2000
Choroid plexus changes after temporal lobectomy.
Saluja S, Sato N, Kawamura Y, Coughlin W, Putman C, Spencer D, Sze G, Bronen R. Choroid plexus changes after temporal lobectomy. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2000, 21: 1650-3. PMID: 11039344, PMCID: PMC8174865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobectomyChoroid plexusPostoperative changesResection siteNormal postoperative changesRecurrent brain tumorsContrast-enhanced T1-weighted imagesPresence of infectionContrast-enhanced MR imagingDegree of enhancementT1-weighted imagesChoroid plexus changesHippocampal sclerosisRecurrent tumorsIntractable epilepsyNodular patternPathologic changesPostoperative siteLobectomyBrain tumorsEnhancement patternSurgical manipulationPlexusMorphologic changesMR imaging
1997
Topographic distribution of seizure onset and hippocampal atrophy: Relationship between MRI and depth EEG
King D, Bronen R, Spencer D, Spencer S. Topographic distribution of seizure onset and hippocampal atrophy: Relationship between MRI and depth EEG. Clinical Neurophysiology 1997, 103: 692-697. PMID: 9546496, DOI: 10.1016/s0013-4694(97)00090-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedial temporal lobe epilepsyMagnetic resonance imagingSegmental atrophyHippocampal atrophyIctal onsetCell lossTopographic distributionDepth EEGHippocampal cell lossAnterior temporal lobectomyTemporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal depth electrodesMedial temporal structuresDistribution of onsetMost patientsTemporal lobectomyFocal onsetLobe epilepsyExcellent outcomesIctal recordingsDentate gyrusHippocampal segmentsSeizure onsetSubdural stripsDepth electrode contactsPostoperative changes in the brain: MR imaging findings in patients without neoplasms.
Sato N, Bronen R, Sze G, Kawamura Y, Coughlin W, Putman C, Spencer D. Postoperative changes in the brain: MR imaging findings in patients without neoplasms. Radiology 1997, 204: 839-46. PMID: 9280269, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.204.3.9280269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative MR imagesPostoperative changesDural enhancementEnhancement patternThin linear enhancementContrast enhancement patternMagnetic resonance imagingMR imagesSurgical marginsTemporal lobectomyNeoplastic changesExtraaxial fluidIntracranial airContrast material-enhanced MR imagesDay 5Day 51Day 30Resonance imagingSurgeryBrainPatientsTime courseContrast enhancementLinear enhancementDays
1996
Medial temporal lobe epilepsy without hippocampal atrophy
King D, Spencer S, Bouthillier A, Kim J, de Lanerolle N, Bronen R, McCarthy G, Luby M, Spencer D. Medial temporal lobe epilepsy without hippocampal atrophy. Epilepsy Research 1996, 9: 291-297. DOI: 10.1016/s0896-6974(96)00039-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedial temporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal atrophyTemporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal sclerosisTemporal lobectomyLobe epilepsyMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) volumetric studiesPresence of HADuration of epilepsyAnteromedial temporal lobectomyQuantitative cell countsPathologic evidenceSurgical outcomesClinical syndromeSeizure onsetPatientsCell countEpilepsyDepth EEGLonger durationAtrophyIncidenceVolumetric studiesInsufficient localizationOutcomes
1991
Imaging findings in hippocampal sclerosis: correlation with pathology.
Bronen R, Cheung G, Charles J, Kim J, Spencer D, Spencer S, Sze G, McCarthy G. Imaging findings in hippocampal sclerosis: correlation with pathology. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 1991, 12: 933-40. PMID: 1950925, PMCID: PMC8333515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyCryptogenic temporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal sclerosisLobe epilepsyHippocampal atrophyNeuronal densityPathologic criteriaQualitative histologic findingsUnilateral hippocampal atrophyNeuronal cell lossImportant therapeutic consequencesPreoperative radiologic imagingAdjacent white matterLong TR scansGranular cell layerTemporal lobectomyPreoperative diagnosisIntractable epilepsyRadiologic imagingHistologic findingsSurgical specimensCornu ammonisTherapeutic consequencesMR findingsTemporal lobe