2022
Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients
Dhaher R, Bronen RA, Spencer L, Colic L, Brown F, Mian A, Sandhu M, Pittman B, Spencer D, Blumberg HP, Altalib H. Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Epilepsia 2022, 63: 2561-2570. PMID: 35883245, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDepressive Disorder, MajorElectroencephalographyEpilepsyEpilepsy, Temporal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSeptal NucleiConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyDorsal bed nucleusTLE patientsEpilepsy patientsBed nucleusHC subjectsStria terminalisTemporal lobe epilepsy patientsMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansTreatment-resistant depressionComprehensive Epilepsy CenterHealthy control subjectsStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansResonance imaging scansNumber of patientsCase-control studyInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewMajor depressive disorderCommon comorbid disordersHuman clinical studiesEpilepsy centersLobe epilepsyComorbid depressionControl subjectsChild Neurology: Functional Reorganization Mediating Supplementary Motor Area Syndrome Recovery in Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum
Obaid S, Qureshi HM, Aljishi A, Shaikh N, Kundishora AJ, Bronen RA, DiLuna M, Damisah E. Child Neurology: Functional Reorganization Mediating Supplementary Motor Area Syndrome Recovery in Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum. Neurology 2022, 99: 161-165. PMID: 35618432, PMCID: PMC9421776, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200772.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAgenesis of Corpus CallosumCorpus CallosumFunctional LateralityGliomaHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMotor CortexConceptsSMA syndromeFunctional recoveryCorpus callosumSupplementary motor area syndromeCorpus callosal fibersLow-grade gliomasMedial premotor cortexFunctional neuroimaging featuresSurgical resectionClinical presentationHealthy hemisphereTranscallosal fibersAcallosal patientsNeuroimaging featuresPreoperative fMRIParacentral lobuleLeft toePremotor cortexCallosal fibersPatientsSyndromeComplete ACCExact mechanismAgenesisCallosumMachine Learning in Differentiating Gliomas from Primary CNS Lymphomas: A Systematic Review, Reporting Quality, and Risk of Bias Assessment
Petersen G, Shatalov J, Verma T, Brim WR, Subramanian H, Brackett A, Bahar RC, Merkaj S, Zeevi T, Staib LH, Cui J, Omuro A, Bronen RA, Malhotra A, Aboian MS. Machine Learning in Differentiating Gliomas from Primary CNS Lymphomas: A Systematic Review, Reporting Quality, and Risk of Bias Assessment. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2022, 43: 526-533. PMID: 35361577, PMCID: PMC8993193, DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a7473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGliomaHumansLymphomaMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingReproducibility of ResultsConceptsMachine learning-based methodsLearning-based methodsBalanced data setData setsVector machine modelMachine learningClassification algorithmsMachine modelMachineAlgorithmData basesPrediction modelPromising resultsPrimary CNS lymphomaPrediction model study RiskRisk of biasRadiomic featuresClassifierSetCNS lymphomaWebLearningFeaturesQualitySystematic review
2021
Management of patients with medically intractable epilepsy and anterior temporal lobe encephaloceles.
