[High-resolution EEG (HR-EEG) and magnetoencephalography (MEG)].

HR-EEG (high resolution EEG) and MEG (magnetoencephalography) allow the recording of cerebral electromagnetic activities with excellent temporal resolution. These tools have also considerably progressed in spatial resolution and now constitute real methods of Electric and Magnetic Source Imaging. Their limits and the precision of the results obtained are discussed in distinct types of partial epilepsy. HR-EEG and MEG allow localization of scalp-EEG interictal spikes and more rarely ictal activities. They now contribute to the presurgical evaluation of pharmacoresistant partial epilepsies. These investigations appear to be of particular importance in presurgical assessment of MRI-negative epilepsy.

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