Depth versus subdural temporal electrodes revisited: impact on surgical outcome after resective surgery for epilepsy

Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of focal seizure disorder in adults (Kilpatrick et al., 2003). About 40% of patients with focal epilepsy are not controlled with antiepileptic drugs and may be candidates for surgical therapy (Stephen et al., 2001). Indeed, several studies have found a relation between correct localization of the epileptogenic focus and favorable outcome (Lieb et al., 1981; Spencer et al., 1982). Despite modern improvements in non-invasive presurgical assessment, 25-30% of patients require invasive intracranial EEG recordings to identify the epileptogenic zone (Stephen et al., 2001; Nair et al., 2008; Kumar et al., 2013).

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