title: Intracranial EEG in temporal lobe epilepsy.
abstract: Intracranial EEG monitoring before epilepsy surgery, while becoming less commonly performed in patients with unilateral mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, is still widely used when bilateral independent temporal lobe seizures are suspected or when extratemporal foci cannot be ruled out by noninvasive means. Additionally, many epilepsy centers are reporting excellent surgical outcome in patients with neocortical temporal lobe epilepsy, when resections are guided by intracranial EEG studies. This article reviews the indications, technical aspects, risks, and interpretation of intracranial EEG in patients with temporal lobe seizures. It also considers intracranial EEG features predictive of surgical outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology and the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York University School of Medicine, New York 10016, USA.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Pacia
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ebersole
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted / Q000009:adverse effects; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D019579:Neocortex / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome