Underutilization of epilepsy surgery: Part II: Strategies to overcome barriers
Interventions focused on utilization of epilepsy surgery can be divided into groups: those that
improve patients' access to surgical evaluation and those that facilitate completion of the …
improve patients' access to surgical evaluation and those that facilitate completion of the …
Magnetic resonance‐guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for drug‐resistant epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis
Magnetic resonance‐guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) has emerged as a
popular minimally invasive alternative to open resective surgery for drug‐resistant epilepsy …
popular minimally invasive alternative to open resective surgery for drug‐resistant epilepsy …
Seizure onset patterns predict outcome after stereo‐electroencephalography‐guided laser amygdalohippocampotomy
AJ Michalak, A Greenblatt, S Wu, S Tobochnik… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Stereotactic laser amygdalohippocampotomy (SLAH) is an appealing option for
patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, who often require intracranial monitoring to confirm …
patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, who often require intracranial monitoring to confirm …
Stereoelectroencephalography‐guided radiofrequency ablation of the epileptogenic zone as a treatment and predictor of future success of further surgical intervention
JA Shields, ACM Greven, VKN Shivamurthy… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)‐guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is
increasingly being used as a treatment for drug‐resistant localization‐related epilepsy. The …
increasingly being used as a treatment for drug‐resistant localization‐related epilepsy. The …
Surgical outcomes between temporal, extratemporal epilepsies and hypothalamic hamartoma: systematic review and meta-analysis of MRI-guided laser interstitial …
Background Approximately 1/3 of patients with epilepsy have drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE)
and require surgical interventions. This meta-analysis aimed to review the effectiveness of …
and require surgical interventions. This meta-analysis aimed to review the effectiveness of …
Robotic instruments inside the MRI bore: key concepts and evolving paradigms in imaging-enhanced cranial neurosurgery
S Manjila, B Rosa, K Price, R Manjila, M Mencattelli… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Intraoperative MRI has been increasingly used to robotically deliver electrodes and
catheters into the human brain using a linear trajectory with great clinical success. Current …
catheters into the human brain using a linear trajectory with great clinical success. Current …
Surgical Treatments for epilepsy
GW Culler IV, BC Jobst - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE OF REVIEW More than 20 new antiseizure medications have been approved by
the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past 3 decades; however, outcomes in …
the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past 3 decades; however, outcomes in …
Emerging technologies for Epilepsy surgery
When medical treatments fail to provide patients with seizure freedom, surgical treatment
options are a valuable adjunct to therapy, improving patients' quality of life and reducing …
options are a valuable adjunct to therapy, improving patients' quality of life and reducing …
Stereoelectroencephalography‐guided laser ablation in neocortical epilepsy: Electrophysiological correlations and outcome
Objective We aimed to study the correlation between seizure outcomes in patients with drug‐
resistant epilepsy (DRE) who underwent laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) and …
resistant epilepsy (DRE) who underwent laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) and …
Machine learning models for predicting seizure outcome after MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy in children
OBJECTIVE MR-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) is associated with lower
seizure-free outcome but better safety profile compared to open surgery. However, the …
seizure-free outcome but better safety profile compared to open surgery. However, the …