Ask the Expert On-Demand Webinar: Beyond Closed-Loop Stimulation-New Research Avenues and Clinical Insights Utilizing Ambulatory Ecog From RNS On-Demand Webinar-Ask the Experts Webinar On Demand: Beyond Closed Loop Stimulation

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In this comprehensive webinar, Dr. Vikram Rao discusses the potential clinical and research applications of using ambulatory electrocorticography from the RNS (Responsive Neurostimulation) system in epilepsy management. The presentation focuses on diagnostic applications of this therapeutic technology and aims to demonstrate how long-term recordings of brain activity can benefit clinical epilepsy. Dr. Rao highlights several key areas: monitoring disease activity, enhancing patient treatment strategies, improving seizure predictability, and identifying localized brain activity for personalized care. He discusses leveraging cyclic patterns of brain activity for applications like seizure forecasting, introducing concepts such as chronotherapy and a hypothetical seizure forecasting application akin to weather apps. Challenges like temporal undersampling in traditional video EEG monitoring and the limitations of current treatments are addressed, showing how the RNS system offers a new dimension of data-driven insights into epilepsy's temporal dynamics. The session also explores potential future directions, including understanding seizure pathophysiology with subcortical recordings, combining various neurostimulation devices, and how findings from chronic ECOG can affect epilepsy surgery outcomes. The session concludes with a lively Q&A, addressing practical questions about implementing the RNS system in clinical practice.

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Speaker Vikram Rao

Keywords

ambulatory electrocorticography

Responsive Neurostimulation

epilepsy management

diagnostic applications

seizure forecasting

chronotherapy

brain activity monitoring

neurostimulation devices

epilepsy surgery outcomes

Vikram Rao