2021
Management of patients with medically intractable epilepsy and anterior temporal lobe encephaloceles.
Sandhu MRS, Mandel M, McGrath H, Lamsam L, Farooque P, Bronen RA, Spencer DD, Damisah EC. Management of patients with medically intractable epilepsy and anterior temporal lobe encephaloceles. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2021, 136: 709-716. PMID: 34507290, DOI: 10.3171/2021.3.jns21133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe encephaloceleIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionRefractory epilepsyEEG findingsSigns of IIHIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyResective epilepsy surgeryManagement of patientsTemporal lobe epilepsyScalp EEG findingsSignificant neuropsychological deficitsRadiological findingsIntracranial hypertensionPreoperative evaluationEpileptogenic lesionsSurgical managementEpilepsy surgeryLobe epilepsySurgical outcomesIntractable epilepsySingle institutionSurgical dataEpileptogenic focusMedical recordsWorse outcomes
2000
Choroid plexus changes after temporal lobectomy.
Saluja S, Sato N, Kawamura Y, Coughlin W, Putman C, Spencer D, Sze G, Bronen R. Choroid plexus changes after temporal lobectomy. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2000, 21: 1650-3. PMID: 11039344, PMCID: PMC8174865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobectomyChoroid plexusPostoperative changesResection siteNormal postoperative changesRecurrent brain tumorsContrast-enhanced T1-weighted imagesPresence of infectionContrast-enhanced MR imagingDegree of enhancementT1-weighted imagesChoroid plexus changesHippocampal sclerosisRecurrent tumorsIntractable epilepsyNodular patternPathologic changesPostoperative siteLobectomyBrain tumorsEnhancement patternSurgical manipulationPlexusMorphologic changesMR imaging
1997
Economic impact of replacing CT with MR imaging for refractory epilepsy
Bronen R, Fulbright R, Spencer S, Spencer D, Kim J, Lange R. Economic impact of replacing CT with MR imaging for refractory epilepsy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1997, 15: 857-862. PMID: 9309616, DOI: 10.1016/s0730-725x(97)00047-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative evaluationRefractory epilepsyPositive imaging findingsRefractory epilepsy patientsPositive magnetic resonanceMagnetic resonanceIntracranial electroencephalogram monitoringSurgical ameliorationNormal CTImaging findingsPreoperative localizationIntractable epilepsyVascular lesionsEpileptogenic zoneElectroencephalogram monitoringPreoperative CTEpilepsy patientsPatientsMR imagingEpilepsyCTVascular substratesHealth costsLesionsSurgeryFocal cortical dysplasia of Taylor, balloon cell subtype: MR differentiation from low-grade tumors.
Bronen RA, Vives KP, Kim JH, Fulbright RK, Spencer SS, Spencer DD. Focal cortical dysplasia of Taylor, balloon cell subtype: MR differentiation from low-grade tumors. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 1997, 18: 1141-51. PMID: 9194442, PMCID: PMC8337292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal cortical dysplasiaLow-grade tumorsCortical dysplasiaMR findingsLobe locationLow-grade glial neoplasmTemporal lobe locationSubcortical white matterFrontal lobe locationSurgical resectionCortical thickeningClinical variablesIntractable epilepsyGlial neoplasmsHyperintense signalLateral ventricleMR featuresWhite matterNeoplastic tissueCell subtypesDysplasiaPatientsMR variablesNeoplasmsSurgical planning
1991
Imaging findings in hippocampal sclerosis: correlation with pathology.
Bronen R, Cheung G, Charles J, Kim J, Spencer D, Spencer S, Sze G, McCarthy G. Imaging findings in hippocampal sclerosis: correlation with pathology. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 1991, 12: 933-40. PMID: 1950925, PMCID: PMC8333515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyCryptogenic temporal lobe epilepsyHippocampal sclerosisLobe epilepsyHippocampal atrophyNeuronal densityPathologic criteriaQualitative histologic findingsUnilateral hippocampal atrophyNeuronal cell lossImportant therapeutic consequencesPreoperative radiologic imagingAdjacent white matterLong TR scansGranular cell layerTemporal lobectomyPreoperative diagnosisIntractable epilepsyRadiologic imagingHistologic findingsSurgical specimensCornu ammonisTherapeutic consequencesMR findingsTemporal lobe