Role of Electroencephalography in Presurgical Evaluation of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Surgery remains a therapeutic option for patients with medically refractory epilepsy. Comprehensive presurgical evaluation includes electroencephalography (EEG) and video EEG in identifying patients who are likely to benefit from surgery. Here, we discuss in detail the utility of EEG in presurgical...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Raghavendra, Seetharam, Nooraine, Javeria, Mirsattari, Seyed M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3503287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23198144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/204693
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Sumario:Surgery remains a therapeutic option for patients with medically refractory epilepsy. Comprehensive presurgical evaluation includes electroencephalography (EEG) and video EEG in identifying patients who are likely to benefit from surgery. Here, we discuss in detail the utility of EEG in presurgical evaluation of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy along with illustrative cases.

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