2009
Breathing New Life into the Fight against Sudden Death in Epilepsy
Hirsch LJ. Breathing New Life into the Fight against Sudden Death in Epilepsy. Epilepsy Currents 2009, 9: 137-139. PMID: 19826505, PMCID: PMC2759044, DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2009.01319.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocalization-related epilepsyOxygen desaturationIctal hypoxemiaSecondary generalizationSeizure durationGeneralized convulsionsSeizure localizationContralateral spreadSecondary generalized convulsionsEnd-tidal carbon dioxideIntractable localization-related epilepsyVideo-EEG telemetryMean oxygen saturationSudden unexpected deathBody mass indexOxygen saturation dataDegree of desaturationElectrographic evidenceSeizure spreadConsecutive patientsPartial seizuresMass indexSeizure lateralizationObstructive apnoeaMean duration
2002
Heart rate and EKG changes in 102 seizures: analysis of influencing factors
Opherk C, Coromilas J, Hirsch LJ. Heart rate and EKG changes in 102 seizures: analysis of influencing factors. Epilepsy Research 2002, 52: 117-127. PMID: 12458028, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(02)00215-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEKG abnormalitiesIctal heart rateHeart rateGeneralized seizuresEKG changesT-wave inversionMajority of seizuresHippocampal sclerosisSeizure durationST depressionSinus tachycardiaRisk factorsUnexpected deathHigh riskCardiac arrhythmiasEpileptic seizuresSeizuresAbnormalitiesPatientsMajor causeLeft hemisphereEpilepsyEEG recordingsResponsible factorsSUDEP