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Stereo‐electroencephalography methodology: advantages and limits
Author(s) -
Munari C.,
Hoffmann D.,
Fracione S.,
Kahane P.,
Tassi L.,
Russo G. Lo,
Benabid A. L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1994.tb05188.x
Subject(s) - electroencephalography , epilepsy , epilepsy surgery , medicine , variety (cybernetics) , computer science , artificial intelligence , psychiatry
Since January 1990, 70 patients with medically intractable partial epilepsy underwent a stereo‐EEG investigation in our center. We first described technical requirements, and gave an overview of the variety of the explored cerebral regions and implantation patterns realized, pointing out the low rate of morbidity (1.4%). The three‐dimensional epileptogenic zone thus defined led to a tailored individualized surgical excision in 60 patients, while 9 are waiting for surgery and the remaining 1 has been excluded (1.4%). Conceptual and technical aspects of the stereo‐EEG methodology were discussed in order to underline its peculiarities in the field of “depth recordings”, and more generally among the broader group of “invasive” procedures.