2014
Limbic Encephalitis Associated With Anti–Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Complex Antibodies Mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Yoo JY, Hirsch LJ. Limbic Encephalitis Associated With Anti–Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel Complex Antibodies Mimicking Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. JAMA Neurology 2014, 71: 79-82. PMID: 24247910, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.5179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseFaciobrachial dystonic seizuresDystonic seizuresLimbic encephalitisPotassium channel complex antibodiesAbnormal basal gangliaCommon treatable conditionsMagnetic resonance imagingNonparaneoplastic formsProgressive confusionClinical featuresBasal gangliaTreatable conditionTreatable diseaseComplete resolutionSimilar presentationComplex antibodiesRapid onsetResonance imagingSyndromeEncephalitisReversible conditionDiseaseSeizuresImmunotherapy
2012
Extreme delta brush
Schmitt SE, Pargeon K, Frechette ES, Hirsch LJ, Dalmau J, Friedman D. Extreme delta brush. Neurology 2012, 79: 1094-1100. PMID: 22933737, PMCID: PMC3525298, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3182698cd8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtreme delta brushAnti-NMDAR encephalitisDelta brushCEEG monitoringAdult patientsAnti-NMDA receptor encephalitisExtreme delta brush patternModified Rankin Scale scoreRankin Scale scoreLarge academic medical centerAcademic medical centerContinuous EEG patternReceptor encephalitisPremature infantsProlonged hospitalizationCommon symptomsMedian lengthEEG findingsElectrographic patternsProlonged illnessMovement disordersMedical CenterPatientsScale scoreEncephalitis
2004
The hazards of lack of co-registration of ictal brain SPECT with MRI: A case report of sinusitis mimicking a brainstem seizure focus
Butler T, Hirsch LJ, Claassen J. The hazards of lack of co-registration of ictal brain SPECT with MRI: A case report of sinusitis mimicking a brainstem seizure focus. BMC Medical Physics 2004, 4: 2. PMID: 15569392, PMCID: PMC535895, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2385-4-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSeizure-like episodesSeizure focusBrain SPECTBackgroundSingle photon emissionIctal brain SPECTIctal SPECT studiesSeizure-free periodInterictal studiesInjection of radiotracerRefractory seizuresIctal SPECTCase reportSphenoid sinusRadiotracer uptakeHigh-resolution structural imagesSPECT studiesYoung womenSPECTFocal areasSeizuresPhoton emissionMRIEpisodesSinusitisEncephalitis