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Objective: Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is designed to target distributed cortical networks responsible for electroclinical seizure syndrome and to enable localization of the site of seizure onset in patients with intractable epilepsy. When the preimplantation hypothesis invokes the bilateral mesial frontal lobes, sampling of several deep-seated cortical sites in both hemispheres is required. In this study, the authors have demonstrated the feasibility of sampling bihemispheric areas with intentional implantation of an SEEG electrode crossing the midline (SECM) for sampling the cortex on both sides of the interhemispheric fissure.
Methods: An analysis of 231 consecutive SEEG procedures over 8 years was used to identify instances of bihemispheric sampling by using the transmidline SEEG technique.
Results: The authors identified 53 SEEG cases, with a total of 126 electrodes that crossed the interhemispheric fissure; all were in the frontal lobes. Eighty-three electrodes targeted the cingulate gyrus (18 rostral, 43 anterior, and 22 middle), 31 targeted the posterior orbitofrontal region, 8 sampled the medial prefrontal cortex, and 4 targeted nodular heterotopia around the frontal horns. The ictal onset zone was localized to the frontal lobe in 16 cases. SECM isolated interictal and ictal activity in the contralateral hemisphere in 6 cases and independent bihemispheric seizure activity in 2 cases. No hemorrhagic or infectious complications were noted in any of these cases.
Conclusions: Based on this extensive experience of bihemispheric sampling, the authors concluded that this technique is safe and effective. In this series, SECM showed contralateral interictal and/or ictal epileptiform activity in 8 (15%) cases, and 9 (16%) cases (with unilateral implantation) had sufficient data to discard contralateral involvement, contributing to support of the epileptogenic network. SECM may reduce the number of electrodes used to sample bilateral mesial frontal or orbitofrontal cortices, and such an approach may lower the risk of hemorrhage and costs.
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