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High-Density EEG Source Localisation of averaged interictal epileptic Discharges validated by surgical Outcome
Bernd J Vorderwülbecke1,2, Margherita Carboni1,3, Sebastien Tourbier4
1EEG and Epilepsy Unit, Division of Neurology, Geneva University Hospitals and University of Geneva, Rue Gabrielle-Perret-Gentil 4, 1205, Geneva, Switzerland.
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|August 16, 2025
Summary
Electroencephalographic source localization (ESL) accurately identifies the epileptogenic zone in epilepsy surgery. This study provides a standardized dataset for validating ESL methods, showing high accuracy in predicting favorable surgical outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Medical Imaging
- Epilepsy Research
Background:
- Electroencephalographic source localization (ESL) is crucial for presurgical evaluation in pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy.
- Existing clinical validation studies for ESL methods lack standardization due to heterogeneous endpoints and patient cohorts.
- A need exists for a standardized dataset to compare different interictal ESL approaches.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a standardized, deidentified clinical dataset of 44 well-characterized patients with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy.
- To enable direct comparison and validation of various interictal ESL methods.
- To establish a benchmark for future ESL validation studies.
Main Methods:
- Collected and deidentified clinical data from 44 patients with pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy undergoing first resective surgery.
- Included pre-processed structural MRI, 257-channel EEG averages of homologous discharges, and postsurgical neuroimaging.
- Validated data using 12-month postsurgical outcomes, categorizing patients into favorable and unfavorable groups.
Main Results:
- Thirty out of 44 patients (68%) showed favorable surgical outcomes, with 28 achieving complete seizure freedom.
- In patients with favorable outcomes, ESL source maxima were located <10 mm from the resection in 67% of cases.
- ESL source maxima were within the resected sublobe in 83% of patients with favorable outcomes.
Conclusions:
- The provided dataset serves as a benchmark for validating interictal ESL methods in epilepsy surgery.
- Accurate ESL is strongly associated with successful surgical outcomes in pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy.
- This standardized data facilitates the comparison and advancement of ESL techniques for presurgical planning.
