2024
Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus With Continuous Intravenous Anesthetic Drugs
Au Y, Kananeh M, Rahangdale R, Moore T, Panza G, Gaspard N, Hirsch L, Fernandez A, Shah S. Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus With Continuous Intravenous Anesthetic Drugs. JAMA Neurology 2024, 81: 534-548. PMID: 38466294, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2024.0108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociated with mortalityRefractory status epilepticusTreatment of refractory status epilepticusOutcome variablesPreferred Reporting ItemsAssociated with lower mortalityRisk of biasCompare outcome measuresPeer-reviewed studiesNon-English articlesStatus epilepticusBinary logistic regressionWeb of ScienceRSE etiologyReporting ItemsOutcome measuresStudy selectionPredictors of mortalitySystematic reviewLogistic regressionManual searchIntravenous anesthetic drugsRefractory status epilepticus treatmentTreatment goalsIndependent extraction
2015
Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Brown FC, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD. Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2015, 52: 19-24. PMID: 26398592, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal memory testsRight temporal lobe epilepsyMemory testTemporal lobe epilepsyMesial temporal lobe epilepsyLobe epilepsyLocation memory testRight mesial temporal lobe epilepsyHemisphere languageCVLT-IISpatial memoryDot locationsPositive predictive valueBinary logistic regressionVideo-EEGPatientsPredictive valueEpilepsyLogistic regressionLimited sample sizeVSRTRTLELTLEMemoryLateralization
2008
Efficacy of Clobazam as Add-on Therapy for Refractory Epilepsy
Montenegro MA, Arif H, Nahm EA, Resor SR, Hirsch LJ. Efficacy of Clobazam as Add-on Therapy for Refractory Epilepsy. Clinical Neuropharmacology 2008, 31: 333-338. PMID: 19050410, DOI: 10.1097/wnf.0b013e31815cd960.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory epilepsyEpilepsy centersColumbia Comprehensive Epilepsy CenterAntiepileptic drug regimenEfficacy of clobazamIntroduction of clobazamUS epilepsy centersUse of clobazamMultiple seizure typesComprehensive Epilepsy CenterAntiepileptic drug trialsPopulation of patientsAddition of clobazamMeasures of efficacyBinary logistic regressionDrug regimenSeizure freedomSeizure typesKaplan-MeierUS CentersDrug trialsPatientsUS FoodClobazamDrug Administration