Impact of antiseizure medication with a very long half-life on long term video-EEG monitoring in focal epilepsy.

Epilepsy surgery is an effective treatment option for drug-resistant focal epilepsy (FE), provided that the patient is a suitable candidate for the procedure [1]. Typically, individuals undergo evaluation in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) to determine their eligibility for surgery [2]. Long term Video-EEG monitoring (LTM) is an essential component of this presurgical evaluation [3]. The goal is to capture several seizures to verify that they are stereotypical and that the epilepsy is unifocal [4].

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