2023
Recent advances in epilepsy surgery
Medina-Pizarro M, Spencer D, Damisah E. Recent advances in epilepsy surgery. Current Opinion In Neurology 2023, 36: 95-101. PMID: 36762633, DOI: 10.1097/wco.0000000000001134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy surgeryEpilepsy centersComprehensive Epilepsy CenterDrug-resistant epilepsySurgical outcome dataReasonable surgical alternativeAdequate trialAntiseizure medicationsPreoperative evaluationSurgical candidacySurgical outcomesSeizure networkSurgical alternativeEpileptogenic networksSurgical techniqueTreatment strategiesEpileptogenic regionInvasive techniquesOutcome dataSurgeryDepth electrodesHigh-resolution structural imagingSubtle abnormalitiesDiagnostic toolStructural imaging
2021
Depth Electrode Guided Anterior Insulectomy: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
Mandel M, Lamsam L, Farooque P, Spencer D, Damisah E. Depth Electrode Guided Anterior Insulectomy: 2-Dimensional Operative Video. Operative Neurosurgery 2021, 21: e121-e121. PMID: 33885821, PMCID: PMC8493659, DOI: 10.1093/ons/opab112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepth electrodesOperative VideoEntire right hemisphereRight-handed womanIntracranial EEG studiesIctal vocalizationInsular surgeryNeurological deficitsPreoperative evaluationRefractory epilepsyEpileptiform activityEpileptogenic areaEpileptic zoneInsular resectionFrontal operculumNoninvasive resultsPatientsAnterior borderOptimal outcomesRight hemisphereInsulectomyEEG studiesSurgeryIndescribable feelingNeuronavigation