2022
Hippocampal recording via the RNS system reveals marked ipsilateral activation of epileptiform activity during Wada testing
Quraishi IH, Brown FC, Johnson MH, Hirsch LJ. Hippocampal recording via the RNS system reveals marked ipsilateral activation of epileptiform activity during Wada testing. Epilepsy & Behavior 2022, 134: 108854. PMID: 35905518, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2022.108854.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponsive neurostimulation systemWada testingEpileptiform activityElicitation of seizuresTemporal lobe resectionInternal carotid arteryMedial temporal structuresHippocampal vasculatureIpsilateral activationLobe resectionPosterior circulationElectrographic seizuresTemporal lobectomyElectrographic changesIntractable epilepsyClinical correlatesWada testCarotid arteryHippocampal spikesNegative findingsNeurostimulation systemHippocampal EEGHippocampal activityPatientsTransient increase
2021
Patient‐detectable responsive neurostimulation as a seizure warning system
Quraishi IH, Hirsch LJ. Patient‐detectable responsive neurostimulation as a seizure warning system. Epilepsia 2021, 62: e110-e116. PMID: 34018182, PMCID: PMC8629031, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16933.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponsive neurostimulation systemFocal impaired awareness seizuresProportion of patientsQuality of lifeSeizure warningTolerable symptomsClinical seizuresLatter therapySelect patientsAwareness seizuresEpileptiform activityEarly recognitionResponsive neurostimulationEpileptiform patternsCognitive impairmentPatientsNeurostimulation systemSymptomsSeizuresTherapyTreatment of clustersStimulationSeizure warning systemSeizure recognitionEpilepsy