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Taylor J. Abel, MD

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
Verified email at pitt.edu
Cited by 2123

A systematic review of deep brain stimulation for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy in childhood

H Yan, E Toyota, M Anderson, TJ Abel… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) presents a therapeutic challenge in children,
necessitating the consideration of multiple treatment options. Although deep brain stimulation (…

Method of invasive monitoring in epilepsy surgery and seizure freedom and morbidity: a systematic review

…, A Mansouri, M Remick, GM Ibrahim, TJ Abel - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Invasive monitoring is sometimes necessary to guide resective surgery in
epilepsy patients, but the ideal method is unknown. In this systematic review, we assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Stereoelectroencephalography versus subdural electrodes for localization of the epileptogenic zone: what is the evidence?

JS Katz, TJ Abel - Neurotherapeutics, 2019 - Elsevier
Accurate and safe localization of epileptic foci is the crux of surgical therapy for focal epilepsy.
As an initial evaluation, patients with drug-resistant epilepsy often undergo evaluation by …

Flexion-distraction injuries of the thoracolumbar spine: open fusion versus percutaneous pedicle screw fixation

AJ Grossbach, NS Dahdaleh, TJ Abel, GD Woods… - Neurosurgical …, 2013 - thejns.org
Object Flexion-distraction injuries occur due to distractive forces causing disruption of the
posterior and middle spinal columns. These fractures classically consist of a fracture line …

Frameless robot-assisted stereoelectroencephalography in children: technical aspects and comparison with Talairach frame technique

TJ Abel, RV Osorio, R Amorim-Leite, F Mathieu… - Journal of …, 2018 - thejns.org
… Approved the final version of the manuscript on behalf of all authors: Abel. Statistical analysis:
Mathieu. Administrative/technical/material support: Kahane, Minotti, Hoffmann, Chabardes…

Direct physiologic evidence of a heteromodal convergence region for proper naming in human left anterior temporal lobe

TJ Abel, AE Rhone, KV Nourski… - Journal of …, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Retrieving the names of friends, loved ones, and famous people is a fundamental human
ability. This ability depends on the left anterior temporal lobe (ATL), where lesions can be …

[HTML][HTML] Case report: responsive neurostimulation of the centromedian thalamic nucleus for the detection and treatment of seizures in pediatric primary generalized …

WP Welch, JL Hect, TJ Abel - Frontiers in Neurology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Up to 20% of pediatric patients with primary generalized epilepsy (PGE) will not respond
effectively to medication for seizure control. Responsive neurostimulation (RNS) is a promising …

Phase‐amplitude coupling between interictal high‐frequency activity and slow waves in epilepsy surgery

H Motoi, M Miyakoshi, TJ Abel, JW Jeong, Y Nakai… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective We hypothesized that the modulation index ( MI ), a summary measure of the strength
of phase‐amplitude coupling between high‐frequency activity (>150 Hz) and the phase …

[HTML][HTML] Presurgical thalamocortical connectivity is associated with response to vagus nerve stimulation in children with intractable epilepsy

…, A Hyslop, MR Guillen, BR Morgan, S Wong, TJ Abel… - Neuroimage: Clinical, 2017 - Elsevier
Although chronic vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is an established treatment for medically-intractable
childhood epilepsy, there is considerable heterogeneity in seizure response and …

[HTML][HTML] Who is that? Brain networks and mechanisms for identifying individuals

C Perrodin, C Kayser, TJ Abel, NK Logothetis… - Trends in cognitive …, 2015 - cell.com
Social animals can identify conspecifics by many forms of sensory input. However, whether
the neuronal computations that support this ability to identify individuals rely on modality-…