Unilateral ultra long‐term subcutaneous <scp>EEG</scp> monitoring in drug‐refractory idiopathic generalized epilepsy
This study demonstrates that ultra long-term monitoring with unilateral subcutaneous EEG can reliably detect all convulsive and most non-convulsive generalized seizures in patients with refractory IGE. The device is well tolerated and easy to insert, and it can be used as a useful adjunctive seizure monitoring system in select patients. Furthermore, it may guide therapy to optimize seizure control, and it may confer cost savings by avoiding the need for in-patient video monitoring in appropriate patients.
Authors
- Tudor Munteanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0530-2916)
- Hany El‐Naggar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6500-5273)
- Cara O’Donnell
- Annette Breen
- Bridget Daly
- Kieron J. Sweeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2282-6554)
- Peter Widdess‐Walsh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4217-2575)
- Donncha F. O’Brien
- Ronan Kilbride
- Breege Staunton‐Grufferty
- Norman Delanty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3953-9842)
- Tenzin Choekyi
Institutions
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (IE)
- Beaumont Hospital (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia
- Published
- 2025-10-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/epi.18644
- Primary Topic
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Regional Development Fund