title: Seizure localization in temporal lobe epilepsy: a comparison of scalp-sphenoidal EEG and volumetric MRI.
abstract: We determined the accuracy of volumetric MRI (based on identification of unilateral hippocampal atrophy) and scalp-sphenoidal EEG (based on concordant interpretations of scalp-sphenoidal ictal EEG by three independent interpreters) for seizure focus localization in 20 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. All patients became seizure-free or had rare seizures following temporal lobectomy. Among the 20 patients, nine (45%) met both MRI and EEG localization criteria, six (30%) met MRI localization criteria alone, three (15%) met EEG localization criteria alone, and two patients (10%) did not meet either localization criteria. In the 18 patients meeting MRI or EEG localization criteria, the predicted localization agreed with the side of temporal lobectomy. These results suggest that a noninvasive approach combining MRI and EEG will correctly localize the side of seizure onset in most patients with temporal lobe epilepsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Murro
authors.forename: Y D
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yaghmai
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Toro
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Figueroa
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Loring
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Littleton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012535:Scalp; D013100:Sphenoid Bone; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery