1985
Interhemispheric commissurotomy for congenital hemiplegics with intractable epilepsy.
Goodman R, Williamson P, Reeves A, Spencer S, Spencer D, Mattson R, Roberts D. Interhemispheric commissurotomy for congenital hemiplegics with intractable epilepsy. Neurology 1985, 35: 1351-4. PMID: 4022384, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.35.9.1351.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
1983
Sexual automatisms in complex partial seizures.
Spencer S, Spencer D, Williamson P, Mattson R. Sexual automatisms in complex partial seizures. Neurology 1983, 33: 527-33. PMID: 6682492, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.33.5.527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex partial seizuresSexual automatismsPartial seizuresRefractory complex partial seizuresTemporal lobe diseaseFrontal lobe pathologySeizure frequencyFrontal lobectomySeizure focusSeizure originCalcified lesionsPatientsPelvic thrustingFrontal lobeSeizuresDepth EEGMasturbatory activityAutomatismsLobectomyLesionsDiseasePathology
1976
Eterobarb therapy in epilepsy.
MATTSON R, WILLIAMSON P, HANAHAN E. Eterobarb therapy in epilepsy. Neurology 1976, 26: 1014-7. PMID: 824567, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.26.11.1014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-blind crossover studySerum barbiturate levelsType of epilepsySuperior therapeutic effectSerious systemic toxicityAlternative anticonvulsantAnticonvulsant effectsSeizure frequencyStatus epilepticusCrossover studyTherapeutic effectSide effectsBarbiturate levelsSystemic toxicityPatientsEterobarbPhenobarbitalHigh dosageSignificant differencesEpilepsyTherapyTrialsToxicityEpilepticusAnticonvulsants