Clinical neurophysiology : official journal of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology
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A preictal state exists minutes or hours prior to the clinical seizure. We investigated whether hemodynamic changes preceding temporal lobe seizures were detectable in frontal scalp recordings using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Patients undergoing video-EEG telemetry (VET) were studied. ⋯ NIRS has the potential for providing a noninvasively detected signal of an imminent seizure.
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This article explores the feasibility of a novel repetitive navigated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rnTMS) system and compares language mapping results obtained by rnTMS in healthy volunteers and brain tumor patients. ⋯ rnTMS is a novel technology for exploring cortical language representation. This study proves the feasibility and safety of rnTMS in patients with brain tumor.