Lesson plan
Engel classification
To classify postoperative outcomes for epilepsy surgery, Jerome Engel proposed the following scheme, the Engel Epilepsy Surgery Outcome Scale, which has become the de facto standard when reporting results in the medical literature: * Class I: Free of disabling seizures * Class II: Rare disabling seizures ("almost seizure-free") * Class III: Worthwhile improvement * Class IV: No worthwhile improvement
Article summary
To classify postoperative outcomes for epilepsy surgery, Jerome Engel proposed the following scheme, the Engel Epilepsy Surgery Outcome Scale, which has become the de facto standard when reporting results in the medical literature: * Class I: Free of disabling seizures * Class II: Rare disabling seizures ("almost seizure-free") * Class III: Worthwhile improvement * Class IV: No worthwhile improvement
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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