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  • Chapter 13 - Noninvasive Electrophysiological Investigations in Insular Epilepsy

  • from Section 3 - Noninvasive Investigation of Insular Epilepsy
  • Edited by Dang Nguyen, Université de Montréal, Jean Isnard, Philippe Kahane
  • Book:
    Insular Epilepsies
    Published online:
    09 June 2022
    Print publication:
    24 March 2022, pp 141-162

  • Summary

    The insular cortex is gaining attention in the epilepsy literature; however, characteristics of insular epilepsy on non-invasive electrophysiological studies are still being defined. In this chapter, we review this emerging literature with a focus on electroencephalography and present the ictal and interictal findings of 106 patients collected in the literature. Despite the location of the insula in the depth of the Sylvian fissure, a majority of patients have ictal and interictal epileptiform abnormalities on scalp EEG, which are most commonly found in the frontal or fronto-temporal electrodes. The distribution of these findings follows an antero-posterior gradient in keeping with the connectivity pathways of the insular cortex. Multifocal abnormalities are common in the pediatric population and should not preclude surgical evaluation. Evidence is increasingly favoring magnetoencephalography as a complementary modality to EEG and its use will likely be more prominent. Scarce data is available on the utility of high-density EEG, and more studies are thus needed.