The insula and its epilepsies

BC Jobst, J Gonzalez-Martinez, J Isnard… - Epilepsy …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Insular seizures are great mimickers of seizures originating elsewhere in the brain. The
insula is a highly connected brain structure. Seizures may only become clinically evident …

Estimating risk for future intracranial, fully implanted, modular neuroprosthetic systems: a systematic review of hardware complications in clinical deep brain …

AJ Bullard, BC Hutchison, J Lee, CA Chestek… - … : Technology at the …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective A new age of neuromodulation is emerging: one of restorative neuroengineering
and neuroprosthetics. As novel device systems move toward regulatory evaluation and …

Open resection versus laser interstitial thermal therapy for the treatment of pediatric insular epilepsy

AT Hale, S Sen, AS Haider, FF Perkins Jr… - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Various studies suggest that the insular cortex may play an
underappreciated role in pediatric frontotemporal/parietal epilepsy. Here, we report on the …

Stereoelectroencephalography in epilepsy, cognitive neurophysiology, and psychiatric disease: safety, efficacy, and place in therapy

BE Youngerman, FA Khan… - … disease and treatment, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
For patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgical intervention may be an effective treatment
option if the epileptogenic zone (EZ) can be well localized. Subdural strip and grid electrode …

Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches in refractory insular epilepsy

O Feys, S Goldman, V Lolli, C Depondt, B Legros… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to heterogenous seizure semiology and poor contribution of scalp
electroencephalography (EEG) signals, insular epilepsy requires use of the appropriate …

[HTML][HTML] Frame-based and robot-assisted insular stereo-electroencephalography via an anterior or posterior oblique approach

K Machetanz, F Grimm, TV Wuttke, J Kegele… - Journal of …, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE There is an increasing interest in stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) for
invasive evaluation of insular epilepsy. The implantation of insular SEEG electrodes …

Anatomoelectroclinical features of SEEG-confirmed pure insular-onset epilepsy

ME Peltola, A Trébuchon, S Lagarde, D Scavarda… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose In this study, we aimed to improve our knowledge of insular epilepsy by studying
anatomoelectroclinical correlations in pure insular-onset epilepsy and characterizing …

Predictors of outcomes after surgery for medically intractable insular epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis

S Obaid, JS Chen, GM Ibrahim, A Bouthillier… - Epilepsia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Insular epilepsy (IE) is an increasingly recognized cause of drug‐resistant epilepsy
amenable to surgery. However, concerns of suboptimal seizure control and permanent …

[HTML][HTML] Intracranial EEG and laser interstitial thermal therapy in MRI-negative insular and/or cingulate epilepsy: case series

ED Gireesh, K Lee, H Skinner, J Seo, PC Chen… - Journal of …, 2020 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to assess the success rate and complications of
stereo-electroencephalogra-phy (sEEG) and laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) in the …

Map** the insula with stereo‐electroencephalography: the emergence of semiology in insula lobe seizures

R Singh, A Principe, F Tadel, D Hoffmann… - Annals of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Insula epilepsy is rare and can be evaluated effectively by Stereotactic
intracerebral EEG (SEEG). Many previous studies of insulo‐opercular seizures have been …