OBJECTIVE From April 4 to August 1, 2014, Epilepsia conducted an online survey seeking opinions related to the use of the Wada test and intracranial electrodes in localizing cortical functions for epilepsy surgery patients. This study reports the findings of that poll. METHODS The survey consisted of six questions. Two questions addressed: (1) If a Wada test was always necessary for patients ...

As a result of demographic change, the frequency epilepsy in older age is increasing. In addition, connection between and an accelerated cognitive aging process assumed. Cognitive impairments mainly affect memory executive functions. The patient group represents challenge for neuropsychological diagnostics since only few test procedures with age-specific norms are available and, addition to dia...

Objective: To identify prognostic factors and long-term seizure outcomes for patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) who underwent resective treatment epilepsy.Methods: We enrolled 81 TSC had undergone epilepsy surgery at Sanbo Brain Hospital, Capital Medical University, between April 2004 June 2019. estimated cumulative probability of remaining seizure-free plotted survival curves. Vari...

OBJECTIVE To describe the first Tunisian epilepsy surgery program establishment and to emphasize on its originality that is an exchange and surgery decision taken by two Mediterranean neurophysiological teams, via the Internet. METHODS Patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) and refractory to antiepileptic drugs were included. A noninvasive protocol evaluation including a detailed ...

Objective The aim of this study is to determine whether the use of 7 tesla (T) MRI in clinical practice leads to higher detection rates of focal cortical dysplasias in possible candidates for epilepsy surgery. Methods In our center patients are referred for 7 T MRI if lesional focal epilepsy is suspected, but no abnormalities are detected at one or more previous, sufficient-quality lower-fiel...

Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) provides palliation of seizure reduction for patients with medically refractory epilepsy. VNS is indicated for symptomatic localization-related epilepsy with multiple and bilateral independent foci, symptomatic generalized epilepsy with diffuse epileptogenic abnormalities, refractory idiopathic generalized epilepsy, failed intracranial epilepsy surgery, and other s...