OBJECTIVE: To investigate the utility of magnetic source imaging (MSI) for localizing the epileptogenic zone (EZ) and predicting epilepsy surgery outcome in non-lesional neocortical focal epilepsy (NLNE) patients. METHODS: Data from 18 consecutive patients with NLNE who underwent presurgical evaluation including intracranial electroencephalography (ICEEG) and MSI were studied. Follow-up after epilepsy surgery was ≥24 months. Intracranial electroencephalography and MSI results were classified using a sublobar classification. RESULTS: Sublobar ICEEG focus was completely resected in 15 patients; seizure-free rate was 60%. Eight patients showed sublobar-concordant ICEEG/MSI results and complete resection of both regions; seizure-free rate was 87.5%. Seizure-free rate in cases not matching these criteria was only 30% (p=0.013). CONCLUSIONS: Magnetoencephalography is a useful tool to localize the EZ and determine the site of surgical resection in NLNE patients. When sublobar concordance with ICEEG is observed, MSI increases the predictive value for a seizure-free epilepsy surgery outcome in these patients.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the utility of magnetic source imaging (MSI) for localizing the epileptogenic zone (EZ) and predicting epilepsy surgery outcome in non-lesional neocortical focal epilepsy (NLNE) patients. METHODS: Data from 18 consecutive patients with NLNE who underwent presurgical evaluation including intracranial electroencephalography (ICEEG) and MSI were studied. Follow-up after epilepsy surgery was ≥24 months. Intracranial electroencephalography and MSI results were classified using a sublobar classification. RESULTS: Sublobar ICEEG focus was completely resected in 15 patients; seizure-free rate was 60%. Eight patients showed sublobar-concordant ICEEG/MSI results and complete resection of both regions; seizure-free rate was 87.5%. Seizure-free rate in cases not matching these criteria was only 30% (p=0.013). CONCLUSIONS: Magnetoencephalography is a useful tool to localize the EZ and determine the site of surgical resection in NLNE patients. When sublobar concordance with ICEEG is observed, MSI increases the predictive value for a seizure-free epilepsy surgery outcome in these patients.
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