2020
Assessment of the Validity of the 2HELPS2B Score for Inpatient Seizure Risk Prediction
Struck AF, Tabaeizadeh M, Schmitt SE, Ruiz AR, Swisher CB, Subramaniam T, Hernandez C, Kaleem S, Haider HA, Cissé AF, Dhakar MB, Hirsch LJ, Rosenthal ES, Zafar SF, Gaspard N, Westover MB. Assessment of the Validity of the 2HELPS2B Score for Inpatient Seizure Risk Prediction. JAMA Neurology 2020, 77: 500-507. PMID: 31930362, PMCID: PMC6990873, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.4656.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous electroencephalogramValidation cohortMAIN OUTCOMEEEG monitoringRetrospective medical record reviewKaplan-Meier survival analysisPatients 18 yearsMedical record reviewRisk of seizuresHigh-risk groupFirst hourEpileptiform EEG patternCEEG useClinical seizuresPrimary outcomeHospitalized patientsRecord reviewRisk stratificationEpileptiform findingsCardiac arrestSeizure riskClinical indicationsInclusion criteriaIndependent cohortAdequate screenValidation of the 2HELPS2B Seizure Risk Score in Acute Brain Injury Patients
Moffet EW, Subramaniam T, Hirsch LJ, Gilmore EJ, Lee JW, Rodriguez-Ruiz AA, Haider HA, Dhakar MB, Jadeja N, Osman G, Gaspard N, Struck AF. Validation of the 2HELPS2B Seizure Risk Score in Acute Brain Injury Patients. Neurocritical Care 2020, 33: 701-707. PMID: 32107733, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-020-00939-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute brain injuryClinical factorsContinuous EEG monitoringTraumatic brain injurySeizure incidenceEEG findingsClinical seizuresPrimary outcomeSubdural hematomaBrain injuryEEG monitoringAcute brain injury patientsRisk of seizuresBrain injury patientsReceiver operator characteristic curveOperator characteristic curveABI patientsPatient ageHospitalized patientsElectrographic seizuresInjury patientsIntraparenchymal hemorrhageClinical findingsSubarachnoid hemorrhageResultsA total
2017
Association of an Electroencephalography-Based Risk Score With Seizure Probability in Hospitalized Patients
Struck AF, Ustun B, Ruiz AR, Lee JW, LaRoche SM, Hirsch LJ, Gilmore EJ, Vlachy J, Haider HA, Rudin C, Westover MB. Association of an Electroencephalography-Based Risk Score With Seizure Probability in Hospitalized Patients. JAMA Neurology 2017, 74: 1419-1424. PMID: 29052706, PMCID: PMC5822188, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.2459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll patientsSeizure riskContinuous EEGRisk factorsMAIN OUTCOMEScoring systemBilateral independent periodic dischargesEpilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) admissionPeriodic dischargesBrief rhythmic dischargesProspective multicenter databaseSeizure risk factorsSporadic epileptiform dischargesRisk of seizuresRhythmic delta activitySimple scoring systemEligible patientsProbability of seizuresUnit admissionAcute illnessHospitalized patientsMulticenter databasePrior seizuresClinical historyClinical indications