Intracranial Electroencephalographic Monitoring: From Subdural to Depth Electrodes.
Holger JoswigDavid A StevenAndrew G ParrentKeith W MacDougallSeyed M MirsattariRichard S McLachlanDavid C DiosyJorge G BurneoPublished in: The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques (2018)
At the London Health Sciences Centre Epilepsy Program, stereotactically implanted depth electrodes have largely replaced subdural electrodes in the presurgical investigation of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy over the past 4 years. The rationale for this paradigm shift was more experience with, and improved surgical techniques for, stereoelectroencephalography, a possible lower-risk profile for depth electrodes, better patient tolerability, shorter operative time, as well as increased recognition of potential surgical targets that are not accessible to subdural electrodes.
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