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
2009
Localization-related epilepsy exhibits significant connectivity away from the seizure-onset area
Zaveri HP, Pincus SM, Goncharova II, Duckrow RB, Spencer DD, Spencer SS. Localization-related epilepsy exhibits significant connectivity away from the seizure-onset area. Neuroreport 2009, 20: 891-895. PMID: 19424095, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0b013e32832c78e0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure onset areaLocalization-related epilepsyControl of seizuresDiscrete cortical areasStandard clinical proceduresBeta frequency bandsUnselected patientsComplete resectionEpilepsy surgeryCortical areasFunctional connectivitySeizuresClinical proceduresEpilepsyIntracranial electroencephalogramSignificant connectivityResectionPatientsSurgery
2003
A Retrospective Analysis of Hippocampal Pathology in Human Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Evidence for Distinctive Patient Subcategories
De Lanerolle NC, Kim JH, Williamson A, Spencer SS, Zaveri HP, Eid T, Spencer DD. A Retrospective Analysis of Hippocampal Pathology in Human Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Evidence for Distinctive Patient Subcategories. Epilepsia 2003, 44: 677-687. PMID: 12752467, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.32701.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultApoptosisCell CountCulture TechniquesDentate GyrusDynorphinsElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeEvoked PotentialsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHippocampusHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesInterneuronsMaleNeuronsNeuropeptide YReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesSclerosisSomatostatinSubstance PTreatment OutcomeConceptsIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyDentate granule cellsLobe epilepsySurgical outcomesNeuronal lossNeuronal densityGranule cellsDentate gyrusNonsclerotic hippocampiRetrospective analysisHippocampal subfieldsHuman temporal lobe epilepsyBasis of pathophysiologyEvidence of sclerosisSignificant neuronal lossExtensive neuronal lossSharp electrode recordingsPatient subcategoriesSignificant hyperexcitabilityAutopsy controlsHippocampal pathologyNeuropeptide YImmunohistochemical characteristicsSubstance P