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 analysisSystematic 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 regionsSeizing Control: Primary Visual Cortex Epilepsy Treated With Resection and Responsive Neurostimulation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Merenzon M, Lamsam L, McGrath H, Sivaraju A, Hirsch L, Cukiert A, Zibly Z, Spencer D, Damisah E. Seizing Control: Primary Visual Cortex Epilepsy Treated With Resection and Responsive Neurostimulation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative Neurosurgery 2024, 27: 262-263. PMID: 39007609, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000001109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStatistical learning in epilepsy: Behavioral and anatomical mechanisms in the human brain
Aljishi A, Sherman B, Huberdeau D, Obaid S, Khan K, Lamsam L, Zibly Z, Sivaraju A, Turk‐Browne N, Damisah E. Statistical learning in epilepsy: Behavioral and anatomical mechanisms in the human brain. Epilepsia 2024, 65: 753-765. PMID: 38116686, PMCID: PMC10948305, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17871.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Intracranial Entrainment Reveals Statistical Learning across Levels of Abstraction
Sherman B, Aljishi A, Graves K, Quraishi I, Sivaraju A, Damisah E, Turk-Browne N. Intracranial Entrainment Reveals Statistical Learning across Levels of Abstraction. Journal Of Cognitive Neuroscience 2023, 35: 1312-1328. PMID: 37262357, DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_02012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report
Lamsam L, Brigido M, Sivaraju A, Hirsch L, Spencer D, Chiang V, Damisah E. Transfrontal Approach to the Amygdala for Ablation With Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: An Epilepsy Case Report. Operative Neurosurgery 2023, 24: e381-e384. PMID: 36715982, PMCID: PMC10158899, DOI: 10.1227/ons.0000000000000576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomyLaser interstitial thermal therapyEntorhinal cortexInterstitial thermal therapyComplete ablationMesial temporal lobe epilepsyTemporal arteriovenous malformationTemporal lobe epilepsyLeft temporal arteriovenous malformationMiddle frontal gyrusPrior craniotomyOpen resectionLobe epilepsyCase reportMedial amygdalaArteriovenous malformationsAnterior entorhinal cortexTransfrontal approachAmygdalaInvasive surgeryFrontal gyrusThermal therapyIntracranial electroencephalographyResection
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
2021
Gerstmann Syndrome Deconstructed by Cortical Stimulation
Vaddiparti A, McGrath H, Benjamin C, Sivaraju A, Spencer DD, Hirsch LJ, Damisah E, Quraishi IH. Gerstmann Syndrome Deconstructed by Cortical Stimulation. Neurology 2021, 97: 420-422. PMID: 34187861, PMCID: PMC9246017, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012441.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters