The Yield of Preoperative Sequential Routine Scalp EEGs in Patients Who Underwent Anterior Temporal Lobectomy for Mesial Temporal Sclerosis

DERİCİOĞLU N., COLPAK A. I., Ciger A., SAYGI S.

CLINICAL EEG AND NEUROSCIENCE, vol.41, no.3, pp.166-169, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 41 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/155005941004100312
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL EEG AND NEUROSCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.166-169
  • Keywords: Anterior Temporal Lobectomy, Electroencephalography, Epilepsy Surgery, Hippocampal Sclerosis, Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Video-EEG, VIDEO-EEG, SLEEP-DEPRIVATION, LOBE EPILEPSY, SEIZURES, OUTPATIENT, DIAGNOSIS, SURGERY
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy syndrome (MTLES) is the most common surgically remediable epileptic syndrome in adults. Its diagnosis is easy when clinical history is supported by positive laboratory findings. However, routine EEG may not be informative in some patients, thus delaying accurate diagnosis. Therefore, we sought to determine how often routine EEGs displayed epileptiform discharges pre-operatively in a group of patients who underwent surgery for MILES.