Despite recent medical therapeutic advances, approximately one third of patients do not attain seizure freedom with medications. This drug-resistant epilepsy population suffers from heightened morbidity and mortality. In appropriate patients, resecti...
Background: Bertolotti syndrome describes a painful lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) with a pseudoarticulation between an enlarged lateral process of the caudal lumbar vertebra (L5) and ilium or sacrum. It often presents with chronic lower ba...
Hypothalamic hamartomas (HH) are infrequent, non-neoplastic malformations of the hypothalamus with heterogeneous clinical features, with symptoms including gelastic seizures, central precocious puberty, and cognitive or behavioral deficits. This narr...
Background: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) and postherpetic pruritus (PHP) are common complications of shingles that affect patients’ quality of life. PHN and PHP can be managed using various medications and interventional procedures; however, co...
MEG and EEG source analysis is frequently used for the presurgical evaluation of pharmacoresistant epilepsy patients. The source localization of the epileptogenic zone depends, among other aspects, on the selected inverse and forward approaches and t...
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to assess whether fatty changes in paraspinal muscle tissue negatively affect pain relief and functional outcomes, measured by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), in patients undergoing intradiscal bipolar rad...