title: [Long-term VEEG monitoring and intracranial electrode EEG monitoring in the surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effect of long-term video-electroencephalography (VEEG) monitoring and intracranial electrode EEG monitoring in the surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We compared the preoperative long-term VEEG and intraoperative intracranial electrode EEG in 44 patients undergoing surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 44 patients were followed up for 1 to 5 years. The clinical attack was controlled completely in 36 patients (81.8%), the time of clinical attack was decreased significantly in 6 patients (13.6%), 2 patients (4.5%) still had epileptic seizure, but the degree was relieved and the seizure time shortened. The nerve psychological function was improved to different extent in 40 patients (90.9%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preoperative long-term VEEG and intraoperative intracranial electrode EEG are accurate in the localization of the focus, which is important in the surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China. xyxiangjun@yahoo.com.cn
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Xiang
authors: Yugang
authors: Y
authors: Jiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D038481:Anterior Temporal Lobectomy / Q000379:methods; D002648:Child; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D004569:Electroencephalography / Q000379:methods*; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D014741:Video Recording; D055815:Young Adult