2022
Hippocampal recording via the RNS system reveals marked ipsilateral activation of epileptiform activity during Wada testing
Quraishi IH, Brown FC, Johnson MH, Hirsch LJ. Hippocampal recording via the RNS system reveals marked ipsilateral activation of epileptiform activity during Wada testing. Epilepsy & Behavior 2022, 134: 108854. PMID: 35905518, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponsive neurostimulation systemWada testingEpileptiform activityElicitation of seizuresTemporal lobe resectionInternal carotid arteryMedial temporal structuresHippocampal vasculatureIpsilateral activationLobe resectionPosterior circulationElectrographic seizuresTemporal lobectomyElectrographic changesIntractable epilepsyClinical correlatesWada testCarotid arteryHippocampal spikesNegative findingsNeurostimulation systemHippocampal EEGHippocampal activityPatientsTransient increase
2014
Ictal spread of medial temporal lobe seizures with and without secondary generalization: An intracranial electroencephalography analysis
Yoo JY, Farooque P, Chen WC, Youngblood MW, Zaveri HP, Gerrard JL, Spencer DD, Hirsch LJ, Blumenfeld H. Ictal spread of medial temporal lobe seizures with and without secondary generalization: An intracranial electroencephalography analysis. Epilepsia 2014, 55: 289-295. PMID: 24417694, PMCID: PMC4103687, DOI: 10.1111/epi.12505.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecondary generalizationTemporal lobe seizuresFocal seizuresTemporal cortexMedial temporal lobe seizuresCortical regionsLow-voltage fast activityProminent activationAnteromedial temporal lobe resectionTonic-clonic seizuresSeizure-onset patternsTemporal lobe resectionLateral temporal cortexQuality of lifePosterior lateral temporal cortexTemporal lobe areasIntracranial electroencephalography studyMedial temporal lobe areasMedial temporal lobePosterior lateral temporal regionsIctal spreadHippocampal sclerosisSeizure spreadLobe resectionTemporal lobe