Open AccessNovel Techniques in Epilepsy Management: Venous Pacing and Capture of Electrical Activity in the Primate Cortex
Author(s) -
Prakriti Gaba,
Christopher V. DeSimone,
Benhur D. Henz,
Paul A. Friedman,
Charles J. Bruce,
David R. Holmes,
Malini Madhavan,
Krithika Vasudevan,
Douglas Wahnschaffe,
Steven Berhow,
Andrew J. Danielsen,
Dorothy J. Ladewig,
Susan B. Mikell,
Susan B. Johnson,
Scott H. Suddendorf,
Tomáš Kára,
Gregory A. Worrell,
Samuel J. Asirvatham
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of neurology and neurophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2155-9562
DOI - 10.4172/2155-9562.1000373
Subject(s) - catheter , medicine , cortex (anatomy) , anesthesia , vein , balloon catheter , balloon , epilepsy , neurocognitive , stimulation , neuroscience , cardiology , surgery , biology , cognition , psychiatry
Pharmacotherapy for epilepsy is limited with 30% of patients refractory to this approach of suppressing seizures. Current surgical options are invasive and carry significant morbidities including infection, bleeding, and the potential for deleterious neurocognitive effects. As a result, there is a burgeoning need for innovation to develop safer and efficacious interventions.