2023
A multicenter retrospective study of patients treated in the thalamus with responsive neurostimulation
Fields M, Eka O, Schreckinger C, Dugan P, Asaad W, Blum A, Bullinger K, Willie J, Burdette D, Anderson C, Quraishi I, Gerrard J, Singh A, Lee K, Yoo J, Ghatan S, Panov F, Marcuse L. A multicenter retrospective study of patients treated in the thalamus with responsive neurostimulation. Frontiers In Neurology 2023, 14: 1202631. PMID: 37745648, PMCID: PMC10516547, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1202631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnterior thalamic nucleiSerious adverse eventsGlobal Clinical Impression ScaleVagal nerve stimulationDrug-resistant epilepsyDeep brain stimulationAdverse eventsMost patientsResponsive neurostimulationSeizure reductionResective surgeryResistant epilepsyImpression ScaleSide effectsMedian baseline seizure frequencyDrug-resistant epilepsy patientsRare serious adverse eventsAnti-seizure medicationsDifferent epilepsy centersMeaningful seizure reductionMedian seizure reductionMedication regimen changesBaseline seizure frequencyMulticenter retrospective studyRetrospective multicenter study
2021
Electrical cortical stimulation can impair production of the alphabet without impairing counting
Rojas PH, Sivaraju A, Quraishi IH, Vanderlind M, Rofes A, Połczynska-Bletsos MM, Spencer DD, Hirsch LJ, Benjamin CFA. Electrical cortical stimulation can impair production of the alphabet without impairing counting. Epilepsy & Behavior Reports 2021, 15: 100433. PMID: 33778464, PMCID: PMC7985277, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100433.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesElectrical stimulation mappingCortical electrical stimulation mappingDrug-resistant focal epilepsyPatient experienced lossDrug-resistant epilepsyElectrical cortical stimulationLanguage-dominant hemisphereSuperior temporal gyrusPosterior superior temporal gyrusCortical stimulationFocal epilepsyStimulation mappingDominant hemispherePatientsTemporal gyrusSelective impairmentLanguage functionEpilepsyExperienced lossImpairmentBrainRiskLanguage impairmentSurgerySole means