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It is estimated that epilepsy affects 0.6% of people living in developed countries [1] and 1.6% of all people in more rural undeveloped countries. As a result, epilepsy poses a substantial economic burden for health systems across the globe [2]. While the primary first line therapy for treating this disorder is antiepileptic medication, 20% to 30% of patients are unable to gain seizure control with medication alone [3]. In these patients, further medication trials are of very limited utility, and current guidelines recommend referral of these patients to an epilepsy surgery team.
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McGovern, R.A., Banks, G.P., McKhann, G.M. (2019). Responsive Stimulation in the Management of Medically Refractory Epilepsy. In: Fountas, K., Kapsalaki, E. (eds) Epilepsy Surgery and Intrinsic Brain Tumor Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95918-4_19
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