Potential predictive value of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation before chronic cortical stimulation for epilepsia partialis continua.

Epilepsia Partialis Continua (EPC) is classified as focal motor status epilepticus [1]. EPC consists of clonic jerks affecting a part of the body, sometimes aggravated by action or sensory stimuli, occurring for a minimum of 1 h [2]. In this case report, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation coupled with EEG (rTMS-EEG) was used to demonstrate that focal cortical stimulation can reduce EPC symptoms and that rTMS-EEG can suggest whether a patient could potentially benefit from long-term intracranial cortical stimulation.