Presurgical evaluation for drug refractory epilepsy.
Surgical management of epilepsy is an established safe and effective way in improving patients' seizure frequency and overall morbidity. A robust array of options is available to carry out an in-depth evaluation of a surgical candidate in epilepsy. However, underutilisation of the available options may seriously challange post-operative outcomes. In this paper, we discuss the different aspects of various non-invasive and invasive procedures available to evaluate a surgical candidate of epilepsy and discuss their relative advantages and position in the diagnostic algorithm.
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029, India. Electronic address: mtripathiaiims@gmail.com.
Manjari
M
Tripathi
Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029, India.
Sucharita
S
Ray
Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029, India.
P Sarat
PS
Chandra
D000069279:Drug Resistant Epilepsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care
Cortical mapping; Depth electrodes; Electroencephalogram; Epilepsy surgery; Neuropsychological testing; Presurgical evaluation; Stereo-EEG; Subdural grid electrodes; Wada test