2021
Simulated driving in the epilepsy monitoring unit: Effects of seizure type, consciousness, and motor impairment
Kumar A, Martin R, Chen W, Bauerschmidt A, Youngblood MW, Cunningham C, Si Y, Ezeani C, Kratochvil Z, Bronen J, Thomson J, Riordan K, Yoo JY, Shirka R, Manganas L, Krestel H, Hirsch LJ, Blumenfeld H. Simulated driving in the epilepsy monitoring unit: Effects of seizure type, consciousness, and motor impairment. Epilepsia 2021, 63: e30-e34. PMID: 34816425, PMCID: PMC8883409, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure typesFocal seizuresMotor functionMotor impairmentYale-New Haven HospitalVideo-electroencephalographic monitoringAbnormal motor functionEpilepsy monitoring unitNew Haven HospitalImpaired consciousnessMyoclonic seizuresRetrospective studySeizure characteristicsMotor involvementIctal eventsImpaired drivingLarge cohortSeizuresImpairmentPatientsResponsivenessDriving restrictionsVideo reviewMonitoring unitEpilepsy
2012
Prospective assessment of ictal behavior using the revised Responsiveness in Epilepsy Scale (RES-II)
Bauerschmidt A, Koshkelashvili N, Ezeani CC, Yoo JY, Zhang Y, Manganas LN, Kapadia K, Palenzuela D, Schmidt C, Lief R, Kiely BT, Choezom T, McClurkin M, Shorten A, Detyniecki K, Hirsch LJ, Giacino JT, Blumenfeld H. Prospective assessment of ictal behavior using the revised Responsiveness in Epilepsy Scale (RES-II). Epilepsy & Behavior 2012, 26: 25-28. PMID: 23201609, PMCID: PMC3741052, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Classification of EEG patterns in patients with impaired consciousness
Hirsch LJ. Classification of EEG patterns in patients with impaired consciousness. Epilepsia 2011, 52: 21-24. PMID: 21967354, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2011.03228.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Cortical and subcortical networks in human secondarily generalized tonic–clonic seizures
Blumenfeld H, Varghese GI, Purcaro MJ, Motelow JE, Enev M, McNally KA, Levin AR, Hirsch LJ, Tikofsky R, Zubal IG, Paige AL, Spencer SS. Cortical and subcortical networks in human secondarily generalized tonic–clonic seizures. Brain 2009, 132: 999-1012. PMID: 19339252, PMCID: PMC2724910, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awp028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneralized tonic-clonic seizuresTonic-clonic seizuresFocal CBF increasesCBF increaseAssociation cortexImpaired consciousnessBasal gangliaSubcortical structuresCerebral blood flow changesBlood flow changesPartial seizure onsetLateral cerebellar hemispheresSingle photon emissionStatistical parametric mappingSecondary generalizationCBF decreasePartial seizuresCerebral cortexMotor manifestationsUpper brainstemSeizure onsetCerebellar hemisphereIndividual patientsTemporal lobeSeizure phase