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The nature, frequency and value of stimulation induced seizures during extraoperative cortical stimulation for functional mapping

Spilioti, M; Winston, JS; Centeno, M; Scott, C; Chowdhury, F; Diehl, B; (2020) The nature, frequency and value of stimulation induced seizures during extraoperative cortical stimulation for functional mapping. Seizure , 81 pp. 71-75. 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.07.027. Green open access

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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective service evaluation was to determine the nature, frequency and clinical value of seizure occurrence during extraoperative direct cortical stimulation for functional mapping in patients undergoing invasive recordings (icEEG) for epilepsy surgery workup. Methods: We reviewed 145 sequential cases of patients with refractory focal epilepsy who underwent intracranial electrode implantation and extraoperative direct cortical stimulation (CS) for functional mapping. CS intended for mapping can elicit as a by-product electrical or electroclinical events, such as afterdischarges, subclinical EEG seizures, and stimulation-induced seizures (SIS). SIS may have habitual or non-habitual semiology (as defined by comparison to the patient’s spontaneous events). Results: In our cohort, electrical (subclinical EEG seizures) or electroclinical events, (SIS) were recorded in 34.5% (50/145) patients during CS. SIS occurred in 23.4% (34/145) of all patients, of which over half were habitual SIS (SIShab). In most cases the location of contacts eliciting habitual SIS originated from the same location as the spontaneous ictal onset zone in icEEG. Of those with SIS hab undergoing surgery (n = 13), seizure freedom was achieved in 61.5%, and of those with SISNH undergoing surgery (n = 10), 40% became seizure free (ns). Conclusions: Electroclinical SIS occur in about a quarter of CS for functional mapping; SIS are habitual in the majority of cases, and where elicited, SIS in icEEG could be an additional diagnostic tool to localize the seizure onset zone. However, a significant minority of stimulations lead to non-habitual SIS.

Type: Article
Title: The nature, frequency and value of stimulation induced seizures during extraoperative cortical stimulation for functional mapping
Location: England
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.07.027
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2020.07.027
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Stimulation-induced seizures, Extraoperative direct cortical stimulation, Cortical mapping, Presurgical evaluation, Intracranial EEG.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10110240
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