Sandhu MRS, Mandel M, McGrath H, Lamsam L, Farooque P, Bronen RA, Spencer DD, Damisah EC. Management of patients with medically intractable epilepsy and anterior temporal lobe encephaloceles. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2021, 136: 709-716. PMID: 34507290, DOI: 10.3171/2021.3.jns21133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDrug Resistant EpilepsyElectroencephalographyEncephaloceleEpilepsy, Temporal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingSeizuresTemporal LobeTreatment OutcomeConceptsTemporal lobe encephaloceleIdiopathic intracranial hypertensionRefractory epilepsyEEG findingsSigns of IIHIntractable temporal lobe epilepsyResective epilepsy surgeryManagement of patientsTemporal lobe epilepsyScalp EEG findingsSignificant neuropsychological deficitsRadiological findingsIntracranial hypertensionPreoperative evaluationEpileptogenic lesionsSurgical managementEpilepsy surgeryLobe epilepsySurgical outcomesIntractable epilepsySingle institutionSurgical dataEpileptogenic focusMedical recordsWorse outcomes
2020
Diagnosis and Management of pituitary disease with focus on the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mahajan A, Bronen RA, Mian AY, Omay SB, Spencer DD, Inzucchi SE. Diagnosis and Management of pituitary disease with focus on the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Endocrine 2020, 68: 489-501. PMID: 32162185, DOI: 10.1007/s12020-020-02242-3.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2018
Presurgical language fMRI: Technical practices in epilepsy surgical planning
Benjamin CFA, Dhingra I, Li AX, Blumenfeld H, Alkawadri R, Bickel S, Helmstaedter C, Meletti S, Bronen RA, Warfield SK, Peters JM, Reutens D, Połczyńska MM, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD. Presurgical language fMRI: Technical practices in epilepsy surgical planning. Human Brain Mapping 2018, 39: 4032-4042. PMID: 29962111, PMCID: PMC6175127, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrain MappingChildClinical ProtocolsEpilepsyHumansLanguageLanguage TestsMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeurosurgical ProceduresPreoperative CareResearch DesignConceptsLanguage functional MRIFunctional MRISurgical planningEpilepsy surgical planningEpilepsy surgical programsGeneral linear modelingBlood flowClinical practicePatient careSurgical programsRoutine useMarked heterogeneityClinical applicationVerbal fluencyData highlightFMRI dataMost programsPatientsWidespread useEpilepsyIndividualsMRICarePresurgical language fMRI: Clinical practices and patient outcomes in epilepsy surgical planning
Benjamin CFA, Li AX, Blumenfeld H, Constable RT, Alkawadri R, Bickel S, Helmstaedter C, Meletti S, Bronen R, Warfield SK, Peters JM, Reutens D, Połczyńska M, Spencer DD, Hirsch LJ. Presurgical language fMRI: Clinical practices and patient outcomes in epilepsy surgical planning. Human Brain Mapping 2018, 39: 2777-2785. PMID: 29528160, PMCID: PMC6033659, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain MappingEpilepsyHumansLanguageMagnetic Resonance ImagingNeurosurgical ProceduresOutcome Assessment, Health CarePreoperative CareConceptsLanguage functional MRISurgical marginsFunctional MRIPatient outcomesClinical practiceEpilepsy surgical planningEpilepsy surgical programsCurrent clinical practiceDirect brain stimulationEpilepsy surgeryStimulation mappingBrain stimulationClinical teamLanguage lateralizationSurgical programsSurgical planningLanguage-critical areasFMRI findingsFMRI paradigmUnexpected preservationFurther validationLanguage declineAdultsOutcomesChildren
2017
Long-term outcomes of tissue-based ACTH-antibody assay-guided transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas in Cushing disease.
Erfe JM, Perry A, McClaskey J, Inzucchi SE, James WS, Eid T, Bronen RA, Mahajan A, Huttner A, Santos F, Spencer D. Long-term outcomes of tissue-based ACTH-antibody assay-guided transsphenoidal resection of pituitary adenomas in Cushing disease. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2017, 129: 629-641. PMID: 29027854, DOI: 10.3171/2017.3.jns162245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranssphenoidal resectionMRI studiesCushing's diseaseCortisol levelsLong-term corticosteroid therapyUrinary free cortisol levelsLong-term disease remissionLong-term patient outcomesResults Fourteen patientsLong-term outcomesPostoperative MRI studiesSurgical tumor samplesFree cortisol levelsPreoperative MRI studiesPrecise tumor localizationACTH antibodiesPituitary microCorticosteroid therapyStudy patientsDisease remissionFourteen patientsRemission rateRetrospective reviewTreatment failureCure rate
2011
Recessive LAMC3 mutations cause malformations of occipital cortical development
