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Elana Urrestarazu, MD, PhD

Elena Urrestarazu was born in the Basque Country, in the north of Spain. Most of her academic formation was realized in the University of Navarra. Between 1990 to 1996 she conducted her MD studies at this university and, after passing the MIR exam in the 39th position, she attained the Specialty of Neurology in the Clinica Universitaria of the University of Navarra. In 2002 she obtained the scholarship of the Spanish Society of Neurology for Specific Qualification in Epilepsy, which was realized in the Epilepsy Unit of the same hospital. In October 2004 she finished her PhD, Apto Cum Laude, in the program of Neuroscience of the University of Navarra with the Thesis "Application of Independent Component Analysis (ICA) in the interpretation of electroencephalographic signals in epilepsy". She was financed by a scholarship of the Basque Government.

 

Her current interest includes the analysis depth-EEG recordings using ICA to detect the relationships between brain areas. She is also studying high frequency (100-500 Hz) oscillations occurring in relation to interictal spikes recorded intra-cerebrally.

 

Dr. Urrestarazu has since left the lab in the summer of 2006, and now hold the position Clinical assistant, Department of Neurology, University Clinic of
Navarra, and  Professor Associated to the Medical School, University of Navarra.
 

 

Address:

 

Montreal Neurological Institute

3801 University Street

EEG lab. Room 029

H3A 2B4 Montreal

 

Phone number:            

 

Office:  (514) 398 2479

Fax: 514-398-8106

 

  

 

Publications:

 

C. Viteri, A. Oliveros, E. Urrestarazu. Tratamiento global de la epilepsia vascular. Revista de Neurología 1999;28(3): 309-318

E. Martínez-Vila, P. Irimia, E. Urrestarazu, J. Gállego. El coste del ictus. Anales del Sistema Sanitario Navarro, vol.23, Suplemento 3, 2000: 33-38

J. Iriarte, J. Artieda, M. Alegre, E. Schlumberger, E. Urrestarazu, M.A. Pastor, C. Viteri. Spasm of sternocleidomastoid muscle induced by vagal nerve stimulation. Neurology 2001;57: 2319-20

M. Alegre, J. Iriarte, E. Schlumberger, E. Urrestarazu, D. Lázaro, C. Viteri. Lamotrigina  en las epilepsias del adulto: Eficacia y seguridad a largo plazo. Neurología 2002; 17 (3):136-142

J. Iriarte, E. Urrestarazu, D. Lázaro, E. Schlumberger. Estimulador vagal en epilepsias farmacorresistentes. Revista de Neurología 2002, 34: 511-518.

J. Iriarte, E. Urrestarazu, M. Alegre, E. Schlumberger, D. Lázaro, C. Viteri,  J. Artieda. Ictal paralysis mimicking Todd´s phenomenon. Neurology 2002; 59: 464-5.

E.Urrestarazu, J. Iriarte, M. Alegre, E. Schlumberger, D. Lázaro, J. Artieda, C. Viteri. Paresias postcríticas durante estudios de monitorización de vídeo-EEG. Revista de Neurología 2002; 35 (5): 404-7.

-J. Iriarte, J. Parra, E. Urrestarazu, J. Kuyk. Controversies in the diagnosis and management of psychogenic pseudoseizures. Epilepsy and Behavior 4 (2003): 354-359.

J. Iriarte, E. Urrestarazu, M. Valencia, M. Alegre, A. Malanda, C. Viteri, J. Artieda. Independent component analysis as a tool to eliminate artifacts in EEG. A quantitative study. Journal of Clinical Neurophsyology 2003; 20 (4): 249-257. 

J. Artieda, M. Valencia, M. Alegre, O. Olaziregi, E. Urrestarazu, J. Iriarte. Chirp-evoked potentials: A new methodology to evaluate oscillatory activity in the auditory pathway. Clinical Neurophysiology 2004; 115 (3): 699-709.

-                  E. Urrestarazu, J. Iriarte, M. Alegre, M. Valencia, C. Viteri,  J. Artieda. Independent component analysis  removing artifacts in ictal recordings. Epilepsia 2004; 45 (9): 1071-1078

J. Iriarte, E. Urrestarazu, M. Alegre, M. Valencia, J. Artieda. Oscillatory cortical changes during the periodic limb movements. Sleep 2004, 27 (8): 1493-8.

J. Iriarte, E. Urrestarazu, M. Alegre, C. Viteri, J. Artieda. Parasomnias: episodios anormales durante el sueño. Rev Med Univ Navarra 2005; 1: 46-52.

J. Iriarte, E. Urrestarazu, M. Alegre, J. Artieda, C. Viteri. Asistolia ictal en el diagnóstico diferencial del mareo. Neurología 2005; 20 (1): 45-48.

E. Urrestarazu, J. Iriarte. El análisis de componentes independientes(ICA) en el estudio de señales electroencefalográficas. Neurología 2005; 20 (6): 299-310.

E. Urrestarazu, J. Iriarte, J. Artieda, M. Alegre, M. Valencia, A. Malanda, C. Viteri.  Independent component analysis separates spikes of different origin in the EEG. Accepted in Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 2nd December 2 2004.

E. Urrestarazu, J. Iriarte. Análisis matemáticos en el estudio de señales electroencefalográficas. Accepted in Revista de Neurología. 18th March 2005.

Independent component analysis (ICA) in the distinction between focal and multifocal spikes. J. Iriarte, E. Urrestarazu, M. Alegre, M. Valencia, C. Viteri, J. Artieda. Accepted in Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology 31th May 2005.

 

           

BOOK CHAPTERS

E. Urrestarazu Bolumburu, E. Pomares Arias, E. Martínez-Vila, M. S. Boleas Aguirre, N. Pérez Fernández. Vértigo en las malformaciones de la unión craneocervical. Chapter 29. In: El sistema vestibular y sus alteraciones. Editors: J.B. Pascual, N. Pérez Fernández. Tome II. biblio stm. Editorial Masson. 1999: 391-400.

C. Viteri Torres, E. Urrestarazu. Futuros antiepilépticos disponibles: Oxcarbazepina-Fosfenitoína-Zonizamida. In: Efectos adversos e interacciones de los fármacos antiepilépticos. Editors: G.A. Cruz, F.J. Vadillo. NILO Industria Gráfica, S.A. 2000:233-246

J. Iriarte, E. Urrestarazu. Síndromes epilépticos especiales. Estado de mal epiléptico. Chapter 54. In: Neurociencias Clínicas. Editors: E. Martínez-vila, J. Castillo, A. Culebras, R. Leiguarda, F. Barrigarrementería. McGraw- Hill/Interamericana. In press.

C. Viteri, E. Urrestarazu, J. Iriarte. Diagnóstico diferencial de los síndromes epilépticos. Chapter 21. In: Epilepsias. Diagnóstico y Tratamiento. Editors: M.G. Campos, A.G. Kanner. Mediterráneo Ltda. 2004: 314-326.