2023
Chapter 7 The role of febrile seizures in directing surgical therapies for temporal lobe epilepsy
McGrath H, Lamsam L, Spencer D. Chapter 7 The role of febrile seizures in directing surgical therapies for temporal lobe epilepsy. 2023, 121-139. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-323-89932-1.00010-x.ChaptersTemporal lobe epilepsyFebrile seizuresEpilepsy surgeryLobe epilepsyTreatment modalitiesMesial temporal sclerosisSurgical treatment optionsComprehensive preoperative evaluationSurgical treatment modalitiesTemporal sclerosisSurgical therapyPreoperative evaluationPreoperative findingsAppropriate therapyIntractable epilepsySurgical dataTreatment optionsClinical historyDisease processBetter outcomesSurgeryEpilepsySeizuresPatientsTherapy
2022
Optimizing the surgical management of MRI‐negative epilepsy in the neuromodulation era
McGrath H, Mandel M, Sandhu MRS, Lamsam L, Adenu‐Mensah N, Farooque P, Spencer DD, Damisah EC. Optimizing the surgical management of MRI‐negative epilepsy in the neuromodulation era. Epilepsia Open 2022, 7: 151-159. PMID: 35038792, PMCID: PMC8886105, DOI: 10.1002/epi4.12578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep brain stimulationMRI-negative epilepsyInvasive monitoringResponsive neurostimulationBrain stimulationSeizure outcomeNerve stimulationMRI-negative focal epilepsyGood seizure outcomeLaser interstitial thermal therapyRetrospective chart reviewVagal nerve stimulationVagus nerve stimulationIntracranial electroencephalography monitoringClass 1Interstitial thermal therapyUnderwent resectionChart reviewMore patientsSurgical treatmentAppropriate therapySurgical managementPoor outcomeSurgical interventionSurgical outcomes