2024
Evaluating the Impact of Point-of-Care Electroencephalography on Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit: Subanalysis of the SAFER-EEG Trial
Desai M, Kalkach-Aparicio M, Sheikh I, Cormier J, Gallagher K, Hussein O, Cespedes J, Hirsch L, Westover B, Struck A. Evaluating the Impact of Point-of-Care Electroencephalography on Length of Stay in the Intensive Care Unit: Subanalysis of the SAFER-EEG Trial. Neurocritical Care 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38981999, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-024-02039-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensive care unitIntensive care unit LOSNonconvulsive seizuresClinical outcomesFunctional outcomesCare unitDetection of nonconvulsive seizuresInterquartile rangeAssociated with neuronal injuryDiagnose nonconvulsive seizuresIntensive care unit patientsUnfavorable functional outcomeMann-Whitney U testProlonged nonconvulsive seizuresPropensity score matchingDeleterious clinical outcomesClinical characteristicsAdult patientsRandomized studyConventional EEGICU LOSNeuronal injuryFunctional/clinical outcomesAcademic centersClinical covariates
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 analysisSeizure cluster: Definition, prevalence, consequences, and management
Jafarpour S, Hirsch LJ, Gaínza-Lein M, Kellinghaus C, Detyniecki K. Seizure cluster: Definition, prevalence, consequences, and management. Seizure 2018, 68: 9-15. PMID: 29871784, DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRescue medicationSeizure clustersAcute managementEpilepsy patientsRectal diazepam gelTertiary epilepsy centerEmergency room visitsHealth care utilizationRefractory epilepsy patientsQuality of lifeAcute seizuresBuccal midazolamClinical characteristicsMost patientsCare utilizationEpilepsy centersRoom visitsRisk factorsOnly FDAHigh riskMedicationsPatientsSeizuresPrevalenceCaregivers
2015
Cross-sensitivity of patient-perceived adverse cognitive effects with antiepileptic drug use
Chen B, Detyniecki K, Hirsch LJ, Moeller J, Javed A, Kato K, Legge A, Buchsbaum R, Choi H. Cross-sensitivity of patient-perceived adverse cognitive effects with antiepileptic drug use. Epilepsy & Behavior 2015, 46: 151-157. PMID: 25935515, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.03.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse cognitive effectsMore antiepileptic drugsAntiepileptic drugsAbsence seizure typesSpecific antiepileptic drugsAntiepileptic drug useMultiple antiepileptic drugsCertain antiepileptic drugsCognitive effectsHigh rateAED selectionClinical characteristicsIndependent predictorsSeizure typesSingle centerAED loadIndividual patientsPatientsDrug usePhenytoinIntolerabilityAED mechanismsLamotrigineVPAZNS