Subdural electrodes

Ronald P Lesser; Nathan E Crone; W R S Webber

doi:10.1016/j.clinph.2010.04.037

Subdural electrodes

Clin Neurophysiol. 2010 Sep;121(9):1376-1392. doi: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.04.037. Epub 2010 Jun 22.

Authors

Ronald P Lesser¹, Nathan E Crone², W R S Webber²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Electronic address: rl@jhmi.edu.
² Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Abstract

Subdural electrodes are frequently used to aid in the neurophysiological assessment of patients with intractable seizures. We review the indications for these, their uses for localizing epileptogenic regions and for localizing cortical regions supporting movement, sensation, and language.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain / physiopathology*
Electrodes*
Electroencephalography / instrumentation*
Electroencephalography / methods
Epilepsy / pathology*
Epilepsy / physiopathology
Humans
Subdural Space / physiopathology*

Abstract

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MeSH terms

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