2024
Seizure Assessment and Forecasting With Efficient Rapid-EEG
Kalkach-Aparicio M, Fatima S, Selte A, Sheikh I, Cormier J, Gallagher K, Avagyan G, Cespedes J, Krishnamurthy P, Elazim A, Khan N, Hussein O, Maganti R, Larocque J, Holla S, Desai M, Westover B, Hirsch L, Struck A. Seizure Assessment and Forecasting With Efficient Rapid-EEG. Neurology 2024, 103: e209621. PMID: 38875512, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000209621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMonitoring of at-risk patientsRecords of patientsTertiary care centerReceiver operating characteristic curveCritically ill patientsAt-risk patientsClass II evidenceDiagnostic accuracy studiesOperating characteristics curveMedian ageSecondary endpointsPrevent overtreatmentNo significant differenceEEG reviewRisk stratificationNoninferiority marginAntiseizure medicationsClinical correlatesPrimary outcomeII evidenceEEG technologistsSeizure assessmentIll patientsComparative effectiveness studiesLow risk
2020
Assessment of the Predictive Value of Outpatient Smartphone Videos for Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures
Tatum WO, Hirsch LJ, Gelfand MA, Acton EK, LaFrance WC, Duckrow RB, Chen DK, Blum AS, Hixson JD, Drazkowski JF, Benbadis SR, Cascino GD. Assessment of the Predictive Value of Outpatient Smartphone Videos for Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures. JAMA Neurology 2020, 77: 593-600. PMID: 31961382, PMCID: PMC6990754, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.4785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical examination resultsPsychogenic nonepileptic attacksVideo electroencephalogram monitoringEpileptic seizuresVideo electroencephalogramEpilepsy centersPhysical examinationElectroencephalogram monitoringNonepileptic attacksCorrect diagnosisPhysiologic nonepileptic eventsEvaluation of epilepsyExamination resultsMisdiagnosis of epilepsyDiagnostic accuracy studiesPsychogenic attacksMotor signsNonepileptic eventsDefinitive diagnosisPatient historyMAIN OUTCOMEClinic outpatientsPredictive valueSeizuresDiagnosis