An institutional experience with cervical vagus nerve trunk stimulation for medically refractory epilepsy: rationale, technique, and outcome

AP Amar, CN Heck, ML Levy, T Smith… - …, 1998 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: Intermittent stimulation of the left cervical vagus nerve trunk is emerging as a
novel adjunct in the treatment of medically refractory seizures. We sought to evaluate …

Two‐year seizure reduction in adults with medically intractable partial onset epilepsy treated with responsive neurostimulation: final results of the RNS System Pivotal …

CN Heck, D King‐Stephens, AD Massey, DR Nair… - …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of responsive stimulation at the seizure
focus as an adjunctive therapy to reduce the frequency of seizures in adults with medically …

A single-center experience with the NeuroPace RNS system: a review of techniques and potential problems

…, YD Marquez, DM Lee, LA Kalayjian, CN Heck… - World neurosurgery, 2015 - Elsevier
Introduction The clinical results for the RNS System (NeuroPace, Mountain View, California,
USA) closed-loop responsive neurostimulator for the treatment of medically intractable …

Randomized controlled trial of trigeminal nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy

…, S Gordon, G Corralle-Leyva, CP Kealey, CN Heck - Neurology, 2013 - AAN Enterprises
… Christi Heck: drafting/revising the manuscript, study concept or design, analysis or interpretation
CN Heck reports grant support from Neuropace. Go to Neurology.org for full disclosures. …

Serum neuron-specific enolase in the major subtypes of status epilepticus

CM DeGiorgio, CN Heck, AL Rabinowicz, PS Gott… - Neurology, 1999 - AAN Enterprises
Objectives: To determine the relative magnitudes of neuron-specific enolase (NSE) levels
after complex partial status epilepticus (SE), absence SE, generalized convulsive SE, and …

Progesterone vs placebo therapy for women with epilepsy: a randomized clinical trial

…, KM Fowler, SD Smithson, LA Kalayjian, CN Heck… - Neurology, 2012 - AAN Enterprises
Heck has received research support from Boston Scientific and Neuropace. Dr. Sperling has
received research support from NIH, UCB Pharma, Eisai, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Marinus, …

Status epilepticus increases CSF levels of neuron-specific enolase and alters the blood-brain barrier

J Correale, AL Rabinowicz, CN Heck, TD Smith… - Neurology, 1998 - AAN Enterprises
Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a sensitive marker of brain damage in stroke, global
ischemia, and coma. Serum NSE is also correlated with the duration and outcome of status …

Lateralization of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with chronic ambulatory electrocorticography

…, PC Van Ness, V Salanova, DC Spencer, CN Heck… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Patients with suspected mesial temporal lobe ( MTL ) epilepsy typically undergo
inpatient video–electroencephalography ( EEG ) monitoring with scalp and/or intracranial …

Neuron‐specific enolase, a marker of acute neuronal injury, is increased in complex partial status epilepticus

CM DeGiorgio, PS Gott, AL Rabinowicz, CN Heck… - …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To determine whether complex partial status epilepticus (CPSE) causes brain injury
in humans. Serum neuron‐specific enolase (s‐NSE) is an accepted marker of acute brain …

Real‐world experience with direct brain‐responsive neurostimulation for focal onset seizures

…, C Drees, EF Chang, JE Greenwood, CN Heck… - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The RNS System is a direct brain‐responsive neurostimulation system that is US
Food and Drug Administration–approved for adults with medically intractable focal onset …