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
2013
Intracranial EEG evaluation of relationship within a resting state network
Duncan D, Duckrow RB, Pincus SM, Goncharova I, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD, Coifman RR, Zaveri HP. Intracranial EEG evaluation of relationship within a resting state network. Clinical Neurophysiology 2013, 124: 1943-1951. PMID: 23790525, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkIntracranial EEG evaluationMode networkLocalization-related epilepsyCross-approximate entropyNeuronal involvementHemodynamic measurementsIntracranial EEG recordingsEEG evaluationBackground activityGamma powerFMRI studyIntracranial EEGBrain activityPatientsEEG recordingsLow levelsT2EpilepsyMagnitude squared coherenceT1
2009
Localization-related epilepsy exhibits significant connectivity away from the seizure-onset area
Zaveri HP, Pincus SM, Goncharova II, Duckrow RB, Spencer DD, Spencer SS. Localization-related epilepsy exhibits significant connectivity away from the seizure-onset area. Neuroreport 2009, 20: 891-895. PMID: 19424095, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e32832c78e0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure onset areaLocalization-related epilepsyControl of seizuresDiscrete cortical areasStandard clinical proceduresBeta frequency bandsUnselected patientsComplete resectionEpilepsy surgeryCortical areasFunctional connectivitySeizuresClinical proceduresEpilepsyIntracranial electroencephalogramSignificant connectivityResectionPatientsSurgery