Hybrid Micro-macro Electrodes to Record the Activity of Single Neurons During Seizures in Patients Who Suffer from Epilepsy
The aim of the MicroEPI study is to know whether it is possible to use safely a medical device (a micro-electrode) that allows recording the activity of neurons in the human brain. Patients who suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy and who are candidates to epilepsy surgery to alleviate their condition sometimes require the implantation of intracranial EEG electrodes for a few weeks, in order to determine as best as possible which region of the brain to operate on. In the MicroEPI study, some of these electrodes will also comprise micro-electrodes, allowing us to record the activity of the patients' neurons during their epileptic seizures.
• Patient 18 years old or older suffering from drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
• Candidate for epilepsy surgery.
• Requires evaluation with intracranial stereo-EEG electrodes.
• Able and willing to provide informed consent.