Cingulate seizures and recent treatment strategies

Abstract

Cingulate epilepsy manifests with a broad range of semiologic features and seizure types. Key clinical features may elucidate ictal involvement of certain subregions of the cingulate gyrus. Ictal and interictal electroencephalogram findings in cingulate epilepsy vary and are often poorly localized, adding to the diagnostic challenge of identifying the seizure onset zone for presurgical cases, particularly in the absence of a lesion on imaging. Recent advances in multimodal imaging techniques may contribute to ictal localization and further our understanding of neural and epileptic pathways involving the cingulate gyrus. Beyond medication and surgical resection, new techniques including stereotactic laser ablation, responsive neurostimulation, and deep brain stimulation offer additional approaches for the treatment of cingulate epilepsy.

Keywords: Cingulate; EEG; Epilepsy; Seizure; Surgery.