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Viktoras Palys

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Virginia Commonwealth University (2013–2018); University of Arkansas Medical Center (2025); Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (2013–2018)

Neurosurgery, College of Medicine

7 h-index 19 pubs 198 cited

  • Humans
  • Drug Resistant Epilepsy
  • Deep Brain Stimulation
  • Male
  • Adult
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Adolescent
  • Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
  • Female
  • Laser Therapy
  • Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
  • Device Removal
  • Neuronavigation
  • Heart Arrest
  • Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Biography and Research Information

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Viktoras Palys is an Associate Professor in Neurosurgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His research interests include the application of neuromodulation techniques for neurological disorders, with a particular focus on epilepsy and dementia. He has investigated deep brain stimulation for conditions like dementia and explored interstitial thermal therapy for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Palys's work also encompasses practical aspects of neurosurgical procedures, such as frameless functional stereotactic approaches and techniques for protecting deep brain stimulation hardware. Additionally, he has contributed to understanding allergy considerations in implanted neuromodulation devices and the role of anticoagulants in managing intracerebral hemorrhage. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 7, 18 total publications, and 195 total citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 7
  • Publications: 19
  • Citations: 198

Positions

  • Assistant Professor 2017–present
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Neurosurgery ORCID
  • Associate Professor publications 2018–2026
    University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Neurosurgery, College of Medicine Institutional directory

Selected Publications

  • Vagus nerve stimulation: Implanted and noninvasive (2026)
    Elsevier eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Long-term outcomes of responsive neurostimulation in dominant-hemisphere Rasmussen encephalitis (2026)
    Acta Neurologica Belgica 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Interstitial Thermal Therapy in Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (2025)
    JAMA Neurology 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Acute Disruption of Cortical Epileptiform Discharges With Thalamic Stimulation (2025)
    Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology DOI OpenAlex
  • Final Neuropsychological Outcomes Following Epilepsy Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy: A Multicenter Cohort (P7-9.003) (2025)
    Neurology DOI OpenAlex
  • Vagus nerve stimulator (VNS)—What the surgeon needs to know (2024)
    Elsevier eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Diffuse Leptomeningeal Glioneuronal Tumor: First Description of Metastasis to the Lung and Bone Marrow (2023)
    Cureus 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Assessing Neuropsychology Testing Variation at Level IV Epilepsy Centers (P1-1.001) (2023)
    Neurology DOI OpenAlex
  • Use of a Pericranial Flap Technique for Deep Brain Stimulation Hardware Protection and Improved Cosmesis (2022)
    Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • NCMP-15. A CASE OF SYSTEMIC METASTATIC DIFFUSE LEPTOMENINGEAL GLIONEURAL TUMOR (2022)
    Neuro-Oncology DOI OpenAlex
  • Practical methods for segmentation and calculation of brain volume and intracranial volume: a guide and comparison (2022)
    Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Surgical Treatment of Propriospinal Myoclonus: A Case Report (2022)
    Cureus 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Reproducible asystole following vagal nerve stimulator lead replacement: a case report (2022)
    BMC Neurology 10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Allergy Considerations in Implanted Neuromodulation Devices (2021)
    Neuromodulation Technology at the Neural Interface 33 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Nucleus Basalis of Meynert Stimulation for Dementia: Theoretical and Technical Considerations (2018)
    Frontiers in Neuroscience 37 citations DOI OpenAlex

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