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Here, the authors present a cohort of children with refractory epilepsy who were referred for invasive monitoring, and they evaluate the role and safety of staged invasive EEG in those 3 years old and younger.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n METHODS<\/jats:title>\n The authors conducted a retrospective review of children 3 years and younger with epilepsy, who had been managed surgically at two institutions between 2001 and 2015. A cohort of pediatric patients older than 3 years of age was used for comparison. Demographics, seizure etiology, surgical management, surgical complications, and adverse events were recorded. Statistical analysis was completed using Stata version 13. A p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Fisher\u2019s exact test was used to compare proportions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n Ninety-four patients (45 patients aged \u2264 3 [47.9%]) and 208 procedures were included for analysis. Eighty-six procedures (41.3%) were performed in children younger than 3 years versus 122 in the older cohort (58.7%). Forty-two patients underwent grid placement (14 patients aged \u2264 3 [33.3%]); 3 of them developed complications associated with the implant (3\/42 [7.14%]), none of whom were among the younger cohort. Across all procedures, 11 complications occurred in the younger cohort versus 5 in the older patients (11\/86 [12.8%] vs 5\/122 [4.1%], p = 0.032). Two adverse events occurred in the younger group versus 1 in the older group (2\/86 [2.32%] vs 1\/122 [0.82%], p = 0.571). Following grid placement, 13\/14 younger patients underwent guided resections compared to 20\/28 older patients (92.9% vs 71.4%, p = 0.23).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n While overall complication rates were higher in the younger cohort, subdural grid placement was not associated with an increased risk of surgical complications in that population. 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