2024
Polygenic Risk of Epilepsy and Poststroke Epilepsy.
Clocchiatti-Tuozzo S, Rivier C, Misra S, Zelano J, Mazumder R, Sansing L, de Havenon A, Hirsch L, Liebeskind D, Gilmore E, Sheth K, Kim J, Worrall B, Falcone G, Mishra N. Polygenic Risk of Epilepsy and Poststroke Epilepsy. Stroke 2024 PMID: 39502073, DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.124.047459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchParticipants of European ancestryRisk of poststroke epilepsyPolygenic riskPoststroke epilepsyEuropean ancestryGenome-wide association study meta-analysisPRS decileCase-control genetic association studyGenetic risk lociLowest decilePolygenic risk scoresGenetic association studiesMultivariate logistic regression modelStudy meta-analysisMultivariate logistic regression resultsHistory of strokeLogistic regression modelsRisk lociAssociation studiesStroke survivorsUK BiobankGenetic informationGenetic ancestryLogistic regression resultsGenetic variants
2018
Prevalence and predictors of seizure clusters: A prospective observational study of adult patients with epilepsy
Detyniecki K, O'Bryan J, Choezom T, Rak G, Ma C, Zhang S, Bonito J, Hirsch LJ. Prevalence and predictors of seizure clusters: A prospective observational study of adult patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2018, 88: 349-356. PMID: 30344026, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRescue medication useProspective observational studyEmergency department visitsHigh seizure frequencySeizure clustersAdult patientsRescue medicationClinical characteristicsSeizure frequencyActive epilepsyDepartment visitsMedication useObservational studyExact testSeizure-related outcomesFisher's exact testLogistic regression modelsSeizure clusteringAdverse outcomesEpilepsy severitySeizure diariesIndividual patientsPatientsEpilepsyFinal analysis
2016
Drug‐resistant epilepsy in adults: Outcome trajectories after failure of two medications
Choi H, Hayat MJ, Zhang R, Hirsch LJ, Bazil CW, Mendiratta A, Kato K, Javed A, Legge AW, Buchsbaum R, Resor S, Heiman GA. Drug‐resistant epilepsy in adults: Outcome trajectories after failure of two medications. Epilepsia 2016, 57: 1152-1160. PMID: 27265407, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant epilepsySeizure freedomAntiepileptic drugsAdult patientsEpilepsy typeFocal epilepsyContinuous seizure freedomThird antiepileptic drugTertiary epilepsy centerSeizure-free periodMultiple ordinal logistic regression modelsLogistic regression modelsOrdinal logistic regression modelsClinical factorsIndependent predictorsEpilepsy centersMedical managementFluctuating courseOccipital lobeTemporal lobeEligibility criteriaPatientsEpilepsyTrajectory outcomesOutcome trajectories