Functional connectivity in the human language system: a cortico-cortical evoked potential study

R Matsumoto, DR Nair, E LaPresto, I Najm… - Brain, 2004 - academic.oup.com
A better understanding of the mechanisms involved in human higher cortical functions
requires a detailed knowledge of neuronal connectivity between functional cortical regions. …

Functional connectivity in human cortical motor system: a cortico-cortical evoked potential study

R Matsumoto, DR Nair, E LaPresto, W Bingaman… - Brain, 2007 - academic.oup.com
In order to understand the complex functional organization of the motor system, it is essential
to know the anatomical and functional connectivity among individual motor areas. Clinically…

Epileptogenicity of focal malformations due to abnormal cortical development: direct electrocorticographic–histopathologic correlations

…, I Najm, G Klem, Z Ying, C Burrier, E LaPresto… - …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Malformations due to abnormal cortical development (MCDs) are common pathologic
substrates of medically intractable epilepsy. The in situ epileptogenicity of these lesions …

Parieto‐frontal network in humans studied by cortico‐cortical evoked potential

…, DR Nair, A Ikeda, T Fumuro, E LaPresto… - Human brain …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Parieto‐frontal network is essential for sensorimotor integration in various complex
behaviors, and its disruption is associated with pathophysiology of apraxia and visuo‐spatial …

The mind's eye: functional MR imaging evaluation of golf motor imagery

…, PM Ruggieri, M Lieber, E Lapresto - American Journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Mental imagery involves rehearsing or practicing a task in
the mind with no physical movement. The technique is commonly used, but the actual …

Epileptogenicity Correlated with Increased N‐Methyl‐d‐Aspartate Receptor Subunit NR2A/B in Human Focal Cortical Dysplasia

…, Z Ying, T Babb, A Mohamed, J Hadam, E LaPresto… - …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Human cortical dysplasia (CD) is a frequent cause of medically intractable focal
epilepsy. The neurotransmitter mechanisms of epileptogenicity in these lesions have been …

Recovery of pain control by intensive reprogramming after loss of benefit from motor cortex stimulation for neuropathic pain

…, A Boongird, JM Rosenow, E LaPresto… - Stereotactic and …, 2005 - karger.com
Introduction: Motor cortex stimulation (MCS) may serve as an adjunct in managing neuropathic
pain after other conservative and interventional methods have failed. However, the …

Neocortical temporal FDG‐PET hypometabolism correlates with temporal lobe atrophy in hippocampal sclerosis associated with microscopic cortical dysplasia

B Diehl, E LaPresto, I Najm, S Raja, S Rona, T Babb… - …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Medically intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due to hippocampal sclerosis (HS),
with or without cortical dysplasia (CD), is associated with atrophy of the hippocampal …

Image-guided endoscopy: description of technique and potential applications

MR Mayberg, E LaPresto, EJ Cunningham - Neurosurgical Focus, 2005 - thejns.org
Object Neuroendoscopic approaches to lesions of the central nervous system and spine are
limited by the loss of stereoscopic vision and high-fidelity image quality inherent in the …

Cortical stimulation for language mapping in focal epilepsy: correlations with tractography of the arcuate fasciculus

B Diehl, Z Piao, J Tkach, RM Busch, E LaPresto… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provides information about magnitude (diffusivity) and
directionality (fractional anisotropy, FA) of water diffusion and allows visualization of major …