2014
Two‐year seizure reduction in adults with medically intractable partial onset epilepsy treated with responsive neurostimulation: Final results of the RNS System Pivotal trial
Heck CN, King‐Stephens D, Massey AD, Nair DR, Jobst BC, Barkley GL, Salanova V, Cole AJ, Smith MC, Gwinn RP, Skidmore C, Van Ness PC, Bergey GK, Park YD, Miller I, Geller E, Rutecki PA, Zimmerman R, Spencer DC, Goldman A, Edwards JC, Leiphart JW, Wharen RE, Fessler J, Fountain NB, Worrell GA, Gross RE, Eisenschenk S, Duckrow RB, Hirsch LJ, Bazil C, O'Donovan CA, Sun FT, Courtney TA, Seale CG, Morrell MJ. Two‐year seizure reduction in adults with medically intractable partial onset epilepsy treated with responsive neurostimulation: Final results of the RNS System Pivotal trial. Epilepsia 2014, 55: 432-441. PMID: 24621228, PMCID: PMC4233950, DOI: 10.1111/epi.12534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntractable partial-onset seizuresPartial-onset seizuresOpen-label periodResponsive stimulationSeizure focusSeizure reductionOnset seizuresSham stimulationIntractable partial onset epilepsySerious adverse event ratesFocal cortical stimulationPartial-onset epilepsyAdverse event ratesFrequency of seizuresMedian percent reductionAdditional treatment optionsSham stimulation groupBlinded periodMonth postimplantAdjunctive therapyAdverse eventsOnset epilepsyPivotal trialsCortical stimulationTreatment options
2008
Local spatial effect of 50 Hz cortical stimulation in humans
Gwinn RP, Spencer DD, Spencer SS, Duckrow RB, Vives K, Wu K, Tkeshelashvili D, Zaveri HP. Local spatial effect of 50 Hz cortical stimulation in humans. Epilepsia 2008, 49: 1602-1610. PMID: 18435750, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01628.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCortical stimulationStimulation amplitudeBipolar stimulationFunctional cortical mappingSeizure activityFunctional mapping proceduresCortical mappingEfficacious treatmentSubdural electrodesCortical activityStimulation parametersHuman investigationsStimulating parametersStimulationTissue volumeElectrode placementCortical surfacePatientsGreater increaseBaselineFunctional mappingGamma bandBand powerStimuliS poststimulation
1981
Cerebral compensation for chronic noradrenergic denervation induced by locus ceruleus lesion: recovery of receptor binding, isoproterenol- induced adenylate cyclase activity, and oxidative metabolism
Harik SI, Duckrow RB, LaManna JC, Rosenthal M, Sharma VK, Banerjee SP. Cerebral compensation for chronic noradrenergic denervation induced by locus ceruleus lesion: recovery of receptor binding, isoproterenol- induced adenylate cyclase activity, and oxidative metabolism. Journal Of Neuroscience 1981, 1: 641-649. PMID: 7346572, PMCID: PMC6564177, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.01-06-00641.1981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocus ceruleus lesionNoradrenergic denervationCerebral cortexReceptor bindingNoradrenergic receptor bindingOxidative metabolismRat cerebral cortexDirect cortical stimulationVivo oxidative metabolismBlood volume shiftsCyclic AMP generationAdenylate cyclase activityCerebral compensationNoradrenaline depletionLocus ceruleusUnilateral injectionCortical stimulationCerebral noradrenalineLong-term effectsAMP generationMonophosphate generationLesionsDenervationCyclase activityWeeks