Management of epilepsy in older adults: a critical review by the ILAE Task Force on Epilepsy in the elderly

L Piccenna, R O'Dwyer, I Leppik, E Beghi… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Older adults represent a highly heterogeneous population, with multiple diverse subgroups.
Therefore, an individualized approach to treatment is essential to meet the needs of each …

[HTML][HTML] Epileptic-network-based prediction and control of seizures in humans

K Lehnertz, T Bröhl, R von Wrede - Neurobiology of Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is now conceptualized as a network disease. The epileptic brain network
comprises structurally and functionally connected cortical and subcortical brain regions …

Magnetic resonance‐guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for drug‐resistant epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis

JS Chen, AA Lamoureux, NA Shlobin, LM Elkaim… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Magnetic resonance‐guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) has emerged as a
popular minimally invasive alternative to open resective surgery for drug‐resistant epilepsy …

Current trends and hotspots in drug-resistant epilepsy research: Insights from a bibliometric analysis

XJ Ni, H Zhong, YX Liu, HW Lin, ZC Gu - Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Drug-resistance is a significant clinical issue in persons with epilepsy. In the
past few years, many studies have been published investigating the management of drug …

Functional outcomes in MRI-guided laser interstitial therapy for temporal lobe epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DA Brenner, DJ Valdivia, NB Dadario… - Journal of …, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The use of MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) has
emerged as a promising treatment option for patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe …

Trends in the utilization of surgical modalities for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy: a comprehensive 10-year analysis using the national inpatient sample

AK Ghaith, VG El-Hajj, JE Sanchez-Garavito… - …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
METHODS: Using the National Inpatient Sample database from 2010 to 2020, patients with
drug-resistant focal epilepsy who underwent laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT), open …

Impact of white matter networks on risk for memory decline following resection versus ablation in temporal lobe epilepsy

E Kaestner, A Stasenko, A Schadler, R Roth… - Journal of Neurology …, 2024 - jnnp.bmj.com
Background With expanding neurosurgical options in epilepsy, it is important to characterise
each options' risk for postoperative cognitive decline. Here, we characterise how patients' …

Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: Piriform cortex resection impacts seizure control in the long‐term

V Borger, M Hamed, M Bahna, Á Rácz… - Annals of Clinical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Recently, we showed that resection of at least 27% of the temporal part of piriform
cortex (PiC) strongly correlated with seizure freedom 1 year following selective amygdalo …

Transuncal selective amygdalohippocampectomy by an inferolateral preseptal endoscopic approach through inferior eyelid conjunctival incision: an anatomic study

B Câmara, A Fava, F Matano, A Okano… - Operative …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Transorbital endoscopic approaches have been described for pathologies
of anterior and middle fossae. Standard lateral orbitotomy gives access to mesial temporal …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond resection: neuromodulation and minimally invasive epilepsy surgery

D Shamim, O Nwabueze, U Uysal - Archives of Neuropsychiatry, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epilepsy is a common neurological disease impacting both patients and healthcare systems.
Approximately one third of patients have drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) and are candidates …