Barak T, Kwan KY, Louvi A, Demirbilek V, Saygı S, Tüysüz B, Choi M, Boyacı H, Doerschner K, Zhu Y, Kaymakçalan H, Yılmaz S, Bakırcıoğlu M, Çağlayan A, Öztürk A, Yasuno K, Brunken WJ, Atalar E, Yalçınkaya C, Dinçer A, Bronen RA, Mane S, Özçelik T, Lifton RP, Šestan N, Bilgüvar K, Günel M. Recessive LAMC3 mutations cause malformations of occipital cortical development. Nature Genetics 2011, 43: 590-594. PMID: 21572413, PMCID: PMC3329933, DOI: 10.1038/ng.836.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCerebral CortexConsanguinityGene DeletionGenes, RecessiveHumansLamininMagnetic Resonance ImagingMiceMutationOccipital LobeSpecies Specificity
2009
Frequency, prognosis and surgical treatment of structural abnormalities seen with magnetic resonance imaging in childhood epilepsy
Berg AT, Mathern GW, Bronen RA, Fulbright RK, DiMario F, Testa FM, Levy SR. Frequency, prognosis and surgical treatment of structural abnormalities seen with magnetic resonance imaging in childhood epilepsy. Brain 2009, 132: 2785-2797. PMID: 19638447, PMCID: PMC2759335, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp187.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge of OnsetAnticonvulsantsBrainChildChild, PreschoolCognitionCohort StudiesDrug ResistanceEpilepsyFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedInfantLogistic ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleNeurologic ExaminationNeuropsychological TestsNeurosurgical ProceduresPrognosisSclerosisTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingPositive MRI scansEpilepsy patientsMRI scansEpilepsy syndromesEpilepsy evaluationSurgical proceduresMultiple logistic regression analysisUse of MRIComprehensive epilepsy evaluationNon-idiopathic patientsPediatric epilepsy patientsComprehensive Epilepsy CenterPositive MRI findingsCommunity-based cohortNormal neurological examPre-surgical evaluationLogistic regression analysisIdiopathic epilepsy syndromesFrequency of lesionsClinical factorsMRI abnormalitiesMRI findingsNeurological examSurgical treatment
2006
Increased Number of Subcortical Hyperintensities on MRI in Children and Adolescents With Tourettes Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Amat JA, Bronen RA, Saluja S, Sato N, Zhu H, Gorman DA, Royal J, Peterson BS. Increased Number of Subcortical Hyperintensities on MRI in Children and Adolescents With Tourettes Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2006, 163: 1106-1108. PMID: 16741215, PMCID: PMC2367225, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.6.1106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderCerebral hyperintensitiesObsessive-compulsive disorderHealthy comparison subjectsTourette syndromeDeficit hyperactivity disorderMagnetic resonance imagesComparison subjectsHyperactivity disorderT2-weighted magnetic resonance imagesChildhood neuropsychiatric disordersSubcortical injuryPatient groupSubcortical hyperintensitiesHyperintensitySyndromeDiagnostic groupsChildhood diagnosisNeuropsychiatric disordersDisordersResonance imagesSubcortexSubjectsChildrenAdolescentsVolumetry of amygdala and hippocampus and memory performance in Alzheimer's disease
Basso M, Yang J, Warren L, MacAvoy MG, Varma P, Bronen RA, van Dyck CH. Volumetry of amygdala and hippocampus and memory performance in Alzheimer's disease. Psychiatry Research 2006, 146: 251-261. PMID: 16524704, DOI: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingAD patientsAmygdaloid volumesAlzheimer's diseaseHealthy controlsHippocampal volumeAlzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-CognitionMedial temporal lobe atrophyTemporal lobe atrophyOlder healthy subjectsADAS-Cog subscaleHealthy control samplesLobe atrophyAD groupHealthy subjectsAnalysis of covarianceMRI studiesProdromal stagePatientsResonance imagingMildest symptomsNeuropsychological assessmentNeuropsychological performanceHippocampusDisease
2004
MR imaging of epilepsy: strategies for successful interpretation
Vattipally VR, Bronen RA. MR imaging of epilepsy: strategies for successful interpretation. Neuroimaging Clinics Of North America 2004, 14: 349-372. PMID: 15324853, DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2004.04.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMR imaging of the temporal stem: anatomic dissection tractography of the uncinate fasciculus, inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus, and Meyer's loop of the optic radiation.
Kier EL, Staib LH, Davis LM, Bronen RA. MR imaging of the temporal stem: anatomic dissection tractography of the uncinate fasciculus, inferior occipitofrontal fasciculus, and Meyer's loop of the optic radiation. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2004, 25: 677-91. PMID: 15140705, PMCID: PMC7974480.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior occipitofrontal fasciculusTemporal stemMeyer's loopOccipitofrontal fasciculusUncinate fasciculusMR anatomyOptic radiationExtreme capsuleTemporal lobeLateral geniculate bodyAnterior temporal lobeCross-sectional MR imagesPostoperative complicationsTumor spreadExternal capsuleGeniculate bodyAnterior commissureAnatomic foundationAnatomic featuresBrain disordersAlzheimer's diseaseMR imagingDiffusion tractographyFasciculusTractAnatomic dissection tractography: a new method for precise MR localization of white matter tracts.
