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<p>Insular epilepsy after encephalitis is often drug-resistant and MRI-negative, limiting resection due to eloquent cortex involvement. We describe a case in which radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFTC) was applied to disconnect the propagation network (PN) identified by stereoelectroencephalography. In a woman with focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures, the epileptogenic network (EN) was in the left insula and temporal operculum, and the PN spread to the perirolandic area. PN-targeted RFTC, guided by tractography, preserved the EN. At 18&#xa0;months, seizures decreased by 95.6% with preserved function. Selective PN disconnection may be an option when EN resection is limited.</p>

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Efficacy of a radiofrequency thermocoagulation strategy targeting the propagation network in MRI-negative post-encephalitic insular epilepsy: a case report

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    2025年8月27日

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  • Tomotaka Ishizaki,
  • Satoshi Maesawa,
  • Shun Yamamoto,
  • Takahiro Suzuki,
  • Hajime Hamasaki,
  • Takafumi Tanei,
  • Ryuta Saito

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Insular epilepsy after encephalitis is often drug-resistant and MRI-negative, limiting resection due to eloquent cortex involvement. We describe a case in which radiofrequency thermocoagulation (RFTC) was applied to disconnect the propagation network (PN) identified by stereoelectroencephalography. In a woman with focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures, the epileptogenic network (EN) was in the left insula and temporal operculum, and the PN spread to the perirolandic area. PN-targeted RFTC, guided by tractography, preserved the EN. At 18 months, seizures decreased by 95.6% with preserved function. Selective PN disconnection may be an option when EN resection is limited.