2021
Management of patients with medically intractable epilepsy and anterior temporal lobe encephaloceles.
Sandhu MRS, Mandel M, McGrath H, Lamsam L, Farooque P, Bronen RA, Spencer DD, Damisah EC. Management of patients with medically intractable epilepsy and anterior temporal lobe encephaloceles. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2021, 136: 709-716. PMID: 34507290, DOI: 10.3171/2021.3.jns21133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe encephaloceleIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionRefractory epilepsyEEG findingsSigns of IIHIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyResective epilepsy surgeryManagement of patientsTemporal lobe epilepsyScalp EEG findingsSignificant neuropsychological deficitsRadiological findingsIntracranial hypertensionPreoperative evaluationEpileptogenic lesionsSurgical managementEpilepsy surgeryLobe epilepsySurgical outcomesIntractable epilepsySingle institutionSurgical dataEpileptogenic focusMedical recordsWorse outcomes
1997
A systematic approach for interpreting MR images of the seizure patient.
Bronen RA, Fulbright RK, Kim JH, Spencer SS, Spencer DD. A systematic approach for interpreting MR images of the seizure patient. American Journal Of Roentgenology 1997, 169: 241-7. PMID: 9207533, DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.1.9207533.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubtle cortical abnormalitiesFalse-negative diagnosesHippocampal sclerosisAbnormal findingsEpileptogenic lesionsCortical thickeningSeizure patientsCortical abnormalitiesLateral ventriclePeriventricular regionEpilepsy patientsMR findingsHigh indexMorphologic abnormalitiesPeriventricular heterotopiaDual abnormalitiesGray matterDevelopmental anomaliesAbnormalitiesMR scansCortical processesMass effectHead rotationPatientsHippocampus