2005
Special education needs of children with newly diagnosed epilepsy.
Berg A, Smith S, Frobish D, Levy S, Testa F, Beckerman B, Shinnar S. Special education needs of children with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2005, 47: 749-53. PMID: 16225738, DOI: 10.1017/s001216220500157x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOnset of seizuresFirst seizureMean ageIntact childrenProspective community-based studyRemote symptomatic etiologyOnset of epilepsyCommunity-based studyTime of interviewYears 10 monthsChildren's mean ageYears 11 monthsInitiation of servicesSymptomatic etiologyChildhood epilepsyEpileptic encephalopathyService useEpilepsyTiming of servicesSeizuresCognitive abnormalitiesFormer groupChildrenAgeEtiology
1999
Childhood-onset epilepsy with and without preceding febrile seizures
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F. Childhood-onset epilepsy with and without preceding febrile seizures. Neurology 1999, 53: 1742-1748. PMID: 10563622, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.8.1742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile seizuresSimple febrile seizuresLocalization-related epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyOnset of epilepsyLobe epilepsyPrior febrile seizuresTime of diagnosisChildhood-onset epilepsyComplex febrile seizuresChildhood absence epilepsyCohort of childrenAge-dependent susceptibilityInitial MRIHippocampal atrophyAbsence epilepsyAbsence seizuresDegree relativesFamily historyEpilepsySeizuresChild's epilepsyYounger ageChildrenPositive associationStatus 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