title: Subdural electrodes in the presurgical evaluation for surgery of epilepsy.
abstract: This article gives first an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of electrodes of progressively greater invasiveness used in the evaluation of patients who are candidates for surgery of epilepsy. The following sections discuss the design of subdural electrodes, their clinical indications, and the relative advantages and disadvantages of subdural electrodes when compared with other invasive techniques.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Program, OH 44106.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lüders
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Awad
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burgess
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wyllie
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Ness
mesh_terms: D001931:Brain Mapping / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004566:Electrodes; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D013355:Subdural Space; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery