2023
Recent advances in epilepsy surgery
Medina-Pizarro M, Spencer D, Damisah E. Recent advances in epilepsy surgery. Current Opinion In Neurology 2023, 36: 95-101. PMID: 36762633, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000001134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy surgeryEpilepsy centersComprehensive Epilepsy CenterDrug-resistant epilepsySurgical outcome dataReasonable surgical alternativeAdequate trialAntiseizure medicationsPreoperative evaluationSurgical candidacySurgical outcomesSeizure networkSurgical alternativeEpileptogenic networksSurgical techniqueTreatment strategiesEpileptogenic regionInvasive techniquesOutcome dataSurgeryDepth electrodesHigh-resolution structural imagingSubtle abnormalitiesDiagnostic toolStructural imaging
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 outcomesDepth Electrode Guided Anterior Insulectomy: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Mandel M, Lamsam L, Farooque P, Spencer D, Damisah E. Depth Electrode Guided Anterior Insulectomy: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative Neurosurgery 2021, 21: e121-e121. PMID: 33885821, PMCID: PMC8493659, DOI: 10.1093/ons/opab112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepth electrodesOperative VideoEntire right hemisphereRight-handed womanIntracranial EEG studiesIctal vocalizationInsular surgeryNeurological deficitsPreoperative evaluationRefractory epilepsyEpileptiform activityEpileptogenic areaEpileptic zoneInsular resectionFrontal operculumNoninvasive resultsPatientsAnterior borderOptimal outcomesRight hemisphereInsulectomyEEG studiesSurgeryIndescribable feelingNeuronavigation