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
Passive Localization of the Central Sulcus during Sleep Based on Intracranial EEG
Alkawadri R, Zaveri HP, Sheth KN, Spencer DD. Passive Localization of the Central Sulcus during Sleep Based on Intracranial EEG. Cerebral Cortex 2021, 32: 3726-3735. PMID: 34921723, PMCID: PMC9764437, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhab443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCentral sulcusMotor cortexMotor areaLeg motor areaPrimary motor cortexIntracranial EEG monitoringTongue motor areaLocal network activityMotor/premotorSM cortexIntractable epilepsySensorimotor cortexAnterior bankNREM sleepSensory cortexEEG monitoringZ-scoreHigher EEGCortexIntracranial EEGSignificant differencesPatientsSleepNetwork activityPrimary hand
2013
Seizure localization using three-dimensional surface projections of intracranial EEG power
Lee HW, Youngblood MW, Farooque P, Han X, Jhun S, Chen WC, Goncharova I, Vives K, Spencer DD, Zaveri H, Hirsch LJ, Blumenfeld H. Seizure localization using three-dimensional surface projections of intracranial EEG power. NeuroImage 2013, 83: 616-626. PMID: 23850575, PMCID: PMC3815983, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2013.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy surgerySeizure localizationGood surgical outcomeEEG powerIntractable epilepsy patientsAgreement rateNormal brain functionOverall agreement ratePoor outcomeSurgical outcomesIntractable epilepsyIcEEG recordingsSeizure onsetSublobar localizationEpilepsy patientsIndependent reviewersClinical informationIcEEG dataPatientsBrain functionSurgeryImproved diagnostic methodIntracranial EEGDiagnostic methodsOutcomesIntracranial EEG evaluation of relationship within a resting state network
Duncan D, Duckrow RB, Pincus SM, Goncharova I, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD, Coifman RR, Zaveri HP. Intracranial EEG evaluation of relationship within a resting state network. Clinical Neurophysiology 2013, 124: 1943-1951. PMID: 23790525, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2013.03.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault mode networkIntracranial EEG evaluationMode networkLocalization-related epilepsyCross-approximate entropyNeuronal involvementHemodynamic measurementsIntracranial EEG recordingsEEG evaluationBackground activityGamma powerFMRI studyIntracranial EEGBrain activityPatientsEEG recordingsLow levelsT2EpilepsyMagnitude squared coherenceT1
2009
The development of recurrent seizures after continuous intrahippocampal infusion of methionine sulfoximine in rats A video-intracranial electroencephalographic study
Wang Y, Zaveri HP, Lee TS, Eid T. The development of recurrent seizures after continuous intrahippocampal infusion of methionine sulfoximine in rats A video-intracranial electroencephalographic study. Experimental Neurology 2009, 220: 293-302. PMID: 19747915, PMCID: PMC2989153, DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2009.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyHuman mesial temporal lobe epilepsyRecurrent seizuresNeuronal lossPartial seizuresPathophysiology of mTLEDiffuse neuronal lossSaline-treated animalsTemporal lobe epilepsyMinimal neuronal lossGlutamine synthetase inhibitor methionine sulfoximineEpileptogenic hippocampusHippocampal sclerosisLobe epilepsyElectroencephalogram monitoringStage IElectrophysiological mechanismsSeizuresElectroencephalographic studiesDays durationIntrahippocampal infusionHippocampusInfusionMethionine sulfoximineIntracranial EEGA decrease in EEG energy accompanies anti-epileptic drug taper during intracranial monitoring
Zaveri HP, Pincus SM, Goncharova II, Novotny EJ, Duckrow RB, Spencer DD, Spencer SS. A decrease in EEG energy accompanies anti-epileptic drug taper during intracranial monitoring. Epilepsy Research 2009, 86: 153-162. PMID: 19632096, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Neurometabolism in human epilepsy
Pan JW, Williamson A, Cavus I, Hetherington HP, Zaveri H, Petroff OA, Spencer DD. Neurometabolism in human epilepsy. Epilepsia 2008, 49: 31-41. PMID: 18304254, PMCID: PMC3657747, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01508.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrain DiseasesBrain MappingCarbon IsotopesDominance, CerebralElectrodes, ImplantedElectroencephalographyEpilepsyGamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlucoseHippocampusHumansLimbic SystemMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMetabolic DiseasesMicrodialysisMitochondrial DiseasesNeural PathwaysNeuronsPositron-Emission TomographyRatsSynaptic TransmissionConceptsNeurometabolic dysfunctionMagnetic resonance spectroscopic imagingHuman epilepsyEpileptic brainHippocampal resectionSclerotic hippocampusPathophysiologic aspectsEpileptogenic processMicrodialysis measuresExtracellular glutamateEpileptic dysfunctionEnergetic dysfunctionHuman studiesDysfunctionNeurotransmitter cyclingNoninvasive functional imagingProfound decreaseMitochondrial injuryBrain functionEpilepsyFunctional imagingMetabolic imagingBrainIntracranial EEGNeurometabolism