Stereo electroencephalography in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia

S Dionisio; I Althubaiti; M Aldosari; F Alsallom; N Alomar; F Babtain; A Alkhotani; S Baeesa; A Najjar; A Sabbagh; Z Althani; F Alotaibi; K Alqadi

doi:10.1016/j.neucli.2024.103007

Stereo electroencephalography in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Neurophysiol Clin. 2024 Sep 10;54(6):103007. doi: 10.1016/j.neucli.2024.103007. Online ahead of print.

Authors

S Dionisio¹, I Althubaiti², M Aldosari³, F Alsallom³, N Alomar³, F Babtain⁴, A Alkhotani⁴, S Baeesa⁴, A Najjar⁵, A Sabbagh⁶, Z Althani⁷, F Alotaibi², K Alqadi⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; University of Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: sashad1@hotmail.com.
² Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
³ National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
⁴ Department of Neurosciences, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
⁵ College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Taibah University, Almadinah, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah.
⁷ King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam.
⁸ King Salman Ibn Abdulaziz Medical City, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 39260182
DOI: 10.1016/j.neucli.2024.103007

Abstract

Epilepsy surgery and intracranial monitoring have a long history in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, spanning over 30 years. Stereo-EEG however, is a more recent offering. In this short communication, we discuss how Stereo-EEG has grown in the context of the Kingdom's healthcare model and the Vision 2030 model. We discuss the various positives of this technique and methodology as well as the various challenges that the hospitals offering Stereo-EEG have faced.

Keywords: Epilepsy surgery; Stereo-EEG; Stereo-electroencephalography.