2004
Status epilepticus after the initial diagnosis of epilepsy in children
Berg A, Shinnar S, Testa F, Levy S, Frobish D, Smith S, Beckerman B. Status epilepticus after the initial diagnosis of epilepsy in children. Neurology 2004, 63: 1027-1034. PMID: 15452294, DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000138425.54223.dc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStatus epilepticusInitial diagnosisSymptomatic etiologyProspective community-based cohort studyYounger ageCommunity-based cohort studyCox proportional hazards modelPrevious status epilepticusSubsequent status epilepticusKaplan-Meier analysisProportional hazards modelDiagnosis of epilepsyHistory of statusAbortive therapyCohort studyEpilepsy syndromesMedical recordsFirst episodeEpilepticusHigh riskHazards modelChi2 testEpilepsyDiagnosisEtiology
2001
Two‐Year Remission and Subsequent Relapse in Children with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F, Smith‐Rapaport S, Beckerman B, Ebrahimi N. Two‐Year Remission and Subsequent Relapse in Children with Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy. Epilepsia 2001, 42: 1553-1562. PMID: 11879366, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2001.21101.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy syndromesSymptomatic etiologySeizure frequencyMultivariable analysisInitial EEGFamily historyCox proportional hazards modelInitial seizure frequencyRemote symptomatic etiologyTwo-year remissionRecurrence of seizuresPredictors of remissionIdiopathic generalized epilepsyYounger onset ageProportional hazards modelJuvenile myoclonic epilepsyBenign rolandic epilepsySeizure outcomeRemission rateSeizure controlSeizure typesFocal slowingGeneralized epilepsySubsequent relapseEEG slowing
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