2021
High epileptiform discharge burden predicts delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage
Kim JA, Zheng WL, Elmer J, Jing J, Zafar SF, Ghanta M, Moura V, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch LJ, Patel A, Rosenthal E, Westover MB. High epileptiform discharge burden predicts delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Clinical Neurophysiology 2021, 141: 139-146. PMID: 33812771, PMCID: PMC8429508, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2021.01.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsED burdenSubarachnoid hemorrhageEpileptiform dischargesCerebral ischemiaSAH patientsHigh riskOnset of DCIMajor risk periodContinuous EEG recordingsDCI patientsDCI riskRetrospective analysisNovel biomarkersGroup-based trajectory analysisRisk periodPatientsDay 3.5DCIBurdenHemorrhageIschemiaRiskEEG recordingsBurden rateUseful parameter
2020
Seizure clusters, rescue treatments, seizure action plans: Unmet needs and emerging formulations
Gidal B, Klein P, Hirsch LJ. Seizure clusters, rescue treatments, seizure action plans: Unmet needs and emerging formulations. Epilepsy & Behavior 2020, 112: 107391. PMID: 32898744, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107391.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
The consequences of refractory epilepsy and its treatment
Laxer KD, Trinka E, Hirsch LJ, Cendes F, Langfitt J, Delanty N, Resnick T, Benbadis SR. The consequences of refractory epilepsy and its treatment. Epilepsy & Behavior 2014, 37: 59-70. PMID: 24980390, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRefractory epilepsyPractical clinical recommendationsNew drug therapiesPersistent seizuresOngoing seizuresSurgical treatmentAntiepileptic drugsUncontrolled seizuresDrug therapyEpilepsy expertsEpileptogenic processPsychosocial burdenClinical recommendationsNeuropsychiatric impairmentNervous systemEpilepsyProgressive epilepsySeizuresDiagnostic proceduresVocational consequencesAdverse effectsPatientsRiskTreatmentBurden