Stimulation better targets fast-ripple generating networks in super responders to the responsive neurostimulator system.

Publication/Presentation Date

5-1-2023

Abstract

How responsive neurostimulation (RNS) decreases seizure frequency is unclear. Stimulation may alter epileptic networks during inter-ictal epochs. Definitions of the epileptic network vary but fast ripples (FRs) may be an important substrate. We, therefore, examined whether stimulation of FR-generating networks differed in RNS super responders and intermediate responders. In 10 patients, with subsequent RNS placement, we detected FRs from stereo-electroencephalography (SEEG) contacts during pre-surgical evaluation. The normalized coordinates of the SEEG contacts were compared with those of the eight RNS contacts, and RNS-stimulated SEEG contacts were defined as those within 1.5 cm

Volume

64

Issue

5

First Page

48

Last Page

48

ISSN

1528-1167

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

36906958

Department(s)

Department of Surgery

Document Type

Article

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