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Volume 24 Issue 10, October 2021

EEG marker for seizure onset zone

The primary treatment for drug-resistant epilepsy is surgical removal of brain regions causing seizures, but outcomes are poor because there is no biomarker of epileptogenicity. Li and colleagues developed an EEG marker, neural fragility, that pinpoints brain regions likely to cause seizures. The cover art illustrates fragile (orange) epileptogenic neurons on the chalice triggering a seizure, represented by flames and smoke, resulting in a hyperactive EEG (light blue traces).

See A. Li et al.

Image: Shawna R. Snyder, M.A. Cover Design: Marina Corral Spence.

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