Epilepsy Medicine Glossary
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Functional hemispherectomy
A surgical procedure that disconnects one brain hemisphere while leaving most tissue in place. Used for severe hemispheric epilepsy.
Ictal EEG
EEG recording captured during an actual seizure event, showing characteristic electrical patterns.
Stereotactic EEG
Minimally invasive technique using depth electrodes to record brain activity directly from suspected seizure regions.
VEEG
Video-electroencephalography monitoring combining brain wave recording with video observation.
Video-EEG monitoring
Simultaneous recording of clinical behavior and brain electrical activity to correlate seizure symptoms with EEG changes...