2000
Neuroimaging in Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: A Community-Based Study
Berg A, Testa F, Levy S, Shinnar S. Neuroimaging in Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: A Community-Based Study. Pediatrics 2000, 106: 527-532. PMID: 10969098, DOI: 10.1542/peds.106.3.527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFocal EEG abnormalitiesPartial seizuresEpilepsy syndromesEEG abnormalitiesLocalization-related epilepsy syndromesEvaluation of seizuresIdiopathic generalized epilepsyCommunity-based studyForms of epilepsyEvaluation of childrenHalf of childrenMagnetic resonance imagingNeurologic deficitsElectroencephalographic findingsInitial diagnosisCerebral malformationsGeneralized epilepsyCavernous angiomaPediatric epilepsyTomography scanArteriovenous malformationsTuberous sclerosisRelevant abnormalitiesInternational LeagueEpilepsy
1999
Status epilepticus in children with newly diagnosed epilepsy
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F. Status epilepticus in children with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Annals Of Neurology 1999, 45: 618-623. PMID: 10319884, DOI: 10.1002/1531-8249(199905)45:5<618::aid-ana10>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccurrence of SEStatus epilepticusClinical characteristicsSubsequent status epilepticusSpecific clinical characteristicsOnset of epilepsyPractices of physiciansDiagnosis of epilepsyProvoked seizuresPrognostic factorsNeurological emergencyPartial seizuresPrevious craniotomyUnprovoked seizuresEpilepsy syndromesPrognostic valueMore episodesHigh riskEpilepsyStandardized interviewYounger ageSeizuresEpilepticusSubstantial minorityChildren