2017
Prevalence and risk factors of seizure clusters in adult patients with epilepsy
Chen B, Choi H, Hirsch LJ, Katz A, Legge A, Wong RA, Jiang A, Kato K, Buchsbaum R, Detyniecki K. Prevalence and risk factors of seizure clusters in adult patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy Research 2017, 133: 98-102. PMID: 28475999, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.04.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic generalized epilepsyIdiopathic generalized epilepsySeizure clustersEpilepsy typeStