New-onset refractory status epilepticus
Gaspard N, Foreman BP, Alvarez V, Cabrera Kang C, Probasco JC, Jongeling AC, Meyers E, Espinera A, Haas KF, Schmitt SE, Gerard EE, Gofton T, Kaplan PW, Lee JW, Legros B, Szaflarski JP, Westover BM, LaRoche SM, Hirsch LJ, Fertig E, Herman S, Huh L, Lee J, Loddenkemper T, Chapman K, Abend N, Carpenter J, Hantus S, Claassen J, Husain A, Gaspard N, LaRoche S, Ritzl E, Gofton T, Wusthoff C, Goldstein J, Westover B, Hocker S, Halford J, Jones J, Gerard E, Schmitt S, Williams K, Hahn C, Szaflarski J, Kramer A, Rudzinski L, Hopp J, Mani R, Kalamangalam G, Gupta P, Quigg M, Haas K, Ostendorf A, Zutshi D, Hirsch L. New-onset refractory status epilepticus. Neurology 2015, 85: 1604-1613. PMID: 26296517, PMCID: PMC4642147, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000001940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnestheticsAnticonvulsantsAnti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor EncephalitisAutoantibodiesCohort StudiesEncephalitisEncephalitis, Herpes SimplexFemaleHashimoto DiseaseHumansLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedParaneoplastic Syndromes, Nervous SystemPotassium Channels, Voltage-GatedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesStatus EpilepticusTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsNew-onset refractory status epilepticusRefractory status epilepticusStatus epilepticusPoor outcomeTherapy warrants further investigationInflammatory CSF changesHours of admissionPrimary outcome measurePoor functional outcomePredictors of outcomeAcademic medical centerWarrants further investigationUse of anestheticsRole of anestheticsAutoimmune encephalitisAntiseizure medicationsCryptogenic casesParaneoplastic encephalitisMedical complicationsRetrospective reviewAvailable followClinical featuresImmune therapyFunctional outcomeFunctional statusQuantitative EEG Is an Objective, Sensitive, and Reliable Indicator of Transient Anesthetic Effects During Wada Tests
Tu B, Assassi NJ, Bazil CW, Hamberger MJ, Hirsch LJ. Quantitative EEG Is an Objective, Sensitive, and Reliable Indicator of Transient Anesthetic Effects During Wada Tests. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2015, 32: 152-158. PMID: 25580802, PMCID: PMC4385440, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000154.Peer-Reviewed Original Research