Literature citation: lee cy, wu t, chang cw, lim sn, cheng my, lee st.Electrical cortical stimulation for treatment of intractable epilepsy originating from eloquent cortex: surgical accuracy and clinical efficacy.Acta neurochirurgica.2019.Doi: 10.1007/s00701-019-04137-3 literature abstract: electrical cortical stimulation is shown effective in treating patients with drug-resistant epilepsy.The authors demonstrated how detailed procedures of pre- and intra-operative planning of cortical stimulation implantation may influence the results of seizure reduction rate.Pre-surgical planning enhanced the accuracy of electrode placement and led to a favorable seizure reduction rate.Our report confirms that electrical cortical stimulation with detailed implantation procedures is safe and effective for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy originating from eloquent cortex.Date of event: please note this date is based off of the article¿s online publication date as the specific event date was not provided in the published literature.It was not possible to ascertain specific device information from the article or to match the reported events with previously reported events.Correspondence has been sent to the author of the article inquiring about individual patient information and additional information regarding the reported events.Device used for off label indication.The indication the device was used for was electrical cortical stimulation.Concomitant medical products: product id: 3587a, lot #: unknown, product type: lead.Product id: 3587a, serial/lot #: unknown, ubd: asku, udi#: asku.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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