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
2006
Facial Emotion Recognition after Curative Nondominant Temporal Lobectomy in Patients with Mesial Temporal Sclerosis
McClelland S, Garcia RE, Peraza DM, Shih TT, Hirsch LJ, Hirsch J, Goodman RR. Facial Emotion Recognition after Curative Nondominant Temporal Lobectomy in Patients with Mesial Temporal Sclerosis. Epilepsia 2006, 47: 1337-1342. PMID: 16922878, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00557.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesial temporal sclerosisAnteromedial temporal lobectomyTemporal lobe epilepsyTLE onsetTemporal sclerosisTemporal lobectomyRight amygdalaEarly-onset patientsLate-onset patientsEarly-onset groupLate-onset groupAmygdalar damageAge 6 yearsFER impairmentPostsurgical populationLobe epilepsyLeft-hemisphere language dominancePreoperative MRIPatientsFrightened expressionImpaired facial emotion recognitionLobectomySclerosisAmygdalaOnset