2024
Systematic 1 Hz direct electrical stimulation for seizure induction: A reliable method for localizing seizure onset zone and predicting seizure freedom
Sivaraju A, Quraishi I, Collins E, McGrath H, Ramos A, Turk-Browne N, Zaveri H, Damisah E, Spencer D, Hirsch L. Systematic 1 Hz direct electrical stimulation for seizure induction: A reliable method for localizing seizure onset zone and predicting seizure freedom. Brain Stimulation 2024, 17: 339-345. PMID: 38490472, DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2024.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeizure inductionSeizure onset zoneSurgical outcomesHabitual seizuresOnset zonePredicting seizure freedomExcellent surgical outcomesProspective cohort studyMann-Whitney testConsecutive patientsFisher's exactSeizure freedomRefractory epilepsyCohort studyPost-surgeryInsular regionsMann-WhitneyPatientsIntracranial EEGSeizuresLocalizing seizure onset zonesStimulationElectrical stimulationMedial temporal regionsTemporal regions
2019
The connectivity index: an effective metric for grading epileptogenicity.
Yan Q, Gaspard N, Zaveri HP, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD, Alkawadri R. The connectivity index: an effective metric for grading epileptogenicity. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2019, 133: 971-978. PMID: 31561212, DOI: 10.3171/2019.4.jns195.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-pulse electrical stimulationSeizure onset zoneSite of stimulationSOZ contactsIrritative zoneComprehensive Epilepsy CenterControl contactsStimulation current intensityHabitual aurasHabitual seizuresEpilepsy centersSeizure generationBrain sitesFrequency stimulationEpileptic activityElectrical stimulationOnset zonePatientsRecording contactsStimulation sessionsBrain regionsFunctional connectivityStimulationOutcome casesSeizures
2018
T103. The connectivity index: A novel metric to grade epileptogenicity
Alkawadri R, Zaveri H, Gaspard N, Yan Q, Hirsch L, Spencer D. T103. The connectivity index: A novel metric to grade epileptogenicity. Clinical Neurophysiology 2018, 129: e42. DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2018.04.104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSingle-pulse electrical stimulationSeizure onset zoneSOZ contactsSite of stimulationCortical potentialsOnset zoneDuration of epilepsyEvoked cortical potentialsSingle-pulse stimulationPulse electrical stimulationStimulation current intensityMethods PatientsPartial seizuresResults FiftySeizure generationBrain sitesFrequency stimulationEpileptic activityIrritative zoneElectrical stimulationRecording contactsStimulation intensityStimulation sessionsBrain regionsStimulation site
2016
50 Hz hippocampal stimulation in refractory epilepsy: Higher level of basal glutamate predicts greater release of glutamate
Cavus I, Widi GA, Duckrow RB, Zaveri H, Kennard JT, Krystal J, Spencer DD. 50 Hz hippocampal stimulation in refractory epilepsy: Higher level of basal glutamate predicts greater release of glutamate. Epilepsia 2016, 57: 288-297. PMID: 26749134, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal glutamate levelsRefractory epilepsyGlutamate effluxBasal glutamateGlutamate levelsElectrical stimulationEpileptic hippocampusGlutamate releaseSeizure groupHz stimulationBrain glutamate releaseHippocampus of patientsStimulation-induced increaseEpilepsy monitoring unitStimulation-induced changesEpileptogenic hippocampusInduced seizuresSeizure inductionSpontaneous seizuresInterictal levelsGlutamate increaseAtrophic hippocampusElectroencephalography evaluationHippocampal stimulationHippocampal electrodes