Trends and hotspots of stereoelectroencephalogram from 2002 to 2023: a bibliometric analysis.

Background: Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG), as a minimally invasive method that can stably collect intracranial electroencephalographic information over long periods, has increasingly been applied in the diagnosis and treatment of intractable epilepsy in recent years. Over the past 20 years, with the advancement of materials science and computer science, the application scenarios of SEEG have greatly expanded. Bibliometrics, as a method of scientifically analyzing published literature, can summarize the evolutionary process in the SEEG field and offer insights into its future development prospects.

Exploring the efficacy and safety of laser interstitial thermal therapy for recurrent high-grade glioma: the first prospective cohort in China.

Objective: Recurrent high-grade gliomas are complicated cancers that require additional treatment options. Magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLITT) is a safe method for treating recurrent high-grade glioma; however, its use in China has not been reported. In this study, we aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of an MRgLITT system (SinoVision™) developed in China for treating recurrent high-grade glioma.

Misdirection due to early magnetoencephalographic presentation and management in Rasmussen encephalitis: a case report.

Rasmussen encephalitis is a rare and unexplained chronic brain hemispheric inflammatory disease. We report a case of epilepsy in which magnetoencephalography showed dipoles localized only in the operculum. Because the patient's clinical presentation and examination findings did not meet the diagnostic criteria for Rasmussen encephalitis, he underwent cortical electroencephalogram (ECoG) record and limited resection surgery.

Novel application of robot-guided stereotactic technique on biopsy diagnosis of intracranial lesions.

Introduction: This study was performed to examine whether there is a link between the application of three types of robot-guided stereotactic biopsy techniques and the diagnostic rate of intracranial lesion biopsy.

Methods: The study involved 407 patients who underwent robot-guided stereotactic intracranial lesion biopsy at Xuanwu Hospital of Capital Medical University from January 2019 to December 2021. Age, sex, lesion characteristics, lesion distribution, surgical method, and target path depth were assessed for their impact on the biopsy diagnostic rate.

Evidence of a large current of transcranial alternating current stimulation directly to deep brain regions.

Deep brain regions such as hippocampus, insula, and amygdala are involved in neuropsychiatric disorders, including chronic insomnia and depression. Our recent reports showed that transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) with a current of 15 mA and a frequency of 77.5 Hz, delivered through a montage of the forehead and both mastoids was safe and effective in intervening chronic insomnia and depression over 8 weeks.

Long-term outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with treated spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: To define the pattern of long-term clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVFs).

Desgin: Prospective cohort study based on constantly recruiting patients with SDAVFs in two medical centres in China.

Setting: Patients with SDAVFs were recruited consecutively between March 2013 and December 2014 in two referral centres.

Stereotactic EEG-guided radiofrequency thermocoagulation versus anterior temporal lobectomy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: In this report, we aim to describe the design for the randomised controlled trial of Stereotactic electroencephalogram (EEG)-guided Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation versus Anterior Temporal Lobectomy for Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy with Hippocampal Sclerosis (STARTS). Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (mTLE) is a classical subtype of temporal lobe epilepsy that often requires surgical intervention. Although anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) remains the most popular treatment for mTLE, accumulating evidence has indicated that ATL can cause tetartanopia and memory impairments.

How can the accuracy of SEEG be increased?-an analysis of the accuracy of multilobe-spanning SEEG electrodes based on a frameless stereotactic robot-assisted system.

Background: A frameless stereotactic robot-assisted system allows stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) electrodes to span multiple lobes. As the angularity and length are increased, maintaining accuracy of the electrodes becomes more challenging. The goal of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the accuracy of multilobe-spanning SEEG electrodes inserted using a frameless stereotactic robot-assisted system.

Stereo-crossed ablation guided by stereoelectroencephalography for epilepsy: comprehensive coagulations a network of multi-electrodes.

Background: Introducing multiple different stereoelectroencephalography electrodes in a three-dimensional (3D) network to create a 3D-lesioning field or stereo-crossed radiofrequency thermocoagulation (scRF-TC) might create larger lesioning size; however, this has not been quantified to date. This study aimed to quantify the configurations essential for scRF-TC.

Methods: By using polyacrylamide gel (PAG), we investigated the effect of electrode conformation (angled/parallel/multiple edges) and electrode distance of creating an electrode network.

Steroid-Associated Acute Clinical Worsening and Poor Outcome in Patients With Spinal Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Study Design: A prospective cohort study.

Objective: We conducted a prospective cohort study to identify the association between steroids and clinical worsening and compare outcomes between patients with and without preoperative steroid administration.

Summary Of Background Data: Patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVFs) often were misdiagnosed and treated with steroids which led to acute worsening.

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen's Encephalitis.

Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry.

Presurgical Thalamus and Brainstem Shifts Predict Distal Motor Function Recovery After Anatomic Hemispherectomy.

Background: Anatomic hemispherectomy is an effective surgical treatment for patients with hemispherical intractable epilepsy. Different degrees of brain shifting have been observed, but whether these shifts can predict motor function recovery is unknown. The aim of this study was to analyze the correlation between brain shift ratios of different brain areas and motor function before and after surgery.

Asymmetry of Cerebral Peduncles for Predicting Motor Function Restoration in Young Patients Before Hemispherectomy.

Objective: Hemispherectomy has been used successfully for patients with medically intractable epilepsy. However, it is difficult to predict postoperative motor function. The aim of the present study was to analyze whether the preoperative asymmetry of cerebral peduncles could be used to predict motor function restoration before hemispherectomy for young patients with medically intractable epilepsy.

Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas : a prospective cohort study in two Chinese centres.

Background: The short-term outcomes and prognostic factors of patients with spinal dural arteriovenous fistulas (SDAVFs) have not been defined in large cohorts.

Objective: To define the short-term clinical outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with SDAVFs.

Methods: A prospective cohort of 112 patients with SDAVFs were included consecutively in this study.

Treatment for patients with recurrent intractable epilepsy after primary hemispherectomy.

Background: Hemispherectomy is useful for treating patients with intractable epilepsy caused by diffuse unilateral hemispheric disease. Few patients develop recurrent seizures after hemispherectomy, but managing epilepsy by medical means alone is challenging for these patients, and it is also difficult to determine the treatment options and assess the need for reoperation.

Objective: To present the treatment strategies and outcomes of patients who developed recurrent intractable epilepsy after initial hemispherectomies that were performed at a single institution by a single surgeon between 2004 and 2014.

Timing and type of hemispherectomy for Rasmussen's encephalitis: Analysis of 45 patients.

Objective: To describe the surgery outcomes of RE patients in one centerto identify the indication for surgical treatment that results in the most favorable outcome.

Method: Forty-five RE patients from a single center were retrospectively reviewed. Preoperative evaluations included assessments of clinical manifestations, cognitive status, a physical examination, MRI, positron emission tomography (PET), electroencephalography (EEG), and magnetoencephalography (MEG).

Expression of human cytomegalovirus components in the brain tissues of patients with Rasmussen's encephalitis.

Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a rare and severe progressive epileptic syndrome with unknown etiology. Infection by viruses, including human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), has been speculated to be a potential trigger for RE. However, no viral antigens have been detected in the brains of patients with RE; thus, a possible clinical linkage between viral infections and RE has not been firmly established.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for postoperative spinal dural arterio-venous fistula patients: An observational cohort study.

Spinal dural arterio-venous fistula (SDAVF) is a common type of spinal vascular malformation. Surgical obliteration of the fistula can cure SDAVF anatomically, but the functional outcome is unsatisfactory.The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) on the functional recovery of postoperative SDAVF patients.

Elevated expression of human papillomavirus antigen in brain tissue of patients with Rasmussen's encephalitis.

Objects: To investigate the expression of human papillomavirus (HPV)-specific antigen in the brain tissue of patients with Rasmussen's Encephalitis (RE) and its possible link to the clinical manifestation of RE.

Methods: The correlation between RE and HPV antigen expression in brain tissue sections was investigated using immunohistochemical (IHC) staining, pathological examination, MRI and clinical manifestations.

Results: HPV antigen expression was elevated in three out of four patients with RE, whereas there were no detectable HPV antigens in six control patients.

Risk factors associated with in-hospital serious adverse events after stenting of severe symptomatic intracranial stenosis.

Objectives: Severe symptomatic intracranial stenosis is an important cause of stroke. Intracranial stenting is alternatively applied to treat intracranial atherosclerotic disease. However, Stenting versus Aggressive Medical Therapy for Intracranial Arterial Stenosis trial (SAMMPRIS) and Vitesse Stent Ischemic Therapy trial (VISSIT) both demonstrated intracranial stenting were inferior to aggressive medical treatment.