Practical considerations in epilepsy neurostimulation

HD Simpson, A Schulze‐Bonhage, GD Cascino… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Neuromodulation is a key therapeutic tool for clinicians managing patients with drug‐
resistant epilepsy. Multiple devices are available with long‐term follow‐up and real‐world …

A review of neurostimulation for epilepsy in pediatrics

K Starnes, K Miller, L Wong-Kisiel, BN Lundstrom - Brain sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Neurostimulation for epilepsy refers to the application of electricity to affect the central
nervous system, with the goal of reducing seizure frequency and severity. We review the …

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 …

Integrating brain implants with local and distributed computing devices: a next generation epilepsy management system

V Kremen, BH Brinkmann, I Kim… - IEEE journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Brain stimulation has emerged as an effective treatment for a wide range of neurological and
psychiatric diseases. Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, and essential tremor have FDA …

Association of closed-loop brain stimulation neurophysiological features with seizure control among patients with focal epilepsy

V Kokkinos, ND Sisterson, TA Wozny… - JAMA …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance A bidirectional brain-computer interface that performs neurostimulation has been
shown to improve seizure control in patients with refractory epilepsy, but the therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] Centromedian thalamic nucleus with or without anterior thalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation for epilepsy in children and adults: a retrospective case series

JL Alcala-Zermeno, NM Gregg, EC Wirrell, M Stead… - Seizure, 2021 - Elsevier
The centromedian (CM) and anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) are deep brain
stimulation (DBS) targets for management of generalized, and focal drug resistant epilepsy …

Decision‐making in stereotactic epilepsy surgery

KJ Miller, AL Fine - Epilepsia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Surgery can cure or significantly improve both the frequency and the intensity of seizures in
patients with medication‐refractory epilepsy. The set of diagnostic and therapeutic …

Gauging seizure risk

MO Baud, VR Rao - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
The current paradigm for treatment of epilepsy begins with trials of antiepileptic drugs,
followed by evaluation for resective brain surgery in drug-resistant patients. If surgery is not …

Invasive neuromodulation for epilepsy: Comparison of multiple approaches from a single center

JL Alcala-Zermeno, NM Gregg, K Starnes… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) patients not amenable to epilepsy surgery can
benefit from neurostimulation. Few data compare different neuromodulation strategies …

Subthalamic nucleus stimulation modulates motor epileptic activity in humans

L Ren, T Yu, D Wang, X Wang, D Ni… - Annals of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Pharmaco‐refractory focal motor epileptic seizures pose a significant challenge.
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a recently recognized therapeutic option for the treatment of …