Novel Tool May Prevent Unnecessary Brain Surgery for Epilepsy
A new, non-invasive and validated tool accurately identifies patients with epilepsy who are unlikely to benefit from invasive stereoelectroencephalography.
Source: medscape.com
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A new, non-invasive and validated tool accurately identifies patients with epilepsy who are unlikely to benefit from invasive stereoelectroencephalography.
A new study from The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and eight collaborating international epilepsy centers has developed a simple web-based application clinicians can use to predict which patients will not benefit from an invasive diagnostic work-up, preventing unnecessary, invasive procedures, saving time for patients and the clinical team, and freeing up overburdened health resources.