2018
The roles of surgery and technology in understanding focal epilepsy and its comorbidities
Spencer DD, Gerrard JL, Zaveri HP. The roles of surgery and technology in understanding focal epilepsy and its comorbidities. The Lancet Neurology 2018, 17: 373-382. PMID: 29553383, DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(18)30031-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal epilepsyNeuropsychiatric disordersComplete seizure controlPoor postsurgical outcomeRole of surgeryRefractory focal epilepsyOnset areaComorbid neuropsychiatric disordersSeizure onset areaBehavioral seizuresSeizure controlSurgical outcomesPostsurgical outcomesEpileptogenic tissueEpilepsy networkHigh prevalenceStructural brain networksIndividualised therapyPatientsBrain regionsEpilepsyElectrophysiological recordingsIntracranial electrophysiological recordingsStructural MRIGold standard
2007
Neocortical and Thalamic Spread of Amygdala Kindled Seizures
Blumenfeld H, Rivera M, Vasquez JG, Shah A, Ismail D, Enev M, Zaveri HP. Neocortical and Thalamic Spread of Amygdala Kindled Seizures. Epilepsia 2007, 48: 254-262. PMID: 17295618, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00934.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal cortexMedial thalamusInterictal periodNervous systemSimultaneous field potential recordingsAmygdala-Kindled SeizuresResult of kindlingDevelopment of epilepsyNetwork plasticityField potential recordingsSeizure durationBehavioral seizuresMotor seizuresKindled SeizuresAmygdala kindlingEpilepsy modelSeizuresKindlingPotential recordingsNeocortical circuitsCortexBehavioral severityWeak stimulationThalamusPossible role