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View article: TMS language mapping has high specificity and negative predictive value when compared to direct cortical stimulation
TMS language mapping has high specificity and negative predictive value when compared to direct cortical stimulation Open
View article: Use of Stiripentol in Dravet Syndrome: A Guide for Clinicians
Use of Stiripentol in Dravet Syndrome: A Guide for Clinicians Open
Dravet syndrome is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy characterized by frequent, prolonged convulsive seizures and status epilepticus. Symptoms usually appear in the first year of life, and in addition to ongoing severe and intra…
View article: Multiparameter Quantitative Analyses of Diagnostic Cells in Brain Tissues from Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Multiparameter Quantitative Analyses of Diagnostic Cells in Brain Tissues from Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Open
The advent of high-dimensional imaging approaches offers innovative opportunities to molecularly characterize diagnostic cells in disorders that have previously relied on histopathological definitions. One example of such disorders is tube…
View article: Characterization of contraception use in pediatric patients with epilepsy and a neurologic comorbidity
Characterization of contraception use in pediatric patients with epilepsy and a neurologic comorbidity Open
View article: Dobbs Versus Jackson: Epilepsy, Reproductive Health, and Abortion
Dobbs Versus Jackson: Epilepsy, Reproductive Health, and Abortion Open
On June 24, 2022, Dobbs vs Jackson Women’s Health Organization was decided by the Supreme Court effectively overturning the former precedent of Roe v. Wade. This ruling has direct consequences for the care of persons with epilepsy of child…
View article: Transcranial magnetic stimulation is sensitive and accurate in localizing motor cortices in a pediatric epilepsy cohort: Validation against invasive cortical stimulation mapping
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is sensitive and accurate in localizing motor cortices in a pediatric epilepsy cohort: Validation against invasive cortical stimulation mapping Open
View article: Acute seizure therapies in people with epilepsy: Fact or fiction? A U.S. Perspective
Acute seizure therapies in people with epilepsy: Fact or fiction? A U.S. Perspective Open
View article: Image-guided TMS is safe in a predominately pediatric clinical population
Image-guided TMS is safe in a predominately pediatric clinical population Open
This study demonstrates the safety of TMS functional mapping in patients with refractory epilepsy, brain tumor or cranial metal and fills a gap in knowledge for TMS safety in pediatric clinical population.
View article: Clinical Utility of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in the Presurgical Evaluation of Motor, Speech, and Language Functions in Young Children With Refractory Epilepsy or Brain Tumor: Preliminary Evidence
Clinical Utility of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) in the Presurgical Evaluation of Motor, Speech, and Language Functions in Young Children With Refractory Epilepsy or Brain Tumor: Preliminary Evidence Open
Accurate presurgical mapping of motor, speech, and language cortices, while crucial for neurosurgical planning and minimizing post-operative functional deficits, is challenging in young children with neurological disease. In such children,…
View article: SURG-38. SEIZURE OUTCOME AFTER EPILEPSY SURGERY IN CHILDREN WITH BRAIN TUMORS
SURG-38. SEIZURE OUTCOME AFTER EPILEPSY SURGERY IN CHILDREN WITH BRAIN TUMORS Open
INTRODUCTION Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological complication of childhood brain tumors and seizures are refractory to medical therapy in up to 10% of patients. Referral for a diagnostic evaluation is recommended in patients with sei…