A comprehensive overview of the current status and advancements in various treatment strategies against epilepsy

A Waris, M Siraj, A Khan, J Lin, M Asim… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Epilepsy affects more than 70 million individuals of all ages worldwide and remains one of
the most severe chronic noncommunicable neurological diseases globally. Several …

Non-pharmacological treatments for pediatric refractory epilepsies

E Rotondo, A Riva, A Graziosi… - Expert Review of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Antiseizure medications (ASMs) are the primary treatment option for
epilepsies of wide etiologies, however, about 10–20% of children do not gain sustained …

Developmental models of motor-evoked potential features by transcranial magnetic stimulation across age groups from childhood to adulthood

DTA Nguyen, P Julkunen, L Säisänen, S Määttä… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
To derive the maturation of neurophysiological processes from childhood to adulthood
reflected by the change of motor-evoked potential (MEP) features. 38 participants were …

Personalized surgery of brain tumors in language areas: the role of preoperative brain map** in patients not eligible for awake surgery

G Raffa, G Marzano, A Curcio, S Espahbodinea… - Neurosurgical …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Awake surgery represents the gold standard for resection of brain tumors close
to the language network. However, in some cases patients may be considered not eligible …

Navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation motor map** and diffusion tensor imaging tractography for diencephalic tumor in pediatric patients

V Baro, L Sartori, SL Caliri, GM Furlanis, A D'Amico… - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background. In deep-seated brain tumors, adequate preoperative planning is mandatory to
assess the best surgical corridor to obtain maximal safe resection. Functional diffusor tensor …

Surgical approaches to refractory central lobule epilepsy: a systematic review on the role of resection, ablation, and stimulation in the contemporary era

P Kerezoudis, BN Lundstrom, FB Meyer… - Journal of …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Epilepsy originating from the central lobule (ie, the primary sensorimotor cortex)
is a challenging entity to treat given its involvement of eloquent cortex. The objective of this …

Navigated TMS in pediatric neurosurgery

T Rosenstock, T Picht, UW Thomale - Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics, 2022 - thejns.org
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Page 1 J Neurosurg Pediatr Volume 31 • January 2023 95 LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR Neurosurgical Forum J Neurosurg Pediatr 31:95–97, 2023 Navigated TMS in …

Non-Invasive Neuromodulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy in Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) versus Vagus …

F Suryani, R Azrida, L Purnama, V Delma… - Scientific Journal of …, 2024 - phlox.or.id
Introduction: Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) significantly impacts the quality of life in children.
While vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established treatment, repetitive transcranial …