1998
Surgical outcome in occipital lobe epilepsy: Implications for pathophysiology
Aykut‐Bingol C, Bronen R, Kim J, Spencer D, Spencer S. Surgical outcome in occipital lobe epilepsy: Implications for pathophysiology. Annals Of Neurology 1998, 44: 60-69. PMID: 9667593, DOI: 10.1002/ana.410440112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccipital lobe epilepsyClinical seizure characteristicsFocal cortical dysplasiaLobe epilepsyLobe locationPathological substrateSeizure characteristicsSurgical outcomesCortical dysplasiaSurgical approachSurgical proceduresRefractory occipital lobe epilepsyDevelopmental abnormalitiesOccipital lobe seizuresChronic inflammatory changesSturge-Weber syndromeMain pathological substrateOccipital lobe tumorElectroclinical variablesElectroclinical featuresMost patientsSeizure controlChronic epilepsyInflammatory changesLobe tumors
1997
Focal cortical dysplasia of Taylor, balloon cell subtype: MR differentiation from low-grade tumors.
Bronen RA, Vives KP, Kim JH, Fulbright RK, Spencer SS, Spencer DD. Focal cortical dysplasia of Taylor, balloon cell subtype: MR differentiation from low-grade tumors. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 1997, 18: 1141-51. PMID: 9194442, PMCID: PMC8337292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal cortical dysplasiaLow-grade tumorsCortical dysplasiaMR findingsLobe locationLow-grade glial neoplasmTemporal lobe locationSubcortical white matterFrontal lobe locationSurgical resectionCortical thickeningClinical variablesIntractable epilepsyGlial neoplasmsHyperintense signalLateral ventricleMR featuresWhite matterNeoplastic tissueCell subtypesDysplasiaPatientsMR variablesNeoplasmsSurgical planning
1995
MR characteristics of neoplasms and vascular malformations associated with epilepsy
Bronen R, Fulbright R, Spencer D, Spencer S, Kim J, Lange R. MR characteristics of neoplasms and vascular malformations associated with epilepsy. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1995, 13: 1153-1162. PMID: 8750330, DOI: 10.1016/0730-725x(95)02026-p.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVascular malformationsCalvarial remodellingPathologic categoriesAdjacent tissuesTemporal lobe locationTypical imaging featuresMR characteristicsBlinded retrospective analysisMagnetic resonanceRefractory epilepsyPathologic findingsCortical involvementEpileptogenic substratePathologic substrateVascular lesionsImaging featuresCommon siteRetrospective analysisTemporal lobeLobe locationEpilepsyLesionsMalformationsNeoplasmsMR scans