title: The Bancaud and Talairach view on the epileptogenic zone: a working hypothesis.
abstract: The definition of the epileptogenic zone, as proposed by Talairach and Bancaud, is an ictal electro-clinical definition based on the results of stereotactic intracerebral EEG (SEEG) recordings. It takes into account not only the anatomical location of the "site of the beginning and of the primary organization" of the epileptic discharge, but also how this discharge gives rise to the accompanying clinical symptoms. This definition is different from the North American view since, for the French authors, the epileptogenic zone is not synonymous with what can be called the "what-to-remove area". In fact, it is above all a conceptual definition which emphazises the importance of studying the spatio-temporal dynamics of seizure discharges, and not only their starting point.
authors.affiliation: Neurology Department, University Hospital, Grenoble, France. Philippe.kahane@ijf-grenoble.fr
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kahane
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Landré
authors.forename: Lorella
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Minotti
authors.forename: Stafano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Francione
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ryvlin
mesh_terms: D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000145:classification / Q000379:methods*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D009626:Terminology as Topic