Advances in the development of biomarkers for epilepsy

A Pitkänen, W Löscher, A Vezzani, AJ Becker… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Over 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. In nearly 30% of these cases, epilepsy
remains unsatisfactorily controlled despite the availability of over 20 antiepileptic drugs …

Changing concepts in presurgical assessment for epilepsy surgery

M Zijlmans, W Zweiphenning, N van Klink - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Candidates for epilepsy surgery must undergo presurgical evaluation to establish whether
and how surgical treatment can stop seizures without causing neurological deficits. Various …

Long-term brain network reorganization predicts responsive neurostimulation outcomes for focal epilepsy

AN Khambhati, A Shafi, VR Rao… - Science Translational …, 2021 - science.org
Responsive neurostimulation (RNS) devices, able to detect imminent seizures and to rapidly
deliver electrical stimulation to the brain, are effective in reducing seizures in some patients …

Update on the mechanisms and roles of high‐frequency oscillations in seizures and epileptic disorders

P Jiruska, C Alvarado‐Rojas, CA Schevon, R Staba… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
High‐frequency oscillations (HFO s) are a type of brain activity that is recorded from brain
regions capable of generating seizures. Because of the close association of HFO s with …

Virtual cortical resection reveals push-pull network control preceding seizure evolution

AN Khambhati, KA Davis, TH Lucas, B Litt, DS Bassett - Neuron, 2016 - cell.com
In∼ 20 million people with drug-resistant epilepsy, focal seizures originating in
dysfunctional brain networks will often evolve and spread to surrounding tissue, disrupting …

Organic electronics for high-resolution electrocorticography of the human brain

D Khodagholy, JN Gelinas, Z Zhao, M Yeh, M Long… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Localizing neuronal patterns that generate pathological brain signals may assist with tissue
resection and intervention strategies in patients with neurological diseases. Precise …

Virtual resection predicts surgical outcome for drug-resistant epilepsy

LG Kini, JM Bernabei, F Mikhail, P Hadar, P Shah… - Brain, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy often require surgery to become seizure-free. While
laser ablation and implantable stimulation devices have lowered the morbidity of these …

Dynamic network drivers of seizure generation, propagation and termination in human neocortical epilepsy

AN Khambhati, KA Davis, BS Oommen… - PLoS computational …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
The epileptic network is characterized by pathologic, seizure-generating 'foci'embedded in a
web of structural and functional connections. Clinically, seizure foci are considered optimal …

Tailoring epilepsy surgery with fast ripples in the intraoperative electrocorticogram

MA van't Klooster, NEC van Klink… - Annals of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Intraoperative electrocorticography (ECoG) can be used to delineate the resection
area in epilepsy surgery. High‐frequency oscillations (HFOs; 80–500 Hz) seem better …

Neuropsychological and neurophysiological aspects of brain‐computer‐interface (BCI) control in paralysis

U Chaudhary, N Mrachacz‐Kersting… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Brain‐computer interfaces (BCIs) aim to help paralysed patients to interact with their
environment by controlling external devices using brain activity, thereby bypassing the …