The value of intraoperative electrocorticography in surgical decision making for temporal lobe epilepsy with normal MRI
Academic Article
Overview
MeSH Major
Decision Making
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Monitoring, Intraoperative
Neurosurgical Procedures
abstract
Intraoperative ECoG may be useful in identifying a subset of patients with MRI-negative TLE who will benefit from SAMR without chronic implantation of electrodes. These patients have uniquely mesial interictal spikes and can go on to have improved postoperative seizure-free outcomes.
