2016
The relationship between seizures, interictal spikes and antiepileptic drugs
Goncharova II, Alkawadri R, Gaspard N, Duckrow RB, Spencer DD, Hirsch LJ, Spencer SS, Zaveri HP. The relationship between seizures, interictal spikes and antiepileptic drugs. Clinical Neurophysiology 2016, 127: 3180-3186. PMID: 27292227, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.05.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst seizureSeizure occurrenceAED taperSpike rateEEG monitoringMarker of inhibitionIntracranial EEG monitoringOccurrence of seizuresScalp EEG monitoringConsecutive patientsAntiepileptic drugsDrug taperHigh spike ratesInterictal spikesSeizuresDay 4Intracranial electrodesPatientsAEDsSignificant relationship
2010
Background intracranial EEG spectral changes with anti-epileptic drug taper
Zaveri HP, Pincus SM, Goncharova II, Novotny EJ, Duckrow RB, Spencer DD, Blumenfeld H, Spencer SS. Background intracranial EEG spectral changes with anti-epileptic drug taper. Clinical Neurophysiology 2010, 121: 311-317. PMID: 20075002, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2009.11.081.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
Neocortical and Thalamic Spread of Amygdala Kindled Seizures
Blumenfeld H, Rivera M, Vasquez JG, Shah A, Ismail D, Enev M, Zaveri HP. Neocortical and Thalamic Spread of Amygdala Kindled Seizures. Epilepsia 2007, 48: 254-262. PMID: 17295618, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00934.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal cortexMedial thalamusInterictal periodNervous systemSimultaneous field potential recordingsAmygdala-Kindled SeizuresResult of kindlingDevelopment of epilepsyNetwork plasticityField potential recordingsSeizure durationBehavioral seizuresMotor seizuresKindled SeizuresAmygdala kindlingEpilepsy modelSeizuresKindlingPotential recordingsNeocortical circuitsCortexBehavioral severityWeak stimulationThalamusPossible role