Table 2. Meta-analysis of studies evaluating stereotactic electroencephalography (SEEG) for epilepsy evaluation.
| Reference | Number of patients | Number and type of electrode | Patient age groups |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith et al. 1992 (13) | 164 | 171 depth | |
| Munari et al. 1994 (14) | 70 | 714 SEEG | Adult and pediatric |
| Behrens et al. 1994 (16) | 160 | 26 depth | |
| Kramer et al. 1994 (17) | 56 | 16 depth | Adult and pediatric |
| Behrens et al. 1997 (15) | 429 | 279 strip, grid and depth | |
| Wiggins et al. 1999 (18) | 38 | Strip, grid and depth | |
| Lee et al. 2000 (19) | 49 | Strip, grid and depth | |
| Rydenhag and Silander 2001 (21) | 182 | 205 strip, grid and depth | Adult and pediatric |
| Guenot et al. 2001 (20) | 100 | 1,118 SEEG electrodes | |
| Cossu et al. 2005 (23) | 211 | 215 SEEG | |
| De Almeida et al. 2006 (26) | 217 | 3,022 SEEG | Adult |
| Burneo et al. 2006 (27) | 116 | Strip, grid and depth | |
| Johnston et al. 2006 (28) | 112 | Strip, grid and depth | Adult and pediatric |
| McGonigal et al. 2007 (29) | 100 | SEEG | Adult and pediatric |
| Tanriverdi et al. 2009 (30) | 491 | 6,415 SEEG | Adult and pediatric |
| MacDougall et al. 2009 (31) | 172 | 177 strip, grid and depth | Adult |
| Ozlen et al. 2010 (32) | 70 | 276 strip, grid and depth | Adult and pediatric |
| Blauwblomme et al. 2011 (33) | 95 | Strip, grid and depth | Pediatric |
| Cossu et al. 2012 (22) | 15 | SEEG | Pediatric |
| Derrey et al. 2012 (34) | 1 | 14 SEEG | Pediatric |
| Cardinale et al. 2013 (35) | 500 | 6,496 SEEG | Adult and pediatric |
| Gonzalez-Martinez et al. 2013 (36) | 100 | 1,310 SEEG | Adult and pediatric |
| Van Roojen et al. 2013 (39) | 14 | SEEG | |
| Gonzalez-Martinez et al. 2014 (37) | 122 | 1,586 SEEG | Adult and pediatric |
| Cossu et al. 2014 (24) | 5 | SEEG and radiofrequency thermal ablation | |
| Nowell et al. 2014 (40) | 22 | 187 SEEG | Adult |
| Taussig et al. 2014 (41) | 65 | SEEG | Pediatric |
| Serletis et al. 2014 (42) | 200 | 2,663 SEEG | Adult and pediatric |
| Liava et al. 2014 (43) | 62 | SEEG | Pediatric |
| Dylgjeri et al. 2014 (44) | 10 | SEEG | Pediatric |
| Cossu et al. 2015 (25) | 89 | SEEG and thermal ablation | Adult and pediatric |
| Enatsu et al. 2015 (46) | 18 | SEEG | Adult and pediatric |
| Suresh et al. 2015 (47) | 18 | SEEG | Adult |
| Ciurea et al. 2015 (48) | 1 | SEEG | Adult |
| Craiu et al. 2015 (49) | 1 | SEEG | Adult |
| Oderiz et al. 2015 (50) | 3 | SEEG | Adult and pediatric |
| Mathon et al. 2015 (51) | 163 | 163 strip, grid and depth | Adult |
| Catenoix et al. 2015 (52) | 14 | SEEG and thermal ablation | Adult |
Medline literature search using MeSH search term “SEEG” or “stereoelectroencephalography” since 1990 for English-language manuscripts involving clinical use of SEEG. SEEG, stereotactic electroencephalography.