2024
Predictors of follow-up care for critically-ill patients with seizures and epileptiform abnormalities on EEG monitoring
Rice H, Fernandes M, Punia V, Rubinos C, Sivaraju A, Zafar S. Predictors of follow-up care for critically-ill patients with seizures and epileptiform abnormalities on EEG monitoring. Clinical Neurology And Neurosurgery 2024, 241: 108275. PMID: 38640778, PMCID: PMC11167629, DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2024.108275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeurological follow-upFollow-up visitFollow-upAntiseizure medicationsOutpatient follow-upCritically-ill patientsContinuous EEGEpileptiform abnormalitiesPredictors of follow-upPrevent long-term complicationsIllness severityYounger ageRetrospective cohort studyLong-term complicationsFollow-up statusIntensive care unitProbability of follow-upHigher illness severityPredictors of readmissionContinuous EEG recordingsRisk stratificationEEG monitoringCohort studyCritically-illCare unit
2022
Acute epileptiform abnormalities are the primary predictors of post‐stroke epilepsy: a matched, case–control study
Punia V, Ellison L, Bena J, Chandan P, Sivaraju A, George P, Newey CR, Hantus S. Acute epileptiform abnormalities are the primary predictors of post‐stroke epilepsy: a matched, case–control study. Annals Of Clinical And Translational Neurology 2022, 9: 558-563. PMID: 35243824, PMCID: PMC8994977, DOI: 10.1002/acn3.51534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-stroke epilepsyDays of presentationMultivariable logistic modelCase-control studyContinuous EEG monitoringUnivariable analysisStroke patientsEpileptiform abnormalitiesSeizure managementPresence of EAEEG monitoringTherapy trialsEpilepsyPrimary predictorPredictorsLogistic modelPatientsAbnormalitiesTrials