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Chapter 16 - Intracranial EEG Monitoring

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2019

By
Marc R. Nuwer ,
Dawn Eliashiv  and
John Stern
Edited by
Vibhangini S. Wasade  and
Marianna V. Spanaki
Vibhangini S. Wasade
Affiliation:
Henry Ford Medical Group HFHS, Michigan
Marianna V. Spanaki
Affiliation:
Wayne State University, Michigan
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Summary

More than 3 million individuals in the United States have epilepsy, and over 50 million worldwide. One million in the United States continue to suffer from seizures, despite medication. Their mortality is twice that of the general population, i.e., about 2% mortality per year.1,2 Surgery for epilepsy has a favorable outcome. Among well-selected patients, 70% are seizure-free after surgery. Many of the remaining patients have seizure frequency greatly reduced, e.g., from twice weekly to twice yearly. Surgical outcome avoids mortality risk, morbidity, and costs of medically refractory seizures, and greatly enhances the patient’s quality of life. Yet only 2000 patients per year undergo resective surgery. Surgery for epilepsy is very underutilized.3

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Understanding Epilepsy
A Study Guide for the Boards
 , pp. 304 - 325
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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