Subdural electrodes in the presurgical evaluation for surgery of epilepsy

H Lüders; I Awad; R Burgess; E Wyllie; P Van Ness

Subdural electrodes in the presurgical evaluation for surgery of epilepsy

Epilepsy Res Suppl. 1992:5:147-56.

Authors

H Lüders¹, I Awad, R Burgess, E Wyllie, P Van Ness

Affiliation

¹ Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Program, OH 44106.

PMID: 1418444

Abstract

This article gives first an overview of the advantages and disadvantages of electrodes of progressively greater invasiveness used in the evaluation of patients who are candidates for surgery of epilepsy. The following sections discuss the design of subdural electrodes, their clinical indications, and the relative advantages and disadvantages of subdural electrodes when compared with other invasive techniques.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain Mapping / instrumentation*
Cerebral Cortex / physiopathology
Cerebral Cortex / surgery*
Dominance, Cerebral / physiology
Electrodes*
Electroencephalography / instrumentation*
Epilepsy / physiopathology
Epilepsy / surgery*
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / physiopathology
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / surgery
Equipment Design
Humans
Subdural Space
Temporal Lobe / physiopathology
Temporal Lobe / surgery