Prevalence and incidence of drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy in the United States

AA Asadi-Pooya, GR Stewart, DJ Abrams, A Sharan - World neurosurgery, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective We reviewed data on the epidemiology of epilepsy in the United States and
estimated the prevalence and incidence of drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due …

Seizures and risk of epilepsy in autoimmune and other inflammatory encephalitis

M Spatola, J Dalmau - Current opinion in neurology, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Although seizures are frequent in all types of autoimmune encephalitis, the risk for chronic
epilepsy is dependent on the antigen: lower if located on the cell-surface, and higher if …

[HTML][HTML] The evaluation of laser application in surgery: a review article

E Khalkhal, M Rezaei-Tavirani, MR Zali… - Journal of lasers in …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There are several types of surgeries which use lasers in the operating room. Surgeons use
lasers in general surgery or surgical specialties to cut, coagulate, and remove tissue. In …

Predictive factors of long‐term outcomes of surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis

B Mathon, F Bielle, S Samson, O Plaisant, S Dupont… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The reasons for failure of surgical treatment for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
(MTLE) associated with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) remain unclear. This retrospective study …

MicroRNAs as potential biomarkers in temporal lobe epilepsy and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

B Martinez, PV Peplow - Neural Regeneration Research, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common form of focal epilepsy in adults, accounting for
one third of all diagnosed epileptic patients, with seizures originating from or involving …

[HTML][HTML] Laser interstitial thermotherapy (LiTT) in epilepsy surgery

C Hoppe, JA Witt, C Helmstaedter, T Gasser, H Vatter… - Seizure, 2017 - Elsevier
Besides other innovative stereotactic procedures (radiofrequency thermocoagulation,
focused ultrasound, gamma knife) laser interstitial thermotherapy (LiTT) provides minimally …

Epilepsy surgery in drug resistant temporal lobe epilepsy associated with neuronal antibodies

M Carreño, CG Bien, AA Asadi-Pooya, M Sperling… - Epilepsy research, 2017 - Elsevier
We assessed the outcome of patients with drug resistant epilepsy and neuronal antibodies
who underwent epilepsy surgery. Retrospective study, information collected with a …

Regulation of Keap1-Nrf2 axis in temporal lobe epilepsy—Hippocampal sclerosis patients may limit the seizure outcomes

M Kishore, M Pradeep, P Narne, S Jayalakshmi… - Neurological …, 2023 - Springer
Background Accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) exacerbates neuronal loss
during seizure-induced excitotoxicity. Keap1 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein1)-nuclear …

Therapeutic ultrasound: the future of epilepsy surgery?

A Bex, V Bex, A Carpentier, B Mathon - Revue Neurologique, 2022 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is one of the leading neurological diseases in both adults and children and in spite
of advancement in medical treatment, 20 to 30% of patients remain refractory to current …

Brain responsive neurostimulation device safety and effectiveness in patients with drug-resistant autoimmune-associated epilepsy

B Chen, BN Lundstrom, AZ Crepeau, L Dacpano… - Epilepsy Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose This study examines the safety and effectiveness of brain-responsive
neurostimulation (RNS System) therapy in patients with refractory autoimmune-associated …