2022
Quantitative epileptiform burden and electroencephalography background features predict post-traumatic epilepsy
Chen Y, Li S, Ge W, Jing J, Chen HY, Doherty D, Herman A, Kaleem S, Ding K, Osman G, Swisher CB, Smith C, Maciel CB, Alkhachroum A, Lee JW, Dhakar MB, Gilmore EJ, Sivaraju A, Hirsch LJ, Omay SB, Blumenfeld H, Sheth KN, Struck AF, Edlow BL, Westover MB, Kim JA. Quantitative epileptiform burden and electroencephalography background features predict post-traumatic epilepsy. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2022, 94: 245-249. PMID: 36241423, PMCID: PMC9931627, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain Injuries, TraumaticCase-Control StudiesElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, Post-TraumaticHumansRetrospective StudiesConceptsPost-traumatic epilepsyTraumatic brain injuryCT abnormalitiesElectroencephalography featuresAdmission Glasgow Coma Scale scoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreRetrospective case-control studyMultivariable logistic regression analysisRisk stratification modelCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisTBI admissionsSevere complicationsFuture trialsBrain injuryCT reportsSeizure diagnosisPredictive valueScale scorePatientsLogistic regressionStratification modelQuantitative electroencephalogramTBI mechanismsRegression analysis
2020
Detecting Seizures and Epileptiform Abnormalities in Acute Brain Injury
Singla S, Garcia GE, Rovenolt GE, Soto AL, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch LJ, Blumenfeld H, Sheth KN, Omay SB, Struck AF, Westover MB, Kim JA. Detecting Seizures and Epileptiform Abnormalities in Acute Brain Injury. Current Neurology And Neuroscience Reports 2020, 20: 42. PMID: 32715371, PMCID: PMC9353690, DOI: 10.1007/s11910-020-01060-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIctal-interictal continuumBrain injuryAcute brain injuryBetter clinical outcomesTraumatic brain injuryRecent FindingsCurrent literatureIncreased morbidityClinical outcomesEpileptiform abnormalitiesEEG findingsMortality riskEEG monitoringEpileptiform patternsPrognostic modelSeizuresClinical settingInjuryLogistical barriersElectroencephalogram studyUse of EEGABIPractical barriersEEG analysisEEGMorbidity