Epilepsy in adults
Epilepsy is one of the most common serious brain conditions, affecting over 70 million
people worldwide. Its incidence has a bimodal distribution with the highest risk in infants and …
people worldwide. Its incidence has a bimodal distribution with the highest risk in infants and …
[HTML][HTML] Presurgical epilepsy evaluation and epilepsy surgery
C Baumgartner, JP Koren, M Britto-Arias, L Zoche… - …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
With a prevalence of 0.8 to 1.2%, epilepsy represents one of the most frequent chronic
neurological disorders; 30 to 40% of patients suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy (that is …
neurological disorders; 30 to 40% of patients suffer from drug-resistant epilepsy (that is …
Corpus callosotomy performed with laser interstitial thermal therapy
OBJECTIVE Corpus callosotomy is a palliative procedure that is effective at reducing seizure
burden in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. The procedure is traditionally …
burden in patients with medically refractory epilepsy. The procedure is traditionally …
Differences in pediatric and adult epilepsy surgery: a comparison at one center from 1990 to 2014
Objective Surgical volumes at large epilepsy centers are decreasing. Pediatric cohorts,
however, show a trend toward more resections and superior outcome. Differences in …
however, show a trend toward more resections and superior outcome. Differences in …
Investigation of bias in an epilepsy machine learning algorithm trained on physician notes
BD Wissel, HM Greiner, TA Glauser, FT Mangano… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Racial disparities in the utilization of epilepsy surgery are well documented, but it is
unknown whether a natural language processing (NLP) algorithm trained on physician …
unknown whether a natural language processing (NLP) algorithm trained on physician …
A historical cohort of temporal lobe surgery for medically refractory epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis to guide future nonrandomized controlled trial …
OBJECTIVE Recent trials for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) highlight the challenges of
investigating surgical outcomes using randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Although several …
investigating surgical outcomes using randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Although several …
Recent advances in the neurosurgical treatment of pediatric epilepsy: JNSPG 75th Anniversary Invited Review Article
The field of epilepsy surgery has seen tremendous growth in recent years. Innovative new
devices have driven much of this growth, but some has been driven by revisions of existing …
devices have driven much of this growth, but some has been driven by revisions of existing …
Vagal nerve stimulation for epilepsy in adults: a database risk analysis and review of the literature
AN Selner, CL Rosinski, RG Chiu, D Rosenberg… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders and often remains
refractory despite pharmacologic treatment. In patients who are not amenable to surgical …
refractory despite pharmacologic treatment. In patients who are not amenable to surgical …
Laser thermal ablation in epilepsy
SS Grewal, WO Tatum - Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Many different types of surgical procedures are available for patients with drug-
resistant epilepsy. MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy is a stereotactic procedure …
resistant epilepsy. MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy is a stereotactic procedure …
Referral trends for temporal lobe epilepsy surgery between 2000 and 2014 in India
Background We conducted a retrospective study examining the trends in referral to a tertiary
epilepsy surgery center in India over 2 decades. Methods Data of patients who underwent …
epilepsy surgery center in India over 2 decades. Methods Data of patients who underwent …