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dc.contributor.authorKowalczyk, Magdalena A-
dc.contributor.authorOmidvarnia, Amir-
dc.contributor.authorAbbott, David F-
dc.contributor.authorTailby, Chris-
dc.contributor.authorVaughan, David N-
dc.contributor.authorJackson, Graeme D-
dc.date2019-12-02-
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-12T23:08:24Z-
dc.date.available2019-12-12T23:08:24Z-
dc.date.issued2020-01-
dc.identifier.citationEpilepsia 2020; 61(1): 49-60-
dc.identifier.urihttps://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/22236-
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this report is to present our clinical experience of electroencephalography-functional magnetic resonance imaging (EEG-fMRI) in localizing the epileptogenic focus, and to evaluate the clinical impact and challenges associated with the use of EEG-fMRI in pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy. We identified EEG-fMRI studies (n = 118) in people with focal epilepsy performed at our center from 2003 to 2018. Participants were referred from our Comprehensive Epilepsy Program in an exploratory research effort to address often difficult clinical questions, due to complex and difficult-to-localize epilepsy. We assessed the success of each study, the clinical utility of the result, and when surgery was performed, the postoperative outcome. Overall, 50% of EEG-fMRI studies were successful, meaning that data were of good quality and interictal epileptiform discharges were recorded. With an altered recruitment strategy since 2012 with increased inclusion of patients who were inpatients for video-EEG monitoring, we found that this patients in this selected group were more likely to have epileptic discharges detected during EEG-fMRI (96% of inpatients vs 29% of outpatients, P<.0001). To date, 48% (57 of 118) of patients have undergone epilepsy surgery. In 10 cases (17% of the 59 successful studies) the EEG-fMRI result had a "critical impact" on the surgical decision. These patients were difficult to localize because of subtle abnormalities, apparently normal MRI, or extensive structural abnormalities. All 10 had a good seizure outcome at 1 year after surgery (mean follow-up 6.5 years). EEG-fMRI results can assist identification of the epileptogenic focus in otherwise difficult-to-localize cases of pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy. Surgery determined largely by localization from the EEG-fMRI result can lead to good seizure outcomes. A limitation of this study is its retrospective design with nonconsecutive recruitment. Prospective clinical trials with well-defined inclusion criteria are needed to determine the overall benefit of EEG-fMRI for preoperative localization and postoperative outcome in focal epilepsy.-
dc.language.isoeng-
dc.subjectEEG-
dc.subjectepilepsy surgery-
dc.subjectfMRI-
dc.subjectfocal epilepsy-
dc.titleClinical benefit of presurgical EEG-fMRI in difficult-to-localize focal epilepsy: A single-institution retrospective review.-
dc.typeJournal Article-
dc.identifier.journaltitleEpilepsia-
dc.identifier.affiliationThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australiaen
dc.identifier.affiliationThe Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australiaen
dc.identifier.affiliationDepartment of Neurology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australiaen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/epi.16399-
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-5410-0299-
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7259-8238en
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6225-7739en
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-7917-5326-
dc.identifier.pubmedid31792958-
dc.type.austinJournal Article-
local.name.researcherAbbott, David F
item.languageiso639-1en-
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item.openairecristypehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf-
item.cerifentitytypePublications-
item.openairetypeJournal Article-
crisitem.author.deptThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health-
crisitem.author.deptClinical Neuropsychology-
crisitem.author.deptNeurology-
crisitem.author.deptThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health-
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