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Li H, Meng Q, Liu Y, Wu H, Dong Y, Ren Y, Zhang J, Du C, Dong S, Liu X, Zhang H. The value of ictal scalp EEG in focal epilepsies surgery: a retrospective analysis. Neurol Sci 2024:10.1007/s10072-024-07657-8. [PMID: 38902569 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-024-07657-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2024] [Accepted: 06/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the association between preoperative ictal scalp electroencephalogram (EEG) results and surgical outcomes in patients with focal epilepsies. METHODS The data of consecutive patients with focal epilepsies who received surgical treatments at our center from January 2012 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. RESULTS Our data showed that 44.2% (322/729) of patients had ictal EEG recorded on video EEG monitoring during preoperative evaluation, of which 60.6% (195/322) had a concordant ictal EEG results. No significant difference of surgery outcomes between patients with and without ictal EEG was discovered. Among MRI-negative patients, those with concordant ictal EEG had a significantly better outcome than those without ictal EEG (75.7% vs. 43.8%, p = 0.024). Further logistic regression analysis showed that concordant ictal EEG was an independent predictor for a favorable outcome (OR = 4.430, 95%CI 1.175-16.694, p = 0.028). Among MRI-positive patients, those with extra-temporal lesions and discordant ictal EEG results had a worse outcome compared to those without an ictal EEG result (44.7% vs. 68.8%, p = 0.005). Further logistic regression analysis showed that discordant ictal EEG was an independent predictor of worse outcome (OR = 0.387, 95%CI 0.186-0.807, p = 0.011) in these patients. Furthermore, our data indicated that the number of seizures was not associated with the concordance rates of the ictal EEG, nor the surgical outcomes. CONCLUSIONS The value of ictal scalp EEG for epilepsy surgery varies widely among patients. A concordant ictal EEG predicts a good surgical outcome in MRI-negative patients, whereas a discordant ictal EEG predicts a poor postoperative outcome in lesional extratemporal lobe epilepsy.
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- Huanfa Li
- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Clinical Research Center for Refractory Epilepsy of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Clinical Research Center for Refractory Epilepsy of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Clinical Research Center for Refractory Epilepsy of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Center of Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Center for Mitochondrial Biology and Medicine, The Key Laboratory of Biomedical Information Engineering of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Center of Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Clinical Research Center for Refractory Epilepsy of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Clinical Research Center for Refractory Epilepsy of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China
- Clinical Research Center for Refractory Epilepsy of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, No.277, Yanta West Road, Xi'an, 710061, China.
- Clinical Research Center for Refractory Epilepsy of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, 710061, China.
- Center of Brain Science, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.
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Trinka E, Koepp M, Kalss G, Kobulashvili T. Evidence based noninvasive presurgical evaluation for patients with drug resistant epilepsies. Curr Opin Neurol 2024; 37:141-151. [PMID: 38334495 DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000001253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the current practices and evidence for the diagnostic accuracy and the benefits of presurgical evaluation. RECENT FINDINGS Preoperative evaluation of patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsies and subsequent epilepsy surgery leads to a significant proportion of seizure-free patients. Even those who are not completely seizure free postoperatively often experience improved quality of life with better social integration. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis on the diagnostic accuracy are available for Video-electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electric and magnetic source imaging, and functional MRI for lateralization of language and memory. There are currently no evidence-based international guidelines for presurgical evaluation and epilepsy surgery. SUMMARY Presurgical evaluation is a complex multidisciplinary and multiprofessional clinical pathway. We rely on limited consensus-based recommendations regarding the required staffing or methodological expertise in epilepsy centers.
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- Eugen Trinka
- Department of Neurology, Neurocritical Care, and Neurorehabilitation, Christian-Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Member of EpiCARE
- Neuroscience Institute, Christian-Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Salzburg
- Institute of Public Health, Medical Decision-Making and HTA, UMIT - Private University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Hall in Tyrol, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner Institute for Neurorehabilitation and Space Neurology, Salzburg Austria
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- UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
- National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neurology, Neurocritical Care, and Neurorehabilitation, Christian-Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Member of EpiCARE
- Neuroscience Institute, Christian-Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Salzburg
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- Department of Neurology, Neurocritical Care, and Neurorehabilitation, Christian-Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Member of EpiCARE
- Neuroscience Institute, Christian-Doppler University Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, Salzburg
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