Bilateral pulvinar responsive neurostimulation for bilateral multifocal posteriorly dominant drug resistant epilepsy
We describe four cases where stimulation devices were placed in the Pulvinar area of the thalamus (central sensory area in the brain). This is very unique and different location than where these devices are typically placed. These patients all had great outcomes with marked seizure reduction, demonstrating that this placement is both safe and effective.
Authors
- Vishad Sukul
- Carrie R. Muh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3764-4163)
- David E. Burdette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6235-2568)
- Ariel Sacknovitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6236-1190)
- Sanjay Patra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3383-0807)
- Steven M. Wolf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7602-3474)
- Patty McGoldrick
- Sima Vazquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2033-314X)
- José Domínguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7888-0309)
- Richard Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1915-8249)
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Westchester Medical Center (US)
- New York Medical College (US)
- Boston Children's Health Physicians (US)
- Trinity Health Grand Rapids (US)
- Corewell Health
Publication Details
- Journal
- Epilepsia Open
- Published
- 2024-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.13068
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Neurological disorders and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.21