Prognostic factors and visual outcomes of ruptured and lacerated globe injuries.

Purpose: To identify prognostic factors related to ruptured and lacerated globes and compare the visual outcomes of these 2 mechanisms of injury.

Methods: Medical records of patients with open-globe injuries referred to the Goldschleger Eye Institute between 2004 and 2010 were reviewed. Clinical parameters were summarized as defined by the ocular trauma score (OTS).

Long-term follow-up after temporal lobe resection for lesions associated with chronic seizures.

A follow-up study was conducted on 60 patients who had standard en bloc anterior temporal lobe resection, including mesiotemporal structures, as treatment for temporal lobe lesions associated with chronic, medically intractable seizures. Lesions were identified as glial tumors, hamartomas, or vascular malformations. Long-term outcome was assessed in terms of seizure frequency and certain psychosocial sequelae.

Long-term follow-up after temporal lobe resection for lesions associated with chronic seizures.

A follow-up study was conducted on 60 patients who had standard en bloc anterior temporal lobe resection, including mesio-temporal structures, as treatment for temporal lobe lesions associated with chronic, medically intractable seizures. Lesions were identified as glial tumors, hamartomas, or vascular malformations. Long-term outcome was assessed in terms of seizure frequency and certain psychosocial sequelae.

Applications of magnetic source imaging in evaluation of candidates for epilepsy surgery.

Epilepsy was the first clinical entity to which magnetic source imaging was applied; however, the technology available severely limited early studies. The introduction of large-array magnetic source imaging systems has enabled striking advances in the application of magnetic source imaging in epilepsy surgery programs. The superimposition of functional localization of epileptic sources on anatomic images from MR imaging or computed tomography allows precise definition of the area and extent of epileptogenic tissue for possible resection.

Optic neuritis associated with familial Mediterranean fever.

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an inherited disorder characterized by recurrent attacks of fever and polyserositis of unknown origin. Neuro-ophthalmologic involvement is rare. We describe a previously unreported association of FMF with optic neuritis in two patients.