The role of functional neuroimaging in pre-surgical epilepsy evaluation

F Pittau, F Grouiller, L Spinelli, M Seeck… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The prevalence of epilepsy is about 1% and one-third of cases do not respond to medical
treatment. In an eligible subset of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgical resection of …

Altered spontaneous neuronal activity of the default-mode network in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

Z Zhang, G Lu, Y Zhong, Q Tan, W Liao, Z Wang… - Brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence from behavioral and neuroimaging studies suggests that mesial
temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) is possibly associated with the default-mode brain function …

Dynamic directed interictal connectivity in left and right temporal lobe epilepsy

A Coito, G Plomp, M Genetti, E Abela, R Wiest… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective There is increasing evidence that epileptic activity involves widespread brain
networks rather than single sources and that these networks contribute to interictal brain …

Epilepsy—Work-Up and Management in Children

JR Tenney - Seminars in neurology, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Pediatric epilepsy is a highly variable condition due to age-related expression of syndromes
that require specific diagnosis, evaluations, and treatments. Children with epilepsy differ …

Altered directed functional connectivity in temporal lobe epilepsy in the absence of interictal spikes: a high density EEG study

A Coito, M Genetti, F Pittau, GR Iannotti… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective In patients with epilepsy, seizure relapse and behavioral impairments can be
observed despite the absence of interictal epileptiform discharges (IED s). Therefore, the …

Propagation of interictal epileptiform activity can lead to erroneous source localizations: a 128-channel EEG map** study

G Lantz, L Spinelli, M Seeck… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
The relationship between interictal epileptiform activity and the epileptogenic zone is
complex. Despite the fact that intraspike propagation may occur, the peak of the spike is …

Leaving body and life behind: Out-of-body and near-death experience

O Blanke, N Faivre, S Dieguez - The neurology of conciousness, 2016 - Elsevier
Out-of-body experiences (OBEs) and near-death experiences (NDEs) are complex
phenomena that have fascinated mankind from time immemorial. OBEs are defined as …

A decade of experience with deep brain stimulation for patients with refractory medial temporal lobe epilepsy

K Vonck, M Sprengers, E Carrette, I Dauwe… - … journal of neural …, 2013 - World Scientific
In this study, we present long-term results from patients with medial temporal lobe (MTL)
epilepsy treated with deep brain stimulation (DBS). Since 2001, 11 patients (8M) with …

Directed functional brain connectivity based on EEG source imaging: methodology and application to temporal lobe epilepsy

A Coito, CM Michel, P Van Mierlo… - IEEE Transactions …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Objective: The importance of functional brain connectivity to study physiological and
pathological brain activity has been widely recognized. Here, we aimed to 1) review a …

Volumetric evidence of bilateral damage in unilateral mesial temporal lobe epilepsy

D Araújo, AC Santos, TR Velasco, L Wichert‐Ana… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: We sought to analyze the contralateral volumes of the temporal pole, posterior
segment of the temporal lobe, amygdala, hippocampus, and parahippocampal gyrus in …