The place of stereotactic depth electrode recording in epilepsy.
A series of 70 patients studied with stereotactically implanted depth electrodes is analyzed. Indications and grouping fall into three main categories: the bitemporal series (52 patients), where there is ambiguity as to the lateralization of the focus; the unilateral series (6 patients), where the main problem is one of localization within one hemisphere, and the generalized and/or multifocal series (12 patients), where a primary focus is suspected. The best indication is represented by the group of 'bitemporal cases' which turned out to have a well-lateralized onset with intracerebral recording.
D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000175:diagnosis; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques