Real-world epilepsy monitoring with ultra long-term subcutaneous EEG: a 15-month prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Novel subcutaneous electroencephalography (sqEEG) systems enable prolonged, near-continuous cerebral monitoring in real-world conditions. Nevertheless, the feasibility, acceptability and overall clinical utility of these systems remains unclear. We report on the longest observational study using ultra long-term sqEEG to date.

Methods

We conducted a 15-month prospective, observational study including ten adult people with treatment-resistant epilepsy. After device implantation, patients were asked to record sqEEG, to use an electronic seizure diary and to complete acceptability and usability questionnaires. sqEEG seizures were annotated visually, aided by automated detection. Seizure clustering was assessed via Fano Factor analysis and seizure periodicity at multipl

SUBMITTER: Viana PF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11601716 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature