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Grading system for assessing the confidence in the epileptogenic zone reported in published studies: A Delphi consensus study

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RYVLIN Philippe BARBA Carmen BARTOLOMEI Fabrice BAUMGARTNER Christoph BRÁZDIL Milan FABO Daniel FAHOUM Firas FRAUSCHER Birgit IKEDA Akio LHATOO Samden MANI Jayanti MCGONIGAL Aileen METSAHONKALA Eeva-Liisa MINDRUTA Ioana NGUYEN Dang Khoa RHEIMS Sylvain ROCAMORA Rodrigo RYDENHAG Bertil SCHUELE Stephan SCHULZE-BONHAGE Andreas SURGES Rainer VULLIEMOZ Serge BENICZKY Sandor

Rok publikování 2024
Druh Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj Epilepsia
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU

Lékařská fakulta

Citace
www https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/epi.17928
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epi.17928
Klíčová slova confidence; Delphi; epilepsy surgery; epileptogenic zone; grading system
Popis ObjectiveThis study was undertaken to develop a standardized grading system based on expert consensus for evaluating the level of confidence in the localization of the epileptogenic zone (EZ) as reported in published studies, to harmonize and facilitate systematic reviews in the field of epilepsy surgery.MethodsWe conducted a Delphi study involving 22 experts from 18 countries, who were asked to rate their level of confidence in the localization of the EZ for various theoretical clinical scenarios, using different scales. Information provided in these scenarios included one or several of the following data: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, invasive electroencephalography summary, and postoperative seizure outcome.ResultsThe first explorative phase showed an overall interrater agreement of .347, pointing to large heterogeneity among experts' assessments, with only 17% of the 42 proposed scenarios associated with a substantial level of agreement. A majority showed preferences for the simpler scale and single-item scenarios. The successive Delphi voting phases resulted in a majority consensus across experts, with more than two thirds of respondents agreeing on the rating of each of the tested single-item scenarios. High or very high levels of confidence were ascribed to patients with either an Engel class I or class IA postoperative seizure outcome, a well-delineated EZ according to all available invasive EEG (iEEG) data, or a well-delineated focal epileptogenic lesion on MRI. MRI signs of hippocampal sclerosis or atrophy were associated with a moderate level of confidence, whereas a low level was ascribed to other MRI findings, a poorly delineated EZ according to iEEG data, or an Engel class II-IV postoperative seizure outcome.SignificanceThe proposed grading system, based on an expert consensus, provides a simple framework to rate the level of confidence in the EZ reported in published studies in a structured and harmonized way, offering an opportunity to facilitate and increase the quality of systematic reviews and guidelines in the field of epilepsy surgery.

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