Grading system for assessing the confidence in the epileptogenic zone reported in published studies: A Delphi consensus study.
Delphi
confidence
epilepsy surgery
epileptogenic zone
grading system
Journal
Epilepsia
ISSN: 1528-1167
Titre abrégé: Epilepsia
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 2983306R
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
29 Feb 2024
29 Feb 2024
Historique:
revised:
31
01
2024
received:
01
11
2023
accepted:
12
02
2024
medline:
29
2
2024
pubmed:
29
2
2024
entrez:
29
2
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
This 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. We 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. The 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. The 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.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Authors. Epilepsia published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of International League Against Epilepsy.
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