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Does having bad epilepsy make you a good surgical candidate? A number needed to treat analysis

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By Sallie Baxendale, Dominic Heaney Verified, Matthew Walker Verified
| Wiley Online Library Verified
The “life-saving” rationale often targets those least likely to achieve seizure freedom. True mortality benefit depends on seizure freedom; poor candidates rarely gain survival advantage. Surgery may increase mortality if generalized seizures continue after operation. Cognitive biases—like action and optimism bias—can distort surgical decision-making. “We must do something” thinking should yield to balanced, data-driven decision-making.
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