Two‐Year Remission and Subsequent Relapse in Children with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F, Smith‐Rapaport S, Beckerman B, Ebrahimi N. Two‐Year Remission and Subsequent Relapse in Children with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy. Epilepsia 2001, 42: 1553-1562. PMID: 11879366, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.21101.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy syndromesSymptomatic etiologySeizure frequencyMultivariable analysisInitial EEGFamily historyCox proportional hazards modelInitial seizure frequencyRemote symptomatic etiologyTwo-year remissionRecurrence of seizuresPredictors of remissionIdiopathic generalized epilepsyYounger onset ageProportional hazards modelJuvenile myoclonic epilepsyBenign rolandic epilepsySeizure outcomeRemission rateSeizure controlSeizure typesFocal slowingGeneralized epilepsySubsequent relapseEEG slowingEarly development of intractable epilepsy in children
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F, Smith–Rapaport S, Beckerman B. Early development of intractable epilepsy in children. Neurology 2001, 56: 1445-1452. PMID: 11402099, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.56.11.1445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitial seizure frequencyFebrile status epilepticusStatus epilepticusIntractable epilepsyCryptogenic/Seizure frequencyEpilepsy syndromesAbsolute numberChild neurology practiceFocal EEG slowingLocalization-related syndromesNeonatal status epilepticusMultivariable adjustmentEpilepsy guidelinesIdiopathic syndromeUnclassified epilepsyEEG slowingNeurology practiceHigh riskNew therapiesInternational LeagueEpilepsySyndromeEpilepticusEarly use