Advances in the application of technology to epilepsy: the CIMIT/NIO Epilepsy Innovation Summit.

TitleAdvances in the application of technology to epilepsy: the CIMIT/NIO Epilepsy Innovation Summit.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2009
AuthorsSchachter, SC, Guttag, J, Schiff, SJ, Schomer, DL
Corporate AuthorsSummit Contributors
JournalEpilepsy Behav
Volume16
Issue1
Pagination3-46
Date Published09/2009
ISSN1525-5069
KeywordsAdult, Anticonvulsants, Brain Mapping, Child, Drug Resistance, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Electroencephalography, Engineering, Epilepsy, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Laboratory Science, Microelectrodes, Nanoparticles, Neurons, Neurosurgery, Neurotoxins, Predictive Value of Tests, Seizures, Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared, Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon, Tomography, Optical, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Abstract

In 2008, a group of clinicians, scientists, engineers, and industry representatives met to discuss advances in the application of engineering technologies to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with epilepsy. The presentations also provided a guide for further technological development, specifically in the evaluation of patients for epilepsy surgery, seizure onset detection and seizure prediction, intracranial treatment systems, and extracranial treatment systems. This article summarizes the discussions and demonstrates that cross-disciplinary interactions can catalyze collaborations between physicians and engineers to address and solve many of the pressing unmet needs in epilepsy.

URLhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19780225
DOI10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.06.028
Alternate JournalEpilepsy Behav
PubMed ID19780225

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