2023
Transfrontal 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
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