Stereoelectroencephalography-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation in drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) has become a common diagnostic method in epilepsy surgery and is found to be safe for a wide range of clinical applications. SEEG combined with radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RF-TC) not only reveals the seizure onset zone by hypothesis, but also acts as a treatment option without any additional cost to institutions and patients. Thus, we analyzed the treatment of the SEEG-guided RF-TC.

Methods

This retrospective study analyzed seventeen epileptic patients treated with RF-TC between April 2019 and December 2020. All patients underwent a single round of SEEG-guided RF-TC treatment after more than three habitual seizures were recorded. The demographic characteristics of the patients were retrospectively reviewed. Outcomes were a

SUBMITTER: Wang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8908190 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature