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Previous studies suggest that early intervention may yield distinct clinical trajectories, but the associated changes in EEG background activity have not been systematically investigated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To investigate whether age of surgery influences the postoperative modulation of EEG background rhythms in children with unilateral SWS, and to evaluate the utility of preoperative EEG asymmetry for lateralizing the epileptogenic hemisphere.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective cohort study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We analyzed children with unilateral SWS who underwent epilepsy surgery, stratified by age at intervention (&lt;2 vs. \u22652 years). Pre- and postoperative scalp EEGs were visually assessed to quantify posterior dominant alpha frequency and slow-wave (delta and theta bands) activity separately in the affected and unaffected hemispheres (AH, UH). Preoperative lateralization accuracy was also evaluated for both frequency bands.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 99 patients were included. Seizure freedom rates were comparable between age groups. However, younger patients exhibited a significantly greater postoperative increase in alpha frequency, particularly in the UH (20 \u00b1 20% vs. 4 \u00b1 10%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001). This effect was consistent across both focal resection (17\u00b112% vs. 1 \u00b1 8%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001) and hemispheric surgery (22 \u00b1 22% vs. 7 \u00b1 11%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.006). In contrast, slow-wave modulation did not differ by age. Preoperative alpha asymmetry correctly lateralized the surgical hemisphere in 86.9% of cases (sensitivity 85.7%, specificity 88.0%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">\u03ba<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.74), outperforming slow-wave asymmetry (accuracy 66.7%,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">\u03ba<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.33).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Early epilepsy surgery in SWS is associated with enhanced postoperative modulation of alpha frequency in the UH, possibly reflecting greater neuroplastic capacity during early development. Preoperative alpha asymmetry offers robust lateralizing value. 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