Jamie J. Van Gompel, M.D.

The purpose of this study is to inform more precise neurosurgical interventions by localizing specific white matter structures.

The purpose of this study is to investigate  the safety, diagnostic performance, and clinical  usefulness of  the imaging  agent Gleolan™ (Aminolevulinic  Acid Hydrochloride, ALA HCl, ALA, 5-ALA), an orally administered imaging agent for the real-time detection and visualization of meningiomas during tumor resection surgery. ALA is a prodrug that is metabolized  intracellularly  to  form  the  fluorescent  molecule  Protoporphyrin  IX  (PpIX). 

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a less-invasive alternative to the currently available method of removing aging blood in the subdural space. 

For procedures involving proximity to the nerves responsible for eye movement, the need to monitor eye movement exists. The current solution is to place needles in the muscles surrounding the eye. The Investigators have invented a non-invasive electrode and software designed to monitor eye movements non-invasively. The electrode is placed on the skin on the corner of the eye and using the natural dipole of the eye, detects the horizontal and vertical movements of the eye. The Investigators would like to prove efficacy compared to the standard monitoring.

This research study will investigate a new recording electrode that will record brain activity during surgery. This electrode is being tested for efficacy, and may eventually replace the current electrodes used for this purpose. The goal is to record brain activity in a region of the brain that is already being removed to treat epilepsy.

The purpose of this study is to clinically assess the safety and effectiveness of LIQOSEAL® as a means of reducing intra-, as well as post-operative, CSF leakage in patients undergoing elective cranial intradural surgery with a dural closure procedure to show noninferiority compared to a control group.

The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the RNS® System for thalamic stimulation is safe and effective as an adjunctive therapy for the reduction of primary generalized seizures in individuals 12 years of age or older who have drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy.

The purpose of this study is to assess the thalamus area of the brain using stereotactic electroencephalography (an EEG with deep electrode placement inside the brain) to better understand its role in the starting and spreading of epileptic seizure activity.

The study is designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Visualase MRI-guided laser ablation system for mesial temporal epilepsy (MTLE).