2008 Publications

1. Raj D. Sheth and Bruce P. Hermann, Bone in Idiopathic and Symptomatic Epilepsy, Epilepsy Research 78, 71-76 (2008).
2. Raj D. Sheth, M.D., Neil Binkley, M.D. and Bruce P. Hermann, Ph.D., Progressive Bone Deficit in Epilepsy, Neurology 70, 170-176 (2008).
3. Raj D. Sheth, Neil Binkley and Bruce P. Hermann, Gender Differences in Bone Mineral Density in Epilepsy, Epilepsia 49 (1), 125-131 (2008).
4. Bruce Hermann, Michael Seidenberg and Jana Jones, The Neurobehavioural Comorbidities of Epilepsy: Can a Natural History Be Developed?, Lancet Neurol., Volume 7, 151-160 (2008).
5. Matt B. Jensen, MD, Marcus R. Chacon, MD, and Aitziber Aleu, MD, Cervicocerebral Arterial Dissection, The Neurologist 14, 5-6 (2008).
6. David A. Hsu, Carl E. Stafstrom, Howard A. Rowley, Jane E. Kiff, Douglas A. Dulli, Hemiplegic Migraine: Hyperperfusion and Abortive Therapy with Intravenous Verapamil, Brain & Development 30, 86-90 (2008).
7. Erwin B. Montgomery Jr., John T. Gale, Mechanisms of Action of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews 32, 388-407 (2008).
8. Ronald J. Mandel, Corinna Burger, Richard O. Snyder, Viral Vectors for In Vivo Gene Transfer in Parkinson’s Disease: Properties and Clinical Grade Production, Experimental Neurology 209, 58-71 (2008).
9. Carl E. Stafstrom, MD, PhD and Timothy A. Benke, MD, PhD, Early-Life Seizures and Cognitive Impairment: A Spiny Problem?, Epilepsy Currents, Vol. 8, No. 1, 27-28 (January/February 2008).
10. Erwin B. Montgomery Jr., Subthalamic Nucleus Neuronal Activity in Parkinson’s Disease and Epilepsy Subjects, Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 14, 120-125 (2008).
11. Gregory L. Holmes and Carl E. Stafstrom, Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Seizures: Adult Animals, 35, Behavioral Aspects of Epilepsy: Principles & Practice, Schachter, S.C., Holmes, G.L., Kasteleign-Noist Trenite OGA (eds.), NY: Demos (2008).
12. Raj D. Sheth and Edgar A. Samaniego, Do Central Nervous System Stimulants Lower Seizure Threshold?, Psychiatric Controversies in Epilepsy, Chapter 18, 267-280 (2008).
13. Bruce P. Hermann and Michael Seidenberg, Memory Impairment and Its Cognitive Context in Epilepsy, Behavioral Aspects of Epilepsy, Principles & Practice, Steven C. Schachter, MD, Gregory L. Holmes, MD, Dorothee G. A. Kasteleijn-Nolst Trenite, MD, MPH Eds., Chapter 18, 147-153, New York, Demos Press (2008).
14. Erwin B. Montgomery, MD, Theorizing About the Role of the Basal Ganglia in Speech and Language, The Epidemic of Mis-Reasoning and an Alternative, Communicative Disorders Review, Volume 2, Number 1, pp. 1-15 (2008).
15. A. S. Turk, I. Chaudry, V. M. Haughton, B. P. Hermann, H. A. Rowley, K. Pulfer, B. Aagaard-Kienitz, D. B. Niemann, P. A. Turski, R. L. Levine, and C. M. Strother, Effect of Carotid Artery Stenting on Cognitive Function in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis: Preliminary Results, Am. J. Neuroradiol. 29, 265-68 (February 2008).
16. Cynthia M. Carlsson, Carey E. Gleason, Timothy M. Hess, Kimberly A. Moreland, Hanna M. Blazel, Rebecca L. Koscik, Nathan T. N. Schreiber, Sterling C. Johnson, Craig S. Atwood, Luigi Puglielli, Bruce P. Hermann, Patrick E. McBride, James H. Stein, Mark A. Sager and Sanjay Asthana, Effects of Simvastatin on Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers and Cognition in Middle-Aged Adults at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease, Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease 13, 187-197 (2008).
17. A. S. Turk, I. Chaudry, V. M> Haughton, B. P. Hermann, H. A. Rowley, K. Pulfer, B. Aagaard-Kienitz, D. B. Niemann, P. A. Turski, R. L. Levine, and C. M. Strother, Effect of Carotid Artery Stenting on Cognitive Function in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis: Preliminary Results, AJNR Am. J. Neuroradiol. 29, 265-268 (February 2008).
18. Carl E. Stafstrom, MD, PhD, Jong M. Rho, MD, Pathophysiology of Seizures and Epilepsy, UpToDate (February 15, 2008). (http://www.uptodate.com/patients/content/topic.do?topicKey=~84qqmS11.oaT1P
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19. Orrin Devinsky, Charles Vorkas, William B. Barr, and Bruce P. Hermann, EPILEPSY A Comprehensive Textbook, Second Edition, Volume III, Editors: Jerome Engle, Jr., MD, PhD and Timothy A. Pedley, MD; Associate Editors: Jean Aicardi, MD, FRCP, Marc A. Dichter, MD, PhD., Emilio Perucca, MD, PhD, FRCP, Solomon L. Moshe, MD and Michael R. Trimble, MD, Chapter 203 – Personality Disorders in Epilepsy, 2105-2112 (2008).
