Utility of a questionnaire tool (QUARAS) for localizing and lateralizing seizures in the Epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU)

An accurate description of seizure semiology plays a pivotal role in the presurgical evaluation of drug refractory epilepsy(DRE) [1 –3]. Several studies so far on ictal semiology and surgical outcomes of temporal as well extratemporal resections validate this [4–8]. The localising and lateralising value of auras improves the recognition of the epileptogenic zone (EZ) – the information obtained from clinical description of seizures is as good as that derived from investigations like Video Electroencephalography (VEEG), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) [9].

Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - December 21, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Rima M. Chaudhari, Bhargavi Ramanujam, Renjith Appukuttan, Anubha Sharma, Yuvraj Kunwar, Gaurav Tejaniya, Madakasira Vasantha Padma, Deepa Dash, Sarat P Chandra, Manjari Tripathi Source Type: research