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Advances in Epilepsy Surgery
In this video, Ziv WIlliams, MD, describes new advances in epilepsy surgery such as responsive neural stimulators, which identify seizure activity, stimulate the areas causing seizures and stop them, and thermal laser ablation, which uses pulses of laser light to remove areas that are causing seizures.
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Loading Dose of Antiepileptic Reduces Seizure Risk During Functional Mapping
The risk of triggering intraoperative seizures during functional mapping of the cortex was cut nearly in half by administering a loading dose of an antiepileptic drug just before surgery.
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Why Mass General Neurologists Are Animated About Big Data
Neurologists at Massachusetts General Hospital are using big data and machine learning to make better and more informed decisions on patient care.
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EEG Can Be Used to Predict Successful Weaning from Anesthetics in Refractory Status Epilepticus
Quantitative measures of functional connectivity on continuous EEG predicted success in weaning patients with refractory status epilepticus from intravenous anesthetics.
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The Caudate Is a Promising Neuromodulation Target for Disorders of Learning and Memory
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated for the first time that stimulation of the caudate improves human learning.
Epilepsy contributors
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Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD
Chief, Neurosurgery Service
Recent Article
Gene Fusions Detected in Plasma of Glioblastoma Patients, Suggesting New Approach to Liquid Biopsy
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Eric S. Rosenthal, MD
Associate Director of the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit, Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training Program, Director, Critical Care Neuromonitoring
Recent Article
EEG Can Be Used to Predict Successful Weaning from Anesthetics in Refractory Status Epilepticus -
Erica Seiguer Shenoy, MD, PhD
Associate Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Chief of the Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
What Is a Superspreader Event?
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Jeffrey S. Schweitzer, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon
Recent Article
Patient-derived Dopamine Neurons Show Promise in Parkinson's Treatment
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M. Brandon Westover, MD, PhD
Physician Investigator (Cl), Neurology, Mass General Research Institute, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Associate Neurologist, Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
COVID-19 Acuity Score Identifies Outpatients at High or Low Risk of Adverse Outcomes -
Mirela Simon, MD
Medical Director, Intraoperative Neurophysiology Unit, Neurology Service
Recent Article
Loading Dose of Antiepileptic Reduces Seizure Risk During Functional Mapping -
Robert (Mark) Richardson, MD, PhD
Director of Functional Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Timing of Activity in the Basal Ganglia Is More Important to Movement than Firing Rates -
Sydney Samuel Cash, MD, PhD
Associate, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
First Direct Evidence Detected of Learning-related Memory Replay in Human Brains -
W. Taylor Kimberly, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Chief, Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology
Recent Article
Taurine May Predict Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Outcomes -
Ziv Williams, MD
Associate Professor in Neurosurgery
Recent Article
Spine Surgeon Specialty Does Not Influence Short-term Outcomes of Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
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