scholarly journals Deep Brain Stimulation of Thalamic Nuclei for Treatment of Intractable Epilepsy

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasrin Mehranfard ◽  
Seyed Shahabeddin Sadr ◽  
Gholam Hossein Meftahi ◽  
Zahra Bahari ◽  
Maedeh Ghasemi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Intractable Epilepsy ◽  
Thalamic Nuclei ◽  
Deep Brain ◽  
Stimulation Of

EEG and evoked potential recording from the subthalamic nucleus for deep brain stimulation of intractable epilepsy

2002 ◽  
Vol 113 (9) ◽  
pp. 1391-1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dudley S Dinner ◽  
Silvia Neme ◽  
Dileep Nair ◽  
Erwin B Montgomery ◽  
Kenneth B Baker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Subthalamic Nucleus ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Evoked Potential ◽  
Intractable Epilepsy ◽  
Potential Recording ◽  
Deep Brain ◽  
Stimulation Of

Disrupting abnormal electrical activity with deep brain stimulation: is epilepsy the next frontier?

2010 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. E7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Rahman ◽  
Muhammad M. Abd-El-Barr ◽  
Vinata Vedam-Mai ◽  
Kelly D. Foote ◽  
Gregory J. A. Murad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Brain Stimulation ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Brain Stimulation ◽  
Intractable Epilepsy ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teams ◽  
Thalamic Nuclei ◽  
Therapeutic Approaches ◽  
Stimulation Parameters ◽  
Refractory Seizures ◽  
Deep Brain

Given the tremendous success of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of movement and neuropsychiatric disorders, clinicians have begun to open up to the possible use of electrical stimulation for the treatment of patients with uncontrolled seizures. This process has resulted in the discovery of a wide array of DBS targets, including the cerebellum, hypothalamus, hippocampus, basal ganglia, and various thalamic nuclei. Despite the ambiguity of the mechanism of action and the unknowns surrounding potentially ideal stimulation settings, several recent trials have empirically demonstrated reasonable efficacy in selected cases of medication-refractory seizures. These exciting results have fueled a number of studies aimed at firmly establishing DBS as an effective treatment for selected cases of intractable epilepsy, and many companies are aiming at Food and Drug Administration approval. We endeavor to review the studies in the context of the various DBS targets and their relevant circuitry for epilepsy. Based on the unfolding research, DBS has the potential to play an important role in treating refractory epilepsy. The challenge, as in movement disorders, is to assemble interdisciplinary teams to screen, implant, and follow patients, and to clarify patient selection. The future will undoubtedly be filled with optimization of targets and stimulation parameters and the development of best practices. With tailored therapeutic approaches, epilepsy patients have the potential to improve with DBS.

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