Publications by authors named "Cristina Filipescu"
Background: Right-sided vagus nerve stimulation (RS-VNS) is indicated when the procedure was deemed not technically feasible or too risky on the indicated left side.
Objective: The present study aims to systematically review the literature on RS-VNS, assessing its effectiveness and safety.
Methods: A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was conducted: Pubmed/MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, Scopus, Embase and Web of science databases were searched from inception to August 13th,2023.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to classify and describe seizure symptoms in patients with insular epilepsy based on the structure of the insular cortex, using stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) for analysis.
- - Researchers examined 17 patients and divided the insular cortex into three regions: anterior, middle, and posterior, noting distinct seizure characteristics and awareness disruptions related to each area.
- - The findings suggest that understanding the specific features of seizures based on insular regions can improve SEEG planning for better diagnosis and treatment of insular epilepsy.
Objective: To determine the involvement of subcortical regions in human epilepsy by analyzing direct recordings from these regions during epileptic seizures using stereo-EEG (SEEG).
Methods: We studied the SEEG recordings of a large series of patients (74 patients, 157 seizures) with an electrode sampling the thalamus and in some cases also the basal ganglia (caudate nucleus, 22 patients; and putamen, 4 patients). We applied visual analysis and signal quantification methods (Epileptogenicity Index [EI]) to their ictal recordings and compared electrophysiologic with clinical data.
We investigated the effect of electrical stimulation of the medial pulvinar (PuM) in terms of its effect on temporal lobe seizures. Eight patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy undergoing stereoelectroencephalographic exploration were included. All had at least one electrode exploring the PuM.
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