Vagus nerve stimulation for refractory epilepsy: a 24-year single-center experience -
CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that patients with refractory epilepsy who experience low baseline seizure frequency (< 1-2/month and < 1-2/year) received the most benefit from VNS. All patients with refractory seizures should be considered for VNS therapy but should undergo careful case selection to manage expectations and maximize seizure outcomes and medication burden.
Epilepsy characteristics and outcomes in patients with pleomorphic xanthoastrocytomas -
CONCLUSIONS: Most patients with PXA-associated tumor-related epilepsy achieved seizure freedom after initial resection. Seizure recurrence was strongly associated with tumor recurrence at long-term follow up. ATRX loss was associated with seizure freedom at the most recent follow up, suggesting that tumor molecular features may help prognosticate epilepsy outcomes. Nearly one-third of patients ...
Reversible ipsilateral triple-region diffusion restriction after post-traumatic status epilepticus -
This is a Neuro-Images submission. Per the journal's Instructions for Authors, Neuro-Images articles do not require an abstract. A brief summary is provided below for indexing purposes: A 41-year-old man with post-traumatic epilepsy developed status epilepticus after self-discontinuing antiseizure medications for two months. Brain MRI demonstrated simultaneous diffusion restriction in the right...
'To improve is to change'-but is it safe? A single surgeon's transition from lateral to vertical hemispherotomy -
CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that a single experienced epilepsy surgeon can safely transition between techniques, without compromising on seizure freedom outcomes or incurring additional morbidity. Whilst larger studies may demonstrate the favourability of one technique over the other, it may be useful to the individual surgeon to have a sound grasp of both techniques in their armamentar...
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Brain signal irregularity may provide clues to understanding epileptic process -
Researchers propose a new method to differentiate signals from the epileptic focus from those recorded in other parts of the brain without the presence of an epileptic seizure. This technique may help detect epilepsy-induced features from these signals much quicker than conventional analysis techniques.
Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes -
New research introduces a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes in just 10 minutes.
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