20. David W. Loring, Esther Strauss, Bruce P. Hermann, William B. Barr, Kenneth Perrine, Max R. Trenerry, Gordon Chelune, Michael West4erveld, Gregory P. Lee, Kimford J. Meador, and Stephen C. Bowden, Differential Neuropsychological Test Sensitivity to Left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 14, 394-400 (2008).
21. Michael Seidenberg, Bruce Hermann, Dalin Pulsipher, Jared Morton, Joy Parrish, Elizabeth Geary, and Leslie Guidotti, Thalamic Atrophy and Cognition in Unilateral Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 14, 384-393 (2008).
22. Bruce Hermann, Michael Seidenberg, Mark Sager, Cynthia Carlsson, Barry Gidal, Raj Sheth, Paul Rutecki, and Sanjay Asthan, Critical Review and Invited Commentary, Growing Old with Epilepsy: The Neglected Issue of Cognitive and Brain Health in Aging and Elder Persons with Chronic Epilepsy, Epilepsia 49 (5) 731-740 (2008).
23. Raj D. Sheth and Georgio Montouris, Metabolic Effects of AEDs: Impact on Body Weight, Lipids and Glucose Metabolism, Epilepsy in Women, International Review of Neurobiology, Volume 83, Chapter 19, 327-344, Elsevier Inc. (2008).
24. Carl E. Stafstrom, M.D., Ph.D., Traffic Jam at the Sodium Channel, Epilepsy Currents, Vol. 8, No. 3, 81-82 (May/June 2008).
25. Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr., Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation for Other Tremors, Current Clinical Neurology: Deep Brain Stimulation in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, Edited by: D. Tarsy, J.L. Vitek, P.A. Starr, and M.S. Okun, Humana Press, Totowa, NJ, 215-226 (2008).
26. Bruce P. Hermann and David W. Loring, Improving Neuropsychological Outcomes of Epilepsy Surgery, Epilepsy & Behavior 13, 5-6 (2008).
27. Carl E. Stafstrom, MD, PhD, Chapter 22: Epilepsy in Children, In: Educational Review Manual in Neurology, 2nd ed., Levin M, Holmes GL, Cohen JA (editors). New York: Castle Connolly Publishing Co., pp. 737-772 (2008).
28. The Promise and Potential Pitfalls of Serum Biomarkers for Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack, Matthew B Jensen, MD, Marcus R Chacon, MD, Justin A Sattin, MD, Aitziber Aleu, MD, and Patrick D Lyden, MD. The Neurologist, Volume 14, Number 4, July 2008.
29. Montgomery Jr. EB.  Deep Brain Stimulation Programming in Bakay R.(ed)  Movement Disorder Surgery. Thieme New York, Stuttgart, 2008 pgs. 187-208
30. David Hsu, Wei Chen, Murielle Hsu, and John M. Beggs, An Open Hypothesis: Is Epilepsy learned, and can it be unlearned?, Epilepsy & Behavior 13, 511-522 (2008)
31. Marcus Chacon, MD, Matt B. Jensen, MD, Justin A. Sattin, MD, and Justin A. Zivin, MD, PhD.  Neuroprotection in Cerebral Ischemia: Emphasis on the SAINT Trial.  Current Cardiology Reports. Volume 10, pgs. 37-42, 2008
32. Linda Karr, Paul A. Rutecki M.D.  “Activity-dependent induction and maintenance of epileptiform activity produced by group I metabotropic glutamate receptors in the rat hippocampal slice”.  Epilepsy Research. Volume 81, pages 14-23, Elsevier (2008).
33. Carl E. Stafstrom, M.D., Ph.D.  When it Comes to GABAergic Responses and Neonatal Seizures – Sex Matters!  Epilepsy Currents, Vol. 8, No. 6 (November/December) 2008, pp. 166-167
34. Aristidis Veves, M.D., Miroslav Backonja, M.D., and Rayaz A. Malik, M.B., Ph.D.  Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: Epidemiology, Natural History, Early Diagnosis, and Treatment Options.  Pain Medicine, Vol. 9, No. 6, 2008.
35. Miroslav Backonja, Mark S. Wallace, E. Richard Blonsky, Barry J. Cutler, Philip Malan Jr., Richard Rauck, Jeffery Tobias.  NGX-4010, a high-concentration capsaicin patch, for the treatment of postherpetic neurologia: a randomized, double-blind study.  The Lancet Neurology. Volume 7 (December 2008), pp. 1106-1112.
36. Miroslav “Misha” Backonja, Christopher L. Coe, Daniel A. Muller, Kathleen Schell.  Altered cytokine levels in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of chronic pain patients.  Journal of Neuroimmunology.  Volume 195 (2008) pp. 157-163.
37. Carl E. Stafstrom, Beth Zupec-Kania, Jong M. Rho, eds.  Ketogenic Diet and Related Dietary Treatments.  Epilepsia.  Volume 49, Supplement 8 (2008)
38. Carl E. Staftsrom, Avtar Roopra, and Thomas P. Sutula.  Seizure suppression via glycosis inhibition with 2-deoxy-D-glucose.  Epilepsia. Volume 49 (suppl. 8) pp. 97-100, 2008.
39. Prasanthi Ramanujam, Kama Z. Guluma, Edward M. Castillo, Marcus Chacon, Matt B. Jensen, Ekta Patel, William Linnick, James V. Dunford.  Accuracy of Stroke Recognition by Emergency Medical Dispatchers and Paramedics – San Diego Experience.  Pre-Hospital Emergency Care 2008.  Volume 12, pp. 307-313.