2024
Systematic 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
2021
Hemisphere-Dependent Ictal Tachycardia Versus Ictal Bradycardia in a Critically Ill Patient
Fong MWK, Norris S, Percy J, Hirsch LJ, Herlopian A. Hemisphere-Dependent Ictal Tachycardia Versus Ictal Bradycardia in a Critically Ill Patient. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2021, 39: e15-e18. PMID: 34860703, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIctal bradycardiaIll patientsNeuro-intensive care unitTemporal regionsStandard clinical monitoringHigh-risk patientsOvert clinical signsRight-handed manLeft temporal regionRight temporal regionMild tachycardiaSinus bradycardiaSinus pausesCare unitIntraparenchymal hemorrhageSinus tachycardiaIctal phenomenaCardiac investigationsAutonomic changesClinical signsHeart rateClinical monitoringBradycardiaSeizuresIndependent seizures