Publications by authors named "M M Stamm"
Objective: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the centromedian nucleus (CM) is used to treat diverse brain diseases including epilepsy, Tourette syndrome, and disorders of consciousness. However, the CM is challenging to visualize on routine MRI. Many surgeons use an indirect targeting method based on established stereotactic coordinates.
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- Deep brain stimulation (DBS) infections can often require complete hardware removal due to late detection; this study aims to identify early markers for these infections.
- An experiment involving a stainless-steel chamber and Staphylococcus aureus showed that electrode impedance increased significantly by day-3, indicating early biofilm formation and potential infection.
- Tracking impedance changes could serve as a useful indicator for early infection detection, potentially reducing the need for invasive surgeries when combined with timely antibiotic treatment.
Current applications of neurostimulation for generalized epilepsy use a one-target-fits-all approach that is agnostic to the specific epilepsy syndrome and seizure type being treated. The authors describe similarities and differences between the 2 "archetypes" of generalized epilepsy-Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy-and review recent neuroimaging evidence for syndrome-specific brain networks underlying seizures. Implications for stimulation targeting and programming are discussed using 5 clinical questions: What epilepsy syndrome does the patient have? What brain networks are involved? What is the optimal stimulation target? What is the optimal stimulation paradigm? What is the plan for adjusting stimulation over time?
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPersistent Lack of Female Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellows.
Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil
August 2023
Purpose: To evaluate the gender composition of fellows, faculty, and leaders within orthopaedic sports medicine fellowship programs to provide a more complete description of gender diversity within this subspecialty.
Methods: Official program websites of orthopaedic sports medicine fellowships listed on the Arthroscopy Association of North America fellowship directory were examined. Data collected for analysis included the gender of program directors, fellowship faculty, orthopaedic surgery department faculty, current sports medicine fellows, and fellows who graduated within the last 5 years.
Purpose: To report rates of preoperative and postoperative opioid use between male and female patients and to identify risk factors for extended opioid use following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).
Methods: Patients undergoing ACLR between 2011 and 2018 were identified from the PearlDiver database. The opioid refill rates for males vs females were compared at monthly intervals for 1 year after ACLR.