Brain-stem lesions in the course of a presurgical re-evaluation by foramen-ovale electrodes in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Two of 4 patients who were re-evaluated by means of foramen-ovale electrodes in the course of presurgical monitoring suffered a brain-stem lesion. Only 1 of these 2 patients already had a temporal resection. None of 55 patients who underwent this procedure for the first time had such a complication. We conclude that this electrode technique is not indicated to evaluate patients a second time, even if no surgical resection has been performed between the 2 recording sessions.
Schüler
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Department of Neurology, University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany.
Neubauer
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Schulemann
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Stefan
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D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology; D004566:Electrodes; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged