Deciphering the surgical treatment gap for drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE): a literature review

…, I Say, R Houston, AS Johal, J Pak, L Tomycz - …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) rarely achieve seizure freedom with medical
therapy alone. Despite being safe and effective for select patients with DRE, epilepsy surgery …

Predictors of outcomes after surgery for medically intractable insular epilepsy: A systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis

…, NA Shlobin, A Shulkin, AT Hale, LD Tomycz… - Epilepsia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Insular epilepsy (IE) is an increasingly recognized cause of drug‐resistant epilepsy amenable
to surgery. However, concerns of suboptimal seizure control and permanent neurological …

Non-convulsive status epilepticus and non-convulsive seizures in neurological ICU patients

I Laccheo, H Sonmezturk, AB Bhatt, L Tomycz, Y Shi… - Neurocritical care, 2015 - Springer
Background Non-convulsive seizures (NCS) or non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE)
has been reported in 8–20 % of critically ill patient populations, and delayed diagnosis and …

Corpus callosotomy in the modern era: origins, efficacy, technical variations, complications, and indications

…, S Patel, S Kosach, RR Goodman, LD Tomycz - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Corpus callosotomy is among the oldest surgeries performed for drug-resistant epilepsy.
Since it was first performed in 1940, numerous studies have assessed its outcomes in various …

Open resection versus laser interstitial thermal therapy for the treatment of pediatric insular epilepsy

…, FF Perkins Jr, DF Clarke, MR Lee, LD Tomycz - …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Various studies suggest that the insular cortex may play an underappreciated
role in pediatric frontotemporal/parietal epilepsy. Here, we report on the postsurgical …

Primary versus secondary tracheoesophageal puncture in salvage total laryngectomy following chemoradiation

KS Emerick, L Tomycz, CR Bradford… - … —Head and Neck …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To compare the rate of postoperative wound-healing complications and voice
fluency in primary vs secondary tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) following chemoradiation. …

Distal transradial access in the anatomic snuffbox for diagnostic cerebral angiography

…, V Dodson, F Al-Mufti, L Tomycz… - American Journal …, 2019 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
The aim of this study was to describe the feasibility, technique, and safety of distal transradial
access in the anatomic snuffbox for diagnostic cerebral angiography. A retrospective …

Evaluating the relationship of the pB–C2 line to clinical outcomes in a 15-year single-center cohort of pediatric Chiari I malformation

…, MC Dewan, MA Day, CN Shannon, L Tomycz… - Journal of …, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT The clinical significance of radiological measurements of the craniocervical junction
in pediatric Chiari I malformation (CM-I) is yet to be fully established across the field. The …

Emerging insights and new perspectives on the nature of hydrocephalus

LD Tomycz, AT Hale, TM George - Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2017 - karger.com
Like many disease conditions, our understanding of hydrocephalus has evolved over its long
history. References to enlarged skulls can be found in ancient Egyptian texts dating back to …

[HTML][HTML] Total and partial posterior quadrant disconnection for medically refractory epilepsy: a systematic review

…, HJ Zhang, RS Mahalingam, EB Geller, LD Tomycz - Seizure, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Posterior quadrant disconnection (PQD) is a surgical procedure for medically
refractory epilepsy (MRE) involving diffuse regions of the temporo-parieto-occipital lobes. We …