Brain‐responsive neurostimulation in patients with medically intractable seizures arising from eloquent and other neocortical areas
Jobst BC, Kapur R, Barkley GL, Bazil CW, Berg MJ, Bergey GK, Boggs JG, Cash SS, Cole AJ, Duchowny MS, Duckrow RB, Edwards JC, Eisenschenk S, Fessler AJ, Fountain NB, Geller EB, Goldman AM, Goodman RR, Gross RE, Gwinn RP, Heck C, Herekar AA, Hirsch LJ, King‐Stephens D, Labar DR, Marsh WR, Meador KJ, Miller I, Mizrahi EM, Murro AM, Nair DR, Noe KH, Olejniczak PW, Park YD, Rutecki P, Salanova V, Sheth RD, Skidmore C, Smith MC, Spencer DC, Srinivasan S, Tatum W, Van Ness P, Vossler DG, Wharen RE, Worrell GA, Yoshor D, Zimmerman RS, Skarpaas TL, Morrell MJ. Brain‐responsive neurostimulation in patients with medically intractable seizures arising from eloquent and other neocortical areas. Epilepsia 2017, 58: 1005-1014. PMID: 28387951, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBrain MappingCerebral CortexDeep Brain StimulationDrug Resistant EpilepsyElectric Stimulation TherapyElectrodes, ImplantedElectroencephalographyEpilepsies, PartialEpilepsy, Complex PartialEpilepsy, Partial, MotorEpilepsy, Tonic-ClonicFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeocortexYoung AdultConceptsSeizure-free periodSeizure reductionNeocortical onsetSeizure onsetNeocortical originIntractable partial-onset seizuresMedian percent seizure reductionBrain-responsive neurostimulationChronic neurologic deficitsPercent seizure reductionPrior epilepsy surgeryPartial-onset seizuresPercent of patientsProspective clinical trialsNormal MRI findingsVagus nerve stimulationEffective treatment optionEloquent cortical areasRate of infectionMagnetic resonance imagingPreimplantation baselineMRI lesionsAdverse eventsNeurologic deficitsPerioperative hemorrhage