Anthony Khoo1,2, Jane de Tisi2, Shahidul Mannan2, Aidan G O'Keeffe3, Josemir W Sander2,4,5,6, John S Duncan2,4. 1. Department of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. 2. Department of Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK. 3. Department of Statistical Science, UCL, London, UK. 4. Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter, UK. 5. Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland, Heemstede, Netherlands. 6. Department of Neurology, West China Hospital, and Institute of Brain Science and Brain-Inspired Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine reasons for adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy who undergo presurgical evaluation not proceeding with surgery, and to identify predictors of this course. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed data on 617 consecutive individuals evaluated for epilepsy surgery at a tertiary referral center between January 2015 and December 2019. We compared the characteristics of those in whom a decision not to proceed with surgical treatment was made with those who underwent definitive surgery in the same period. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of not proceeding with surgery. RESULTS: A decision not to proceed with surgery was reached in 315 (51%) of 617 individuals evaluated. Common reasons for this were an inability to localize the epileptogenic zone (n = 104) and the presence of multifocal epilepsy (n = 74). An individual choice not to proceed with intracranial electroencephalography (icEEG; n = 50) or surgery (n = 39), risk of significant deficit (n = 33), declining noninvasive investigation (n = 12), and coexisting neurological comorbidity (n = 3) accounted for the remainder. Compared to 166 surgically treated patients, those who did not proceed to surgery were more likely to have a learning disability (odds ratio [OR] = 2.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07-5.16), normal magnetic resonance imaging (OR = 4.48, 95% CI = 1.68-11.94), extratemporal epilepsy (OR = 2.93, 95% CI = 1.82-4.71), bilateral seizure onset zones (OR = 3.05, 95% CI = 1.41-6.61) and to live in more deprived socioeconomic areas (median deprivation decile = 40%-50% vs. 50%-60%, p < .05). SIGNIFICANCE: Approximately half of those evaluated for surgical treatment of drug-resistant focal epilepsy do not proceed to surgery. Early consideration and discussion of the likelihood of surgical suitability or need for icEEG may help direct referral for presurgical evaluation.
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine reasons for adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy who undergo presurgical evaluation not proceeding with surgery, and to identify predictors of this course. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed data on 617 consecutive individuals evaluated for epilepsy surgery at a tertiary referral center between January 2015 and December 2019. We compared the characteristics of those in whom a decision not to proceed with surgical treatment was made with those who underwent definitive surgery in the same period. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of not proceeding with surgery. RESULTS: A decision not to proceed with surgery was reached in 315 (51%) of 617 individuals evaluated. Common reasons for this were an inability to localize the epileptogenic zone (n = 104) and the presence of multifocal epilepsy (n = 74). An individual choice not to proceed with intracranial electroencephalography (icEEG; n = 50) or surgery (n = 39), risk of significant deficit (n = 33), declining noninvasive investigation (n = 12), and coexisting neurological comorbidity (n = 3) accounted for the remainder. Compared to 166 surgically treated patients, those who did not proceed to surgery were more likely to have a learning disability (odds ratio [OR] = 2.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.07-5.16), normal magnetic resonance imaging (OR = 4.48, 95% CI = 1.68-11.94), extratemporal epilepsy (OR = 2.93, 95% CI = 1.82-4.71), bilateral seizure onset zones (OR = 3.05, 95% CI = 1.41-6.61) and to live in more deprived socioeconomic areas (median deprivation decile = 40%-50% vs. 50%-60%, p < .05). SIGNIFICANCE: Approximately half of those evaluated for surgical treatment of drug-resistant focal epilepsy do not proceed to surgery. Early consideration and discussion of the likelihood of surgical suitability or need for icEEG may help direct referral for presurgical evaluation.
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