electrocorticography
Sign in to saveElectrocorticography (ECoG), a type of intracranial electroencephalography (''''''), is a type of electrophysiological monitoring that uses electrodes placed directly on the exposed surface of the brain to record electrical activity from the cerebral cortex. In contrast, conventional electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes monitor this activity from outside the skull. ECoG may be performed either in the operating room during surgery (intraoperative ECoG) or outside of surgery (extraoperative ECoG). Because a craniotomy (a surgical incision into the skull) is required to implant the electrode g
Key facts
- Diagnostic.name
- Electrocorticography
- Diagnostic.image
- File:Intracranial electrode grid for electrocorticography.png
- Diagnostic.caption
- Intracranial electrode grid for electrocorticography.
- Diagnostic.purpose
- record electrical activity from the cerebral cortex.(invasive)
- Diagnostic.synonyms
- Intracranial electroencephalography
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- Electrophysiological basis
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- Clinical applications
- Intractable epilepsy
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Electrocorticography (ECoG), a type of intracranial electroencephalography (''''''), is a type of electrophysiological monitoring that uses electrodes placed directly on the exposed surface of the brain to record electrical activity from the cerebral cortex. In contrast, conventional electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes monitor this activity from outside the skull. ECoG may be performed either in the operating room during surgery (intraoperative ECoG) or outside of surgery (extraoperative ECoG). Because a craniotomy (a surgical incision into the skull) is required to implant the electrode grid, ECoG is an invasive procedure.
== History ==
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