By: SHARON WORCESTER, Clinical Neurology News Digital Network

The implantation of subdural electrodes for the treatment of intractable epilepsy is beneficial, but requires careful surveillance during the monitoring period, according to findings from a study of 91 consecutive patients.

This is especially true for those who undergo large subdural grid placement, as these patients have an increased risk for complications, Dr. Fernando L. Vale of the University of South Florida, Tampa, and his colleagues reported online in Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery.

Of 508 patients who underwent surgical intervention for the evaluation and treatment of medically resistant epilepsy at a single center from 1999 to 2010, 91 (18%) required invasive subdural electrode placement and were included in this study.… [Continue Reading]