2024
Combined neuromodulation and resection for functional cortex epilepsy: a case series.
Merenzon M, Sivaraju A, Herlopian A, Gerrard J, Quraishi I, Hirsch L, Spencer D, Damisah E. Combined neuromodulation and resection for functional cortex epilepsy: a case series. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2024, 1-9. PMID: 38848588, DOI: 10.3171/2024.3.jns24122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedically refractory epilepsySeizure onset zoneFunctional cortexSeizure outcomeRefractory epilepsyMonths of follow-up dataMaximal safe resectionMedian follow-upTreated with resectionImprove seizure outcomeFocal neuromodulationFollow-up dataPreservation of functionRetrospective analysis of individualsSafe resectionPartial resectionMedian intervalCase seriesPreoperative assessmentSurgical interventionRNS deviceNeurological deficitsNo significant changesResectionRetrospective analysis
1984
Intracerebral masses in patients with intractable partial epilepsy.
Spencer D, Spencer S, Mattson R, Williamson P. Intracerebral masses in patients with intractable partial epilepsy. Neurology 1984, 34: 432-6. PMID: 6422323, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.34.4.432.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial seizuresSubtotal lobectomyUncontrolled partial seizuresGood seizure controlIntractable partial epilepsySimple partial seizuresIntracranial mass lesionsForm of treatmentSeizure controlMass resectionNeurologic examinationPreoperative evaluationSurgical treatmentIntracerebral massPartial epilepsyRadiologic studiesMass lesionStructural lesionsPatientsSeizuresLesionsLobectomyNeoplasmsTreatmentResection