Value of seizure semiology and ictal source analysis in lateralizing and localizing the epileptic zone :Khaled O Abdulghani, Ahmad A Gaber, Azza A Abdulaziz, Heba H Afeefy, Taha K Alloush, Amira A Zaki, Mohammad Ossama Abdulghani, The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery

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Year : 2015 | Volume : 52 | Issue : 4 | Page : 243--248

Value of seizure semiology and ictal source analysis in lateralizing and localizing the epileptic zone

Khaled O Abdulghani¹, Ahmad A Gaber², Azza A Abdulaziz², Heba H Afeefy², Taha K Alloush², Amira A Zaki², Mohammad Ossama Abdulghani²
¹ Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
² Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Correspondence Address:
Khaled O Abdulghani
Neurology and Psychiatry Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, 11795 Cairo
Egypt

Background Sophisticated analysis of seizure semiology and electroencephalography (EEG) has a significant role in lateralizing and localizing the epileptogenic zone. Hence, understanding the pathophysiology of epileptogenic dysrhythmia requires thorough knowledge of how to put the very different pieces of the puzzle together. Objective The aim of the study was to investigate the concordance between seizure semiology, electrophysiological generator, anatomical lesions, and neuropsychological evaluation in patients with partial epilepsy, and to identify the importance of ictal EEG recording and the diagnostic yield of other electrophysiological techniques. Patients and methods Thirty patients with a diagnosis of intractable partial epilepsy and lesional MRI were prospectively included. All of them were clinically evaluated and identified according to semiological seizure classification. Long-term video digital EEG with ictal recording was done, along with a source analysis (SA) study. Results Clinical evaluation by seizure semiology lateralized 73% of the cases and localized 80%. Ictal EEG lateralized 80% of cases and localized 66.9%. SA revealed a much superior power to lateralize and localize (96.7%) the epileptogenic zone, but what is more important is the added value of SA, as it lateralized and localized 96-100% of the cases that failed on semiology. SA has the highest expected value for additional lateralizing and localizing information ( ±7.73 and ±7.30, respectively). Conclusion Seizure semiology and ictal EEG recording with SA are the most accurate ways to lateralize and localize the epileptogenic zone in intractable partial epileptic cases, giving the patient a respectable chance to avoid other invasive diagnostic techniques.

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Abdulghani KO, Gaber AA, Abdulaziz AA, Afeefy HH, Alloush TK, Zaki AA, Abdulghani MO. Value of seizure semiology and ictal source analysis in lateralizing and localizing the epileptic zone.Egypt J Neurol Psychiatry Neurosurg 2015;52:243-248

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Abdulghani KO, Gaber AA, Abdulaziz AA, Afeefy HH, Alloush TK, Zaki AA, Abdulghani MO. Value of seizure semiology and ictal source analysis in lateralizing and localizing the epileptic zone. Egypt J Neurol Psychiatry Neurosurg [serial online] 2015 [cited 2023 Dec 10 ];52:243-248
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