2024
Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus With Continuous Intravenous Anesthetic Drugs
Au Y, Kananeh M, Rahangdale R, Moore T, Panza G, Gaspard N, Hirsch L, Fernandez A, Shah S. Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus With Continuous Intravenous Anesthetic Drugs. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81: 534-548. PMID: 38466294, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with mortalityRefractory status epilepticusTreatment of refractory status epilepticusOutcome variablesPreferred Reporting ItemsAssociated with lower mortalityRisk of biasCompare outcome measuresPeer-reviewed studiesNon-English articlesStatus epilepticusBinary logistic regressionWeb of ScienceRSE etiologyReporting ItemsOutcome measuresStudy selectionPredictors of mortalitySystematic reviewLogistic regressionManual searchIntravenous anesthetic drugsRefractory status epilepticus treatmentTreatment goalsIndependent extraction
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
2019
Quantitative Electroencephalogram Trends Predict Recovery in Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.
Ghassemi MM, Amorim E, Alhanai T, Lee JW, Herman ST, Sivaraju A, Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ, Scirica BM, Biswal S, Moura Junior V, Cash SS, Brown EN, Mark RG, Westover MB. Quantitative Electroencephalogram Trends Predict Recovery in Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Critical Care Medicine 2019, 47: 1416-1423. PMID: 31241498, PMCID: PMC6746597, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000003840.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyNeurologic outcomeElectroencephalogram featuresAcute hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathyAcademic medical centerBetter prognostic predictionReceiver operator curveNeurologic recoveryComatose patientsPrognostic implicationsCardiac arrestMedical CenterPrognostication performancePrognostic predictionOperator curveLogistic regressionSequential logistic regressionSpecificity thresholdEncephalopathyStatistical associationOutcomesComparison of machine learning models for seizure prediction in hospitalized patients
Struck AF, Rodriguez‐Ruiz A, Osman G, Gilmore EJ, Haider HA, Dhakar MB, Schrettner M, Lee JW, Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ, Westover MB, Consortium C. Comparison of machine learning models for seizure prediction in hospitalized patients. Annals Of Clinical And Translational Neurology 2019, 6: 1239-1247. PMID: 31353866, PMCID: PMC6649418, DOI: 10.1002/acn3.50817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow-risk patientsNegative predictive valueEvaluation cohortContinuous EEGElastic net logistic regressionMulticenter databaseRisk stratificationSeizure riskPatientsPredictive valueComparable AUCSecondary analysisLogistic regressionCohortFirst hourSeizure predictionEEG recordingsEEGRisk calibrationLarge proportionSeizuresComplex neural networks
2015
Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Brown FC, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD. Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2015, 52: 19-24. PMID: 26398592, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal memory testsRight temporal lobe epilepsyMemory testTemporal lobe epilepsyMesial temporal lobe epilepsyLobe epilepsyLocation memory testRight mesial temporal lobe epilepsyHemisphere languageCVLT-IISpatial memoryDot locationsPositive predictive valueBinary logistic regressionVideo-EEGPatientsPredictive valueEpilepsyLogistic regressionLimited sample sizeVSRTRTLELTLEMemoryLateralization
2007
Generalized convulsive status epilepticus after nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: the nationwide inpatient sample.
Claassen J, Bateman BT, Willey JZ, Inati S, Hirsch LJ, Mayer SA, Sacco RL, Schumacher HC. Generalized convulsive status epilepticus after nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: the nationwide inpatient sample. Neurosurgery 2007, 61: 60-4; discussion 64-5. PMID: 17621019, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000279724.05898.e7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhageConvulsive status epilepticusNationwide Inpatient SampleSubarachnoid hemorrhageRenal diseaseStatus epilepticusInpatient SampleNonfederal United States hospitalsGeneralized convulsive status epilepticusDatabase of admissionsDuration of hospitalizationMultivariate logistic regressionUnited States hospitalsHospital mortalityHospital stayAdult patientsYounger patientsIndependent predictorsPatient mortalityEmergency departmentPatientsLinear regression analysisState HospitalNeurosurgical proceduresLogistic regression