2021
How to Help Your Patients Enroll in the New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE) and Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES) Family Registry, and Other Rare Epilepsy Registries.
Kazazian K, Kellogg M, Wong N, Eschbach K, Moeller RF, Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ, Hocker S, Gofton T. How to Help Your Patients Enroll in the New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE) and Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome (FIRES) Family Registry, and Other Rare Epilepsy Registries. Epilepsy Currents 2021, 1535759721998329. PMID: 33663265, DOI: 10.1177/1535759721998329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeNew-onset refractory status epilepticusRefractory status epilepticusStatus epilepticusFamily RegistryRare clinical presentationPast medical historyQuality of lifeEpilepsy registryFebrile infectionsActive epilepsyDisease courseClinical outcomesClinical presentationEpilepsy syndromesMedical historyNeurologic disordersRigorous research studiesEpilepticusRegistryPatient enrollsFamily membersOutcomesMorbidityEpilepsy
2019
New onset refractory status epilepticus research: What is on the horizon?
Gofton TE, Gaspard N, Hocker SE, Loddenkemper T, Hirsch LJ. New onset refractory status epilepticus research: What is on the horizon? Neurology 2019, 92: 802-810. PMID: 30894443, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset refractory status epilepticusRefractory status epilepticusStatus epilepticusFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeMore rescue medicationsRescue medicationNew onsetActive epilepsyClinical featuresClinical presentationEpilepsy syndromesMetabolic causesNeurologic disordersPediatric EvaluationSpecific diagnosisAge groupsEpilepticusFamily supportFuture collaborative researchMedicationsPatientsFeverEpilepsyPathophysiologySyndrome
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 analysisProposed consensus definitions for new‐onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE), febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), and related conditions
Hirsch LJ, Gaspard N, van Baalen A, Nabbout R, Demeret S, Loddenkemper T, Navarro V, Specchio N, Lagae L, Rossetti AO, Hocker S, Gofton TE, Abend NS, Gilmore EJ, Hahn C, Khosravani H, Rosenow F, Trinka E. Proposed consensus definitions for new‐onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE), febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), and related conditions. Epilepsia 2018, 59: 739-744. PMID: 29399791, DOI: 10.1111/epi.14016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew-onset refractory status epilepticusFebrile infection-related epilepsy syndromeRefractory status epilepticusStatus epilepticusConsensus definitionEpilepsy syndromesFebrile infectionsCritical Care EEG Monitoring Research ConsortiumSuper-refractory status epilepticusRelated conditionsHemiconvulsion-HemiplegiaNew onsetActive epilepsyImproved communicationClinical presentationNeurocritical careMetabolic causesPediatric expertsEpilepticusRelevant neurological disordersConsensus conferenceSpecific diagnosisNeurological disordersMulticenter researchSyndrome