2023
Contribution of Somatic Ras/Raf/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Variants in the Hippocampus in Drug-Resistant Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Khoshkhoo S, Wang Y, Chahine Y, Erson-Omay E, Robert S, Kiziltug E, Damisah E, Nelson-Williams C, Zhu G, Kong W, Huang A, Stronge E, Phillips H, Chhouk B, Bizzotto S, Chen M, Adikari T, Ye Z, Witkowski T, Lai D, Lee N, Lokan J, Scheffer I, Berkovic S, Haider S, Hildebrand M, Yang E, Gunel M, Lifton R, Richardson R, Blümcke I, Alexandrescu S, Huttner A, Heinzen E, Zhu J, Poduri A, DeLanerolle N, Spencer D, Lee E, Walsh C, Kahle K. Contribution of Somatic Ras/Raf/Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Variants in the Hippocampus in Drug-Resistant Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. JAMA Neurology 2023, 80: 578-587. PMID: 37126322, PMCID: PMC10152377, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2023.0473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsyMesial temporal lobe epilepsyPathogenic somatic variantsTemporal lobe epilepsyMedian ageLobe epilepsyTemporal neocortexHippocampal tissueLevel 4 epilepsy centerAvailable frozen tissueSomatic variantsControl brain tissueMedial temporal lobectomyNew therapeutic targetsMolecular assaysGene panel sequencingRas/Raf/MAPK signalingAntiseizure medicationsMost patientsCommon indicationGermline genetic variantsEpilepsy centersTemporal lobectomyEpilepsy surgerySex-matched neurotypical controlsTransfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report
Lamsam L, Brigido M, Sivaraju A, Hirsch L, Spencer D, Chiang V, Damisah E. Transfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report. Operative Neurosurgery 2023, 24: e381-e384. PMID: 36715982, PMCID: PMC10158899, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomyLaser interstitial thermal therapyEntorhinal cortexInterstitial thermal therapyComplete ablationMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal arteriovenous malformationTemporal lobe epilepsyLeft temporal arteriovenous malformationMiddle frontal gyrusPrior craniotomyOpen resectionLobe epilepsyCase reportMedial amygdalaArteriovenous malformationsAnterior entorhinal cortexTransfrontal approachAmygdalaInvasive surgeryFrontal gyrusThermal therapyIntracranial electroencephalographyResection
2021
Management of patients with medically intractable epilepsy and anterior temporal lobe encephaloceles.
Sandhu MRS, Mandel M, McGrath H, Lamsam L, Farooque P, Bronen RA, Spencer DD, Damisah EC. Management of patients with medically intractable epilepsy and anterior temporal lobe encephaloceles. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2021, 136: 709-716. PMID: 34507290, DOI: 10.3171/2021.3.jns21133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe encephaloceleIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionRefractory epilepsyEEG findingsSigns of IIHIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyResective epilepsy surgeryManagement of patientsTemporal lobe epilepsyScalp EEG findingsSignificant neuropsychological deficitsRadiological findingsIntracranial hypertensionPreoperative evaluationEpileptogenic lesionsSurgical managementEpilepsy surgeryLobe epilepsySurgical outcomesIntractable epilepsySingle institutionSurgical dataEpileptogenic focusMedical recordsWorse outcomes
2014
5-Aminovaleric acid suppresses the development of severe seizures in the methionine sulfoximine model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Dhaher R, Damisah EC, Wang H, Gruenbaum SE, Ong C, Zaveri HP, Gruenbaum BF, Eid T. 5-Aminovaleric acid suppresses the development of severe seizures in the methionine sulfoximine model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Neurobiology Of Disease 2014, 67: 18-23. PMID: 24632421, PMCID: PMC4035438, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2014.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyNumber of seizuresLobe epilepsyHippocampal formationMesial temporal lobe seizuresSevere typeEntorhinal-hippocampal areaExpression of seizuresStages of seizuresTemporal lobe seizuresDorsal hippocampal formationLocalization-related epilepsyMale Sprague-DawleyPotential therapeutic targetSeizure frequencyAlzet pumpsRacine scaleSevere seizuresSecond surgerySprague-DawleyPump placementMethionine sulfoximineGlutamine-glutamateTherapeutic target