2020
Assessment of the Predictive Value of Outpatient Smartphone Videos for Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures
Tatum WO, Hirsch LJ, Gelfand MA, Acton EK, LaFrance WC, Duckrow RB, Chen DK, Blum AS, Hixson JD, Drazkowski JF, Benbadis SR, Cascino GD. Assessment of the Predictive Value of Outpatient Smartphone Videos for Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures. JAMA Neurology 2020, 77: 593-600. PMID: 31961382, PMCID: PMC6990754, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.4785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical examination resultsPsychogenic nonepileptic attacksVideo electroencephalogram monitoringEpileptic seizuresVideo electroencephalogramEpilepsy centersPhysical examinationElectroencephalogram monitoringNonepileptic attacksCorrect diagnosisPhysiologic nonepileptic eventsEvaluation of epilepsyExamination resultsMisdiagnosis of epilepsyDiagnostic accuracy studiesPsychogenic attacksMotor signsNonepileptic eventsDefinitive diagnosisPatient historyMAIN OUTCOMEClinic outpatientsPredictive valueSeizuresDiagnosis
2007
Diagnostic Utility of an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit
Smolowitz JL, Hopkins SC, Perrine T, Eck KE, Hirsch LJ, Mundinger M. Diagnostic Utility of an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2007, 22: 117-122. PMID: 17395968, DOI: 10.1177/1062860606298295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy monitoring unitSymptom onsetAntiepileptic drugsDefinitive diagnosisDiagnostic utilityAdult epilepsy monitoring unitEpilepsy surgery referralSpecialized epilepsy centersStandard antiepileptic drugsVideo-electroencephalographic monitoringMedian durationEpilepsy centersReferral patternsAdmissionMonitoring unitDiagnosisEpilepsyDrugsTreatmentGuidelinesOnsetReviewYearsPatientsSeizures
2002
Video‐EEG Monitoring in the Elderly: A Review of 94 Patients
McBride AE, Shih TT, Hirsch LJ. Video‐EEG Monitoring in the Elderly: A Review of 94 Patients. Epilepsia 2002, 43: 165-169. PMID: 11903463, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.24401.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVideo-EEG monitoringMajority of patientsNonepileptic eventsPsychogenic seizuresPatient admissionsEpileptiform dischargesColumbia-Presbyterian Medical CenterEpilepsy monitoring unitInterictal epileptiform dischargesAntiepileptic medicationsElderly patientsIncreased incidenceDefinitive diagnosisDiagnostic evaluationNonepileptic seizuresMedical CenterElderly populationPatientsAverage ageEpileptic seizuresInterictal recordingsSeizuresElderly leadsAge groupsParoxysmal events