2021
Electrical cortical stimulation can impair production of the alphabet without impairing counting
Rojas PH, Sivaraju A, Quraishi IH, Vanderlind M, Rofes A, Połczynska-Bletsos MM, Spencer DD, Hirsch LJ, Benjamin CFA. Electrical cortical stimulation can impair production of the alphabet without impairing counting. Epilepsy & Behavior Reports 2021, 15: 100433. PMID: 33778464, PMCID: PMC7985277, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100433.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesElectrical stimulation mappingCortical electrical stimulation mappingDrug-resistant focal epilepsyPatient experienced lossDrug-resistant epilepsyElectrical cortical stimulationLanguage-dominant hemisphereSuperior temporal gyrusPosterior superior temporal gyrusCortical stimulationFocal epilepsyStimulation mappingDominant hemispherePatientsTemporal gyrusSelective impairmentLanguage functionEpilepsyExperienced lossImpairmentBrainRiskLanguage impairmentSurgerySole means
2007
To Sleep, Perchance to Seize: Surgery Ameliorates Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Seizures
Hirsch LJ. To Sleep, Perchance to Seize: Surgery Ameliorates Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Seizures. Epilepsy Currents 2007, 8: 12-14. PMID: 18265881, PMCID: PMC2238651, DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2007.00219.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFocal cortical dysplasiaExcessive daytime sleepinessPre-surgical evaluationSleep-related seizuresFrontal lobe seizuresEpileptogenic zoneStereo-EEGFrontal lobeAccurate pre-surgical evaluationComprehensive pre-surgical evaluationScalp video-EEG monitoringTaylor's focal cortical dysplasiaClass IIDrug-resistant focal epilepsyTaylor-type focal cortical dysplasiaEngel class IAEngel Class IIIctal clinical signsNocturnal frontal lobe epilepsyVideo-EEG monitoringClass IaFrontal lobe originNocturnal frontal lobe seizuresFrontal lobe epilepsyInvasive EEG recordings