- Andrew W. McEvoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1078-3761)
- Sachit Shah
Institutions
- University College Hospital (GB)
- Epilepsy Research UK (GB)
- The London College (GB)
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsy Research
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2025.107643
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Surgical Oncology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00