Factors associated with seizure freedom in the surgical resection of glioneuronal tumors

DJ Englot, MS Berger, NM Barbaro, EF Chang - Epilepsia, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Gangliogliomas (GGs) and dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors (DNETs) are
low‐grade brain tumors of glioneuronal origin that commonly present with seizures. …

Predictors of seizure freedom after resection of supratentorial low-grade gliomas: a review

DJ Englot, MS Berger, NM Barbaro, EF Chang - Journal of neurosurgery, 2011 - thejns.org
… Critically revising the article: Chang, Berger, Barbaro. Approved the final version of the …
Chang EF, Potts MB, Keles GE, Lamborn KR, Chang SM, Barbaro NM, et al: Seizure …

Motor cortex stimulation for central and neuropathic pain: current status

JA Brown, NM Barbaro - Pain, 2003 - journals.lww.com
The idea that central pain syndromes can be treated by manipulation of the motor cortex
derives from the landmark observations of Penfield (Lende et al., 1971). While reoperating on …

High gamma power is phase-locked to theta oscillations in human neocortex

…, SS Nagarajan, HE Kirsch, MS Berger, NM Barbaro… - science, 2006 - science.org
We observed robust coupling between the high- and low-frequency bands of ongoing electrical
activity in the human brain. In particular, the phase of the low-frequency theta (4 to 8 hertz…

Unique astrocyte ribbon in adult human brain contains neural stem cells but lacks chain migration

…, AD Tramontin, A Quinones-Hinojosa, NM Barbaro… - Nature, 2004 - nature.com
The subventricular zone (SVZ) is a principal source of adult neural stem cells in the rodent
brain, generating thousands of olfactory bulb neurons every day 1 . If the adult human brain …

Categorical speech representation in human superior temporal gyrus

…, JW Rieger, K Johnson, MS Berger, NM Barbaro… - Nature …, 2010 - nature.com
Speech perception requires the rapid and effortless extraction of meaningful phonetic
information from a highly variable acoustic signal. A powerful example of this phenomenon is …

Long-term efficacy and safety of thalamic stimulation for drug-resistant partial epilepsy

…, G Baltuch, WE Rosenfeld, P Garcia, NM Barbaro… - Neurology, 2015 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To report long-term efficacy and safety results of the SANTE trial investigating deep
brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) for treatment of localization-…

Seizure characteristics and control following resection in 332 patients with low-grade gliomas

…, GE Keles, KR Lamborn, SM Chang, NM Barbaro… - Journal of …, 2008 - thejns.org
Object Seizures play an important role in the clinical presentation and postoperative quality
of life of patients who undergo surgical resection of low-grade gliomas (LGGs). The aim of …

Surgical treatment of syringomyelia: Favorable results with syringoperitoneal shunting

NM Barbaro, CB Wilson, PH Gutin… - Journal of neurosurgery, 1984 - thejns.org
✓ The authors reviewed the clinical findings, radiological evaluation, and operative therapy
of 39 patients with syringomyelia. Syringoperitoneal (SP) shunting was used in 15 patients …

A multicenter, prospective pilot study of gamma knife radiosurgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: seizure response, adverse events, and verbal memory

NM Barbaro, M Quigg, DK Broshek… - Annals of Neurology …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The safety, efficacy, and morbidity of radiosurgery (RS) must be established
before it can be offered as an alternative to open surgery for unilateral mesial temporal lobe …