Development and Validation of Prediction Models for Developmental and Intellectual Outcome Following Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery

Background and Objectives: To (1) identify predictors of postoperative intelligence and developmental quotients (IQ/DQ) and (2) develop and validate clinically applicable IQ/DQ prediction models. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed neuropsychological outcomes and their possible determinants for children treated in Bethel and Utrecht since 1990. We performed separate analyses for patients with IQ and those with only DQ available. We developed...