“…50 Comprehensive epilepsy centers in the region first emerged in the last 1990s, with Uruguay, Argentina, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, and Paraguay establishing and advancing their epilepsy surgery programs in the subsequent years. [51][52][53][54][55][56] In a 2023 survey highlighting epilepsy surgery scope and training in Central America and South America, epilepsy surgery was reported in all 15 participating countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Paraguay). 57 Most surgical centers reported performing 1 to 10 procedures yearly, with several reporting 11 to 30 procedures yearly.…”