Prevalence and predictors of seizure clusters: A prospective observational study of adult patients with epilepsy
Detyniecki K, O'Bryan J, Choezom T, Rak G, Ma C, Zhang S, Bonito J, Hirsch LJ. Prevalence and predictors of seizure clusters: A prospective observational study of adult patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2018, 88: 349-356. PMID: 30344026, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.09.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRescue medication useProspective observational studyEmergency department visitsHigh seizure frequencySeizure clustersAdult patientsRescue medicationClinical characteristicsSeizure frequencyActive epilepsyDepartment visitsMedication useObservational studyExact testSeizure-related outcomesFisher's exact testLogistic regression modelsSeizure clusteringAdverse outcomesEpilepsy severitySeizure diariesIndividual patientsPatientsEpilepsyFinal analysisThe epilepsy bioinformatics study for anti-epileptogenic therapy (EpiBioS4Rx) clinical biomarker: Study design and protocol
Vespa PM, Shrestha V, Abend N, Agoston D, Au A, Bell MJ, Bleck TP, Blanco MB, Claassen J, Diaz-Arrastia R, Duncan D, Ellingson B, Foreman B, Gilmore EJ, Hirsch L, Hunn M, Kamnaksh A, McArthur D, Morokoff A, O'Brien T, O'Phelan K, Robertson CL, Rosenthal E, Staba R, Toga A, Willyerd FA, Zimmermann L, Yam E, Martinez S, Real C, Engel J. The epilepsy bioinformatics study for anti-epileptogenic therapy (EpiBioS4Rx) clinical biomarker: Study design and protocol. Neurobiology Of Disease 2018, 123: 110-114. PMID: 30048805, PMCID: PMC6344322, DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2018.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-traumatic epilepsyTraumatic brain injuryIncidence of PTELongitudinal prospective observational studyAnti-epileptogenic therapiesEpilepsy Bioinformatics StudyProspective observational studyFuture interventional studiesModerate-severe TBI patientsHemorrhagic contusionAcute evaluationTBI patientsBlood biomarkersDiscovery of biomarkersInterventional studyBrain injuryElectroencephalographic monitoringObservational studyInternational cohortAnimal modelsClinical biomarkersStudy designBiomarkersMultidisciplinary approachNational Institute