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
2017
Impairment of consciousness induced by bilateral electrical stimulation of the frontal convexity
Quraishi IH, Benjamin CF, Spencer DD, Blumenfeld H, Alkawadri R. Impairment of consciousness induced by bilateral electrical stimulation of the frontal convexity. Epilepsy & Behavior Reports 2017, 8: 117-122. PMID: 29204347, PMCID: PMC5707211, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebcr.2017.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesElectrical cortical stimulationLoss of consciousnessCortical stimulationFrontal convexityFocal cortical stimulationIntracranial EEG evaluationBilateral electrical stimulationImpairment of consciousnessCessation of stimulationLateral frontal lobeFronto-parietal areasIntractable epilepsyIctal dischargesRarity of reportsElectrophysiological findingsFocal epilepsyEpileptic focusEEG evaluationIntracranial EEG recordingsCase of impairmentCortical connectivityElectrical stimulationEpileptic seizuresFrontal lobeSubcortical structures