2024
Immediate and long‐term management practices of acute symptomatic seizures and epileptiform abnormalities: A cross‐sectional international survey
Punia V, Daruvala S, Dhakar M, Zafar S, Rubinos C, Ayub N, Hirsch L, Sivaraju A, investigators F. Immediate and long‐term management practices of acute symptomatic seizures and epileptiform abnormalities: A cross‐sectional international survey. Epilepsia 2024, 65: 909-919. PMID: 38358383, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnti-seizure medicationsEpileptiform abnormalitiesAcute symptomatic seizuresAcute brain injuryContinuous EEGSecondary prophylaxisSymptomatic seizuresSporadic epileptiform dischargesLateralized periodic dischargesCross-sectional international surveyOutpatient follow-upAnti-seizure medication useOptimal care pathwayDose escalationBrain injuryDose changesLong-term managementElectrographic seizuresEpileptiform dischargesFollow-upAncillary testsReal-world practiceRecommended durationContinuous electroencephalographyHospital discharge
2021
Electroencephalographic Abnormalities are Common in COVID‐19 and are Associated with Outcomes
Lin L, Al‐Faraj A, Ayub N, Bravo P, Das S, Ferlini L, Karakis I, Lee JW, Mukerji SS, Newey CR, Pathmanathan J, Abdennadher M, Casassa C, Gaspard N, Goldenholz DM, Gilmore EJ, Jing J, Kim JA, Kimchi EY, Ladha HS, Tobochnik S, Zafar S, Hirsch LJ, Westover MB, Shafi MM. Electroencephalographic Abnormalities are Common in COVID‐19 and are Associated with Outcomes. Annals Of Neurology 2021, 89: 872-883. PMID: 33704826, PMCID: PMC8104061, DOI: 10.1002/ana.26060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonconvulsive status epilepticusElectrographic seizuresClinical outcomesEpileptiform abnormalitiesRisk factorsPresence of NCSEMultivariate Cox proportional hazards analysisMulticenter retrospective cohort studyCox proportional hazards analysisCOVID-19Retrospective cohort studyClinical risk factorsContinuous electroencephalogram monitoringAdverse clinical outcomesProportional hazards analysisCoronavirus disease 2019Ann NeurolHospital mortalityHospital lengthClinical seizuresCohort studyIndependent predictorsStatus epilepticusEEG findingsElectroencephalographic abnormalities
2020
Detecting Seizures and Epileptiform Abnormalities in Acute Brain Injury
Singla S, Garcia GE, Rovenolt GE, Soto AL, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch LJ, Blumenfeld H, Sheth KN, Omay SB, Struck AF, Westover MB, Kim JA. Detecting Seizures and Epileptiform Abnormalities in Acute Brain Injury. Current Neurology And Neuroscience Reports 2020, 20: 42. PMID: 32715371, PMCID: PMC9353690, DOI: 10.1007/s11910-020-01060-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIctal-interictal continuumBrain injuryAcute brain injuryBetter clinical outcomesTraumatic brain injuryRecent FindingsCurrent literatureIncreased morbidityClinical outcomesEpileptiform abnormalitiesEEG findingsMortality riskEEG monitoringEpileptiform patternsPrognostic modelSeizuresClinical settingInjuryLogistical barriersElectroencephalogram studyUse of EEGABIPractical barriersEEG analysisEEGMorbidity