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
2008
Decreased hippocampal volume on MRI is associated with increased extracellular glutamate in epilepsy patients
Cavus I, Pan JW, Hetherington HP, Abi‐Saab W, Zaveri HP, Vives KP, Krystal JH, Spencer SS, Spencer DD. Decreased hippocampal volume on MRI is associated with increased extracellular glutamate in epilepsy patients. Epilepsia 2008, 49: 1358-1366. PMID: 18410365, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01603.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal volumeClinical factorsHippocampal atrophyEpileptogenic hippocampusGABA levelsNeurochemical levelsElevated extracellular glutamate levelsContralateral hippocampal volumeIntracranial EEG evaluationMedication-resistant epilepsyRefractory TLE patientsHigh seizure frequencyRelevant clinical factorsSmaller hippocampal volumesExtracellular glutamate levelsFebrile seizure historyTreatment of epilepsySeizure frequencyLobe epilepsySeizure historyTLE patientsAtrophic hippocampusGlutamate levelsExtracellular glutamate