2024
Stability of infraslow correlation structure in time-shifted intracranial EEG signals
Joshi R, Duckrow R, Goncharova I, Hirsch L, Spencer D, Godwin D, Zaveri H. Stability of infraslow correlation structure in time-shifted intracranial EEG signals. Frontiers In Network Physiology 2024, 4: 1441294. PMID: 39258030, PMCID: PMC11384574, DOI: 10.3389/fnetp.2024.1441294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInfraslow activityContact pairsFrequency bandMagnitude-squared coherenceAntiseizure medicationsMedically refractory epilepsy patientsElectrode contact pairsHigher-frequency activityRefractory epilepsy patientsDC-coupled recordingsIcEEG epochsEEG frequency bandsEnvelope correlationOptimal parametersClinical relevanceSeizure riskIntracranial EEGEpilepsy patientsPatientsIntracranial EEG signalsTaperTraditional EEG frequency bandsSystematic 1 Hz direct electrical stimulation for seizure induction: A reliable method for localizing seizure onset zone and predicting seizure freedom
Sivaraju A, Quraishi I, Collins E, McGrath H, Ramos A, Turk-Browne N, Zaveri H, Damisah E, Spencer D, Hirsch L. Systematic 1 Hz direct electrical stimulation for seizure induction: A reliable method for localizing seizure onset zone and predicting seizure freedom. Brain Stimulation 2024, 17: 339-345. PMID: 38490472, DOI: 10.1016/j.brs.2024.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeizure inductionSeizure onset zoneSurgical outcomesHabitual seizuresOnset zonePredicting seizure freedomExcellent surgical outcomesProspective cohort studyMann-Whitney testConsecutive patientsFisher's exactSeizure freedomRefractory epilepsyCohort studyPost-surgeryInsular regionsMann-WhitneyPatientsIntracranial EEGSeizuresLocalizing seizure onset zonesStimulationElectrical stimulationMedial temporal regionsTemporal regions
2022
Factors Predicting Outcome After Intracranial EEG Evaluation in Patients With Medically Refractory Epilepsy
Sivaraju A, Hirsch L, Gaspard N, Farooque P, Gerrard J, Xu Y, Deng Y, Damisah E, Blumenfeld H, Spencer DD. Factors Predicting Outcome After Intracranial EEG Evaluation in Patients With Medically Refractory Epilepsy. Neurology 2022, 99: e1-e10. PMID: 35508395, PMCID: PMC9259091, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200569.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe onsetSeizure freedomResective surgeryIndependent predictorsLesional MRIUnfavorable predictorRefractory epilepsyContinued medical treatmentEpilepsy surgical evaluationFactors Predicting OutcomeIntracranial EEG evaluationNonlesional extratemporal epilepsySubsequent seizure freedomSustained seizure freedomThorough presurgical evaluationSeizure-free outcomeClass II evidenceMedically Refractory EpilepsyRetrospective chart reviewKaplan-Meier curvesSelect clinical scenariosMultivariable regression analysisBest multivariable modelIntracranial EEGSeizure onset localization
2013
Seizure localization using three-dimensional surface projections of intracranial EEG power
Lee HW, Youngblood MW, Farooque P, Han X, Jhun S, Chen WC, Goncharova I, Vives K, Spencer DD, Zaveri H, Hirsch LJ, Blumenfeld H. Seizure localization using three-dimensional surface projections of intracranial EEG power. NeuroImage 2013, 83: 616-626. PMID: 23850575, PMCID: PMC3815983, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy surgerySeizure localizationGood surgical outcomeEEG powerIntractable epilepsy patientsAgreement rateNormal brain functionOverall agreement ratePoor outcomeSurgical outcomesIntractable epilepsyIcEEG recordingsSeizure onsetSublobar localizationEpilepsy patientsIndependent reviewersClinical informationIcEEG dataPatientsBrain functionSurgeryImproved diagnostic methodIntracranial EEGDiagnostic methodsOutcomesIntracranial EEG evaluation of relationship within a resting state network
Duncan D, Duckrow RB, Pincus SM, Goncharova I, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD, Coifman RR, Zaveri HP. Intracranial EEG evaluation of relationship within a resting state network. Clinical Neurophysiology 2013, 124: 1943-1951. PMID: 23790525, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkIntracranial EEG evaluationMode networkLocalization-related epilepsyCross-approximate entropyNeuronal involvementHemodynamic measurementsIntracranial EEG recordingsEEG evaluationBackground activityGamma powerFMRI studyIntracranial EEGBrain activityPatientsEEG recordingsLow levelsT2EpilepsyMagnitude squared coherenceT1