Remission of intractable partial epilepsy following implantation of intracranial electrodes

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Katariwala, NM
Bakay, RAE
Pennell, PB
Olson, LD
Henry, TR
Epstein, CM
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[1] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
[2] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurosurg, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
[3] Emory Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Atlanta, GA 30322 USA
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10.1212/WNL.57.8.1505
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Six patients with medically intractable partial epilepsy (IPE) underwent seizure localization with intracranial EEG using intracerebral or subdural electrodes. No surgical resection was performed, but all had seizure remission ranging from 11 months to 15 years. Invasive monitoring may rarely produce remission of IPE, possibly through interruption of seizure propagation pathways.
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