Recurrent secondary generalization in frontal lobe epilepsy: Predictors and a potential link to surgical outcome?

Baud, Maxime; Vulliemoz, Serge; Seeck, Margitta

doi:10.1111/epi.13086

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Recurrent secondary generalization in frontal lobe epilepsy: Predictors and a potential link to surgical outcome?

ContributorsBaud, Maxime; Vulliemoz, Serge

; Seeck, Margitta

Published inEpilepsia, vol. 56, no. 9, p. 1454-1462

Publication date2015

Abstract

Frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) frequently leads to secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (SGTCS). However, little is known about the clinical, electrophysiologic, and radiologic correlates of SGTCS and whether these could influence diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords

Adolescent
Adult
Cohort Studies
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy, Frontal Lobe/surgery
Female
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Positron-Emission Tomography
Predictive Value of Tests
Recurrence
Seizures/diagnosis
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département des neurosciences cliniques

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BAUD, Maxime, VULLIEMOZ, Serge, SEECK, Margitta. Recurrent secondary generalization in frontal lobe epilepsy: Predictors and a potential link to surgical outcome? In: Epilepsia, 2015, vol. 56, n° 9, p. 1454–1462. doi: 10.1111/epi.13086

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PID : unige:89927
DOI : 10.1111/epi.13086
PMID : 26212707

Journal ISSN0013-9580

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Recurrent secondary generalization in frontal lobe epilepsy: Predictors and a potential link to surgical outcome?

Frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) frequently leads to secondary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (SGTCS). However, little is known about the clinical, electrophysiologic, and radiologic correlates of SGTCS and whether these could influence diagnosis and treatment.

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