title: Focal suppression-burst on electrocorticography after temporal lobectomy.
abstract: Of 40 patients with cortical resections for epilepsy, three had focal suppression-burst (S-B) on postresection intraoperative electrocorticography (ECoG). Eighteen to 24 months later, two patients were seizure-free and one had rare seizures. Follow-up neuropsychological testing and MRI did not reveal unexpected postoperative abnormalities. Follow-up scalp surface EEGs did not show S-B. Although S-B on postresection ECoG suggests severe localized cortical damage, this pattern near anterior temporal lobectomy resection margins was not associated with postoperative deficits.
authors.affiliation: Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York 10021, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosain
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Labar
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D013702:Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome