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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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Case Report: Responsive Neurostimulation for Treatment of Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated the novel, effective use of responsive neurostimulation for treating status epilepticus in a patient who did not respond to antiepileptic drugs, immunomodulatory therapy, ketogenic diet or transcranial magnetic stimulation.
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Microscale Cortical Activity Recorded for the First Time
Using novel ultra-high-density microelectrodes, Angelique C. Paulk, PhD, and Sydney S. Cash, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology, and colleagues have recorded for the first time a set of neural events on the surface of the human cortex that are intermediate between single-neuron activity and slower oscillatory events.
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Moving the Field of Epilepsy Therapy Forward
In this video, Mark Richardson, MD, PhD, director of the Functional Neurosurgery Program, details when patients should consult a comprehensive epilepsy center and the ways in which Massachusetts General Hospital tailors treatments to the patient's epilepsy.
Epilepsy Contributors
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Bob S. Carter, MD, PhD
Chief, Neurosurgery Service
Recent Article
Review: Challenges in Discovering Extracellular Vesicle–based Cancer Biomarkers
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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
Epileptiform Abnormalities Predict Long-term Outcome After Subacute Hemorrhage -
Erica Seiguer Shenoy, MD, PhD
Associate Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Chief of the Infection Control Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Diagnostic Algorithm Supports Evaluation of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients After Initial Negative Test
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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
Electroencephalographic Seizures Are Common in COVID-19, Linked to Increased Mortality Risk -
Mirela Simon, MD
Medical Director, Intraoperative Neurophysiology Unit, Neurology Service, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Direct Cortical Recordings Feasible for Monitoring Thalamocortical Tract During Craniotomy
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Robert (Mark) Richardson, MD, PhD
Director of Functional Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Case Report: Responsive Neurostimulation for Treatment of Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus
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Sydney Samuel Cash, MD, PhD
Associate, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Case Report: Responsive Neurostimulation for Treatment of Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus
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W. Taylor Kimberly, MD, PhD
Associate Director, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Chief, Division of Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology
Recent Article
Epileptiform Abnormalities Predict Long-term Outcome After Subacute Hemorrhage -
Ziv Williams, MD
Associate Professor in Neurosurgery
Recent Article
Single Neurons Identified That Support Social Reasoning
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