Early 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 useDefining early seizure outcomes in pediatric epilepsy: the good, the bad and the in-between
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F, Smith-Rapaport S, Beckerman B, Ebrahimi N. Defining early seizure outcomes in pediatric epilepsy: the good, the bad and the in-between. Epilepsy Research 2001, 43: 75-84. PMID: 11137389, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(00)00184-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure outcomeThree-level outcomeProspective cohort studyCohort studyEarly remissionPrognostic factorsEarly outcomesPediatric epilepsyWorse outcomesSyndromic groupingIndeterminate groupRemissionTreatment issuesOutcomesChildrenEpilepsyEtiologyMore yearsAssociationAgeYearsIndeterminate outcomeSyndrome