2022
Quantitative epileptiform burden and electroencephalography background features predict post-traumatic epilepsy
Chen Y, Li S, Ge W, Jing J, Chen HY, Doherty D, Herman A, Kaleem S, Ding K, Osman G, Swisher CB, Smith C, Maciel CB, Alkhachroum A, Lee JW, Dhakar MB, Gilmore EJ, Sivaraju A, Hirsch LJ, Omay SB, Blumenfeld H, Sheth KN, Struck AF, Edlow BL, Westover MB, Kim JA. Quantitative epileptiform burden and electroencephalography background features predict post-traumatic epilepsy. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2022, 94: 245-249. PMID: 36241423, PMCID: PMC9931627, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic epilepsyTraumatic brain injuryCT abnormalitiesElectroencephalography featuresAdmission Glasgow Coma Scale scoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreRetrospective case-control studyMultivariable logistic regression analysisRisk stratification modelCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisTBI admissionsSevere complicationsFuture trialsBrain injuryCT reportsSeizure diagnosisPredictive valueScale scorePatientsLogistic regressionStratification modelQuantitative electroencephalogramTBI mechanismsRegression analysis
2020
Evaluating the Clinical Impact of Rapid Response Electroencephalography: The DECIDE Multicenter Prospective Observational Clinical Study.
Vespa PM, Olson DM, John S, Hobbs KS, Gururangan K, Nie K, Desai MJ, Markert M, Parvizi J, Bleck TP, Hirsch LJ, Westover MB. Evaluating the Clinical Impact of Rapid Response Electroencephalography: The DECIDE Multicenter Prospective Observational Clinical Study. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: 1249-1257. PMID: 32618687, PMCID: PMC7735649, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonconvulsive seizuresSeizure diagnosisTreatment planProspective observational clinical studyDiagnostic assessmentObservational clinical studyAssessment of patientsCritical care settingSerious adverse effectsTherapeutic decision makingProspective multicenterSecondary outcomesICU patientsPrimary outcomeStatus epilepticusHigh suspicionElectroencephalography assessmentAcademic hospitalBedside assessmentClinical impactClinical studiesObservational studyCare settingsPhysician confidencePatients
2013
Pitfalls in ictal EEG interpretation
Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ. Pitfalls in ictal EEG interpretation. Neurology 2013, 80: s26-s42. PMID: 23267042, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31827974f8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research