AANS Online Scientific Session: Pediatrics-Assessing the Incidence and Burden of Post-Neurosurgical Antidepressant Use in Children Undergoing Surgery for Refractory Seizures

Assessing the Incidence and Burden of Post-Neurosurgical Antidepressant Use in Children Undergoing Surgery for Refractory Seizures

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The video transcript is a presentation by a researcher at the 2020 American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting. The study focuses on assessing the incidence and burden of post-neurosurgical antidepressant use in children with refractory seizures. The researcher discusses the negative impact of major operations on children's quality of life and highlights the high incidence of post-neurosurgical depression in patients. The study aims to understand the risk factors associated with post-operative depression in pediatric neurosurgery, using a large dataset of nearly 27,000 children. The findings reveal that poor seizure control after surgery is a significant risk factor for depression. The researcher expresses gratitude to the co-authors and acknowledges the support of the Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences.

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Michael Chuwei Jin

Keywords

post-neurosurgical antidepressant use

refractory seizures

pediatric neurosurgery

risk factors

depression