Clinical Study
Neurocognitive and Seizure Outcomes of Selective Amygdalohippocampectomy versus Anterior Temporal Lobectomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Table 2
Characteristics of patients requiring invasive EEG monitoring.
| | | Invasive EEG required | Invasive EEG not required |
| | Frequency | 19 | 77 | | SelAH procedure | 1 | 20 | | ATL procedure | 18 | 57 | | Gender (%female) | 9 (47%) | 45 (58%) | | Age at surgery (Year) | 37.2 | 40.9 | | Initial EEG lateralizing/localizing (%) | 9 (47%) | 47 (62%) | | MRI concordance | 14 (72%) | 67 (87%) | | Multifocal spikes in EMU* | 18 (95%) | 19 (25%) | | Bilateral interictal abnormalities in EMU (%)* | 9 (47%) | 13 (17%) | | Average duration of seizure freedom (months)∧ | 18.1 | 13.7 |
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EEG: electroencephalography; EMU: Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.
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