Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Significance of Subclinical Seizures in Focal Epilepsy: A Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and prognostic significance of subclinical seizures (SCSs) on scalp video-electroencephalogram (VEEG) monitoring with or without intracranial electroencephalogram (IEEG) monitoring in patients who had epilepsy surgery.

Methods

We reviewed 286 epileptic patients who underwent subsequent epilepsy surgery during scalp-VEEG evaluation with or without IEEG monitoring between 2013 and 2020, with a minimum follow-up of 1 year. The prevalence and clinical characteristics of SCSs, as well as their prognostic significance, were analyzed.

Results

A total of 286 patients were enrolled for analysis, and 80 patients had IEEG implanted. SCSs were recorded in 9.79% of the patients based on VEEG and 50% based on IEEG. I

SUBMITTER: He C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9095772 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature