2017
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
2005
Normal magnetic resonance imaging and medial temporal lobe epilepsy: the clinical syndrome of paradoxical temporal lobe epilepsy.
Cohen-Gadol AA, Bradley CC, Williamson A, Kim JH, Westerveld M, Duckrow RB, Spencer DD. Normal magnetic resonance imaging and medial temporal lobe epilepsy: the clinical syndrome of paradoxical temporal lobe epilepsy. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2005, 102: 902-9. PMID: 15926717, DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.5.0902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobe epilepsyMedial temporal sclerosisTemporal lobe epilepsyAnteromedial temporal resectionPTLE groupDentate granule cellsLobe epilepsyMTS groupTemporal resectionClinical featuresNeuron lossSeizure historyHippocampal slicesGranule cellsNormal magnetic resonance imagingBlinded visual inspectionPyramidal cell lossDistinct clinical featuresHippocampal cell densityT2 signal changeSignificant neuron lossHippocampal volumetric measurementsMagnetic resonance imagingVolumetric measurementsSharp electrode recordings