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The general characteristics, neuroradiological findings, morbidity, pathology, and long-term seizure outcome after surgery were analyzed to extract the potential value of the surgery for SFS-related dysplasia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 31 patients with FLE who underwent epilepsy surgery, 15 patients (nine men) were included PS group, five patients (five men) in the AS group, and 11 patients (eight men) in the NS group. Eleven patients detected abnormal focal signals in the presurgical MRI. Six patients in the PS group demonstrated the suspected focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) in the SFS detected with MRI. All patients demonstrated focal abnormal hypometabolism foci in the PET-MR co-registration. Twenty-five patients (80.6%) were seizure-free since surgery, including all 15 patients (100%) of the PS group, three in five patients (60%) of the AS group, and seven in 11 patients (63.6%) of the NS group. The difference in outcome between different groups was significant (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.004, PS vs. AS group; <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.005, PS vs. NS group). As of the last follow-up (mean 66.2 \u00b1 9.7months), 25 patients (80.6%) were seizure-free since surgery (Engel's class I). In addition, antiseizure medication was withdrawn in 19 patients (61.3%). Histologic examination of resected specimens revealed FCD in all 31 patients. The percentage of FCD II type was 100, 60, and 63.6% in the three different groups, respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>SFS-related dysplasia is a neuropathologic entity with a favorable postoperative outcome. FCD II is the most common type of SFS-related dysplasia. 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