Stereo electroencephalography-guided radiofrequency ablation in focal epilepsia partialis continua: illustrative case.
J Neurosurg Case Lessons
; 8(3)2024 Jul 15.
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Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a variant of focal motor status epilepticus that can occur as a single or repetitive episode with progressive or nonprogressive characteristics. OBSERVATIONS The authors describe the feasibility of identifying focal EPC in a 33-year-old woman using video electroencephalography (VEEG), electroencephalography source localization, [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and psychiatric and neuropsychological assessments and of treating it with stereo electroencephalography-guided radiofrequency (SEEG-RF) ablation. EPC comprised recurrent myoclonus of the right thigh and iliopsoas with a progressive pain syndrome after left anterior-temporo-mesial resection. Switching between VEEG under regular and epidural block helped to define myoclonus as the presenting ictal symptom with a suspected seizure onset zone in the left parietal paramedian lobule. After the epileptic network was identified, SEEG-RF ablation abolished all seizures. No correlation was found between pain and VEEG/SEEG abnormalities. Rehabilitation began 3 days after the SEEG-RF ablation. By 1 year of follow-up, the patient had no EPC and could walk with assistance in rehabilitation; however, due to the abrupt abolishment of EPC and underlying psychological factors, the patient perceived her pain as overriding, which prevented her from walking. LESSONS The application of SEEG-RF ablation is an efficient therapeutic option for focal EPC with special concerns regarding concurrent nonepileptic pain. https//thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE23611.
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