Responsive neurostimulation as a treatment for super-refractory focal status epilepticus: a systematic review and case series.
Ernst L, Raslan A, Wabulya A, Shin H, Cash S, Yang J, Sagi V, King-Stephens D, Damisah E, Ramos A, Hussain B, Toprani S, Brandman D, Shahlaie K, Kanth K, Arain A, Peters A, Rolston J, Berns M, Patel S, Uysal U. Responsive neurostimulation as a treatment for super-refractory focal status epilepticus: a systematic review and case series. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2023, 140: 201-209. PMID: 37329518, DOI: 10.3171/2023.4.jns23367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuper-refractory status epilepticusStatus epilepticusCase seriesTreatment optionsCase reportCollection formFocal status epilepticusRetrospective chart reviewSignificant adverse eventsEffective treatment optionResponsive neurostimulation systemUnique clinical scenarioData collection formOptimal stimulation settingsFocal SEAdverse eventsChart reviewLead placementEligibility criteriaResponsive neurostimulationTenth caseTotal casesIRB approvalStimulation settingsClinical scenariosTransfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report
Lamsam L, Brigido M, Sivaraju A, Hirsch L, Spencer D, Chiang V, Damisah E. Transfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report. Operative Neurosurgery 2023, 24: e381-e384. PMID: 36715982, PMCID: PMC10158899, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomyLaser interstitial thermal therapyEntorhinal cortexInterstitial thermal therapyComplete ablationMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal arteriovenous malformationTemporal lobe epilepsyLeft temporal arteriovenous malformationMiddle frontal gyrusPrior craniotomyOpen resectionLobe epilepsyCase reportMedial amygdalaArteriovenous malformationsAnterior entorhinal cortexTransfrontal approachAmygdalaInvasive surgeryFrontal gyrusThermal therapyIntracranial electroencephalographyResection