Kier EL, Staib LH, Davis LM, Bronen RA. Anatomic dissection tractography: a new method for precise MR localization of white matter tracts. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2004, 25: 670-6. PMID: 15140704, PMCID: PMC7974503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeuroimaging of the cortical dysplasias
Ruggieri P, Najm I, Bronen R, Campos M, Cendes F, Duncan J, Weiser H, Theodore W. Neuroimaging of the cortical dysplasias. Neurology 2004, 62: s27-s29. PMID: 15037675, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000117581.46053.18.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2003
Basal Ganglia Volumes in Patients With Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome
Peterson BS, Thomas P, Kane MJ, Scahill L, Zhang H, Bronen R, King RA, Leckman JF, Staib L. Basal Ganglia Volumes in Patients With Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome. JAMA Psychiatry 2003, 60: 415-424. PMID: 12695320, DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.4.415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBasal ganglia volumesBasal gangliaCaudate nucleus volumeTourette syndromeGanglia volumesObsessive-compulsive disorderLenticular nucleus volumesTic symptomsNucleus volumeGilles dePathophysiology of TSPrior neuroleptic exposureHealthy control subjectsSeverity of ticsComorbid obsessive-compulsive disorderGreat clinical relevanceAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptomsHyperactivity disorder symptomsRepeated-measures analysisNeuroleptic exposureControl subjectsFunctional disturbancesTrait abnormalityClinical relevanceGanglia
2002
Childhood Trauma Associated With Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Women With Major Depression
Vythilingam M, Heim C, Newport J, Miller AH, Anderson E, Bronen R, Brummer M, Staib L, Vermetten E, Charney DS, Nemeroff CB, Bremner JD. Childhood Trauma Associated With Smaller Hippocampal Volume in Women With Major Depression. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2002, 159: 2072-2080. PMID: 12450959, PMCID: PMC3230324, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.12.2072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmaller hippocampal volumesMajor depressive disorderHippocampal volumeDepressive disorderDepressed subjectsDepressed womenHealthy subjectsChildhood abuseUnipolar major depressive disorderRight hippocampal volumeCoronal MRI scansAdrenal axisDepressed patientsMajor depressionControl brain regionsTemporal lobeWhole hippocampusComparison subjectsMRI scansTrauma AssociatedEarly childhood traumaFemale volunteersWhole brainBrain regionsStudy participants
2000
Choroid plexus changes after temporal lobectomy.
Saluja S, Sato N, Kawamura Y, Coughlin W, Putman C, Spencer D, Sze G, Bronen R. Choroid plexus changes after temporal lobectomy. American Journal Of Neuroradiology 2000, 21: 1650-3. PMID: 11039344, PMCID: PMC8174865.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobectomyChoroid plexusPostoperative changesResection siteNormal postoperative changesRecurrent brain tumorsContrast-enhanced T1-weighted imagesPresence of infectionContrast-enhanced MR imagingDegree of enhancementT1-weighted imagesChoroid plexus changesHippocampal sclerosisRecurrent tumorsIntractable epilepsyNodular patternPathologic changesPostoperative siteLobectomyBrain tumorsEnhancement patternSurgical manipulationPlexusMorphologic changesMR imagingMR Imaging and Histologic Features of Subinsular Bright Spots on T2-weighted MR Images: Virchow-Robin Spaces of the Extreme Capsule and Insular Cortex
Song C, Kim J, Kier E, Bronen R. MR Imaging and Histologic Features of Subinsular Bright Spots on T2-weighted MR Images: Virchow-Robin Spaces of the Extreme Capsule and Insular Cortex. Radiology 2000, 214: 671-677. PMID: 10715028, DOI: 10.1148/radiology.214.3.r00mr17671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsular cortexExtreme capsuleMR imagingControl subjectsBrain specimensPerivascular spacesFormalin-fixed brain specimensFluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequencesVirchow-Robin spacesT2-weighted magnetic resonance imagesCoronal T2-weighted imagesT2-weighted imagesCoronal MR imagesHigh signal intensityT2-weighted MR imagesInversion recovery sequenceHistologic featuresHistologic findingsCerebrospinal fluidMR imagesPatientsWhite matterPathologic conditionsGross anatomic inspectionMagnetic resonance images