Author(s): Hu Xiaowei, Gao Wei, Fang Qi
Pages: 209-213
Year: 2017 Issue:  2
Journal: Chinese Journal of Neuromedicine
Keyword:  Refractory epilepsy; Pre-surgical evaluation; Long-term video-electroencephalography; Anti-epileptic drug;
Abstract: Surgery should be considered for disabling and focal drug resistant epilepsy in patients.Successful epilepsy pre-surgical evaluation should be based on comprehensive and multiple discipline work-up.One of the most important investigations of epilepsy pre-surgical evaluation is electroencephalography (EEG),especially long-term video-EEG monitoring (LTM).There has not been any consensus of successful LTM,LTM duration,and Anti-epileptic drugs withdrawal strategy in pre-surgical evaluation at home and abroad.With the newly published literatures,we reviewed the progress of LTM and anti-epileptic drugs withdrawal in pre-surgical evaluation of refractory epilepsy.This new review may help to increase the effectiveness and safety of LTM in epileptic pre-surgical evaluation.