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
2017
Psychiatric and behavioral side effects of antiepileptic drugs in adults with epilepsy
Chen B, Choi H, Hirsch LJ, Katz A, Legge A, Buchsbaum R, Detyniecki K. Psychiatric and behavioral side effects of antiepileptic drugs in adults with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2017, 76: 24-31. PMID: 28931473, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.08.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral side effectsSide effectsPractice-based sampleAntiepileptic drug useHigh rateAED regimenAdult patientsNewer AEDsCessation ratesAntiepileptic drugsIntractable epilepsyMedical historyAbsence seizuresMedical recordsPhysician reportsAED usePatientsLevetiracetamDepressive moodDrug useGabapentinLamotriginePatient recordsSuicidal thoughtsPhenytoin
2015
Lateralization of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with chronic ambulatory electrocorticography
King-Stephens D, Mirro E, Weber PB, Laxer KD, Van Ness PC, Salanova V, Spencer DC, Heck CN, Goldman A, Jobst B, Shields DC, Bergey GK, Eisenschenk S, Worrell GA, Rossi MA, Gross RE, Cole AJ, Sperling MR, Nair DR, Gwinn RP, Park YD, Rutecki PA, Fountain NB, Wharen RE, Hirsch LJ, Miller IO, Barkley GL, Edwards JC, Geller EB, Berg MJ, Sadler TL, Sun FT, Morrell MJ. Lateralization of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with chronic ambulatory electrocorticography. Epilepsia 2015, 56: 959-967. PMID: 25988840, PMCID: PMC4676303, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal lobe epilepsyChronic ambulatory electrocorticographyElectrographic seizuresTemporal lobe epilepsyMTL epilepsySeizure lateralizationLobe epilepsyTreatment decisionsMTL seizuresInpatient video-electroencephalography (EEG) monitoringIctal ECoG activityInpatient video-EEG monitoringVideo-electroencephalography monitoringVideo-EEG monitoringIntractable epilepsySeizure focusECoG activityLarge cohortAmbulatory settingResponsive neurostimulationPatientsSeizuresEpilepsyIntracranial electrodesECoG
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 methodsOutcomes