2024
Combined neuromodulation and resection for functional cortex epilepsy: a case series.
Merenzon M, Sivaraju A, Herlopian A, Gerrard J, Quraishi I, Hirsch L, Spencer D, Damisah E. Combined neuromodulation and resection for functional cortex epilepsy: a case series. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 1-9. PMID: 38848588, DOI: 10.3171/2024.3.jns24122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedically refractory epilepsySeizure onset zoneFunctional cortexSeizure outcomeRefractory epilepsyMonths of follow-up dataMaximal safe resectionMedian follow-upTreated with resectionImprove seizure outcomeFocal neuromodulationFollow-up dataPreservation of functionRetrospective analysis of individualsSafe resectionPartial resectionMedian intervalCase seriesPreoperative assessmentSurgical interventionRNS deviceNeurological deficitsNo significant changesResectionRetrospective analysis
2020
Mesial temporal resection following long‐term ambulatory intracranial EEG monitoring with a direct brain‐responsive neurostimulation system
Hirsch LJ, Mirro EA, Salanova V, Witt TC, Drees CN, Brown M, Lee RW, Sadler TL, Felton EA, Rutecki P, Shin HW, Hadar E, Hegde M, Rao VR, Mnatsakanyan L, Madhavan DS, Zakaria TJ, Liu AA, Heck CN, Greenwood JE, Bigelow JK, Nair DR, Alexopoulos AV, Mackow M, Edwards JC, Sotudeh N, Kuzniecky RI, Gwinn RP, Doherty MJ, Geller EB, Morrell MJ. Mesial temporal resection following long‐term ambulatory intracranial EEG monitoring with a direct brain‐responsive neurostimulation system. Epilepsia 2020, 61: 408-420. PMID: 32072621, PMCID: PMC7154711, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16442.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnterior Temporal LobectomyDrug Resistant EpilepsyElectric Stimulation TherapyElectrocorticographyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeFemaleHumansImplantable NeurostimulatorsMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, AmbulatoryNeurosurgical ProceduresRetrospective StudiesTemporal LobeTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsMTL resectionElectrographic seizuresTemporal lobe seizure onsetClinical seizure reductionMesial temporal resectionIntracranial EEG monitoringRNS SystemBitemporal epilepsySeizure reductionSeizure outcomeTemporal resectionPrimary outcomeRefractory epilepsyAdditional patientsEpilepsy centersUnilateral onsetBilateral onsetIcEEG recordingsSeizure onsetMTL epilepsyMedian reductionResectionPatientsEEG monitoringIcEEG data
2013
7T MR spectroscopic imaging in the localization of surgical epilepsy
Pan JW, Duckrow RB, Gerrard J, Ong C, Hirsch LJ, Resor SR, Zhang Y, Petroff O, Spencer S, Hetherington HP, Spencer DD. 7T MR spectroscopic imaging in the localization of surgical epilepsy. Epilepsia 2013, 54: 1668-1678. PMID: 23895497, PMCID: PMC3938332, DOI: 10.1111/epi.12322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere metabolic abnormalitiesLocalization-related epilepsyMR spectroscopic imagingN-acetyl aspartateComplete resectionMetabolic abnormalitiesBetter outcomesMedial temporal lobe epilepsyResection regionTemporal lobe epilepsyNAA/CrSeizure onset zoneSurgical resectionLobe epilepsySurgical approachSeizure localizationMetabolic dysfunctionInternational LeagueSurgical epilepsyGray matterEpilepsyResectionAbnormalitiesMRSI abnormalitiesOutcome prediction