2021
Antiseizure Medication Withdrawal in Seizure-Free Patients: Practice Advisory Update Summary
Gloss D, Pargeon K, Pack A, Varma J, French JA, Tolchin B, Dlugos DJ, Mikati MA, Harden C. Antiseizure Medication Withdrawal in Seizure-Free Patients: Practice Advisory Update Summary. Neurology 2021, 97: 1072-1081. PMID: 34873018, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000012944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiseizure medicationsSeizure recurrenceSeizure freedomASM withdrawalPediatric patientsInsufficient evidenceAntiseizure medication withdrawalSeizure-free adultsSeizure-free patientsNeurology practice parameterSignificant differencesLong-term riskQuality of lifeMedication withdrawalStatus epilepticusEpilepsy surgeryPractice parametersRecurrencePatientsAmerican AcademyEpileptiform EEGMonthsWithdrawalAdultsRiskHow to do things with words Two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion, …) seizures
Wardrope A, Dworetzky BA, Barkley GL, Baslet G, Buchhalter J, Doss J, Goldstein LH, Hallett M, Kozlowska K, LaFrance WC, McGonigal A, Mildon B, Oto M, Perez DL, Riker E, Roberts NA, Stone J, Tolchin B, Reuber M. How to do things with words Two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion, …) seizures. Seizure 2021, 93: 102-110. PMID: 34740139, PMCID: PMC9308960, DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic non-epileptic seizuresNon-epileptic attack disorderFunctional seizuresDissociative seizuresNon-epileptic seizuresAmerican Epilepsy SocietyHealth care systemNew diagnostic labelSynchronous electrical activityPatient responseDifferential diagnosisEpilepsy SocietyAttack disorderConversion disorderEpileptic seizuresSeizuresCare systemElectrical activityDiagnostic labelsDiagnosisDisordersEpilepsyPseudoseizuresBrainParoxysms
2020
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy
Tolchin B, Hirsch LJ, LaFrance WC. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2020, 43: 275-290. PMID: 32439022, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2020.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropsychiatric disordersNeuropsychiatric aspectsCertain neuropsychiatric disordersAntiseizure medicationsClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsEpidemiologic studiesEpilepsyMultidisciplinary teamNeuropsychiatric impactDisordersBidirectional relationshipTreatmentClose collaborationComorbiditiesMedicationsPathophysiologySocial factorsDiagnosis
2018
Naming things: Its importance in youth with epilepsy.
Hermann BP, Tolchin B. Naming things: Its importance in youth with epilepsy. Neurology 2018, 92: 13-14. PMID: 30518555, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006680.Peer-Reviewed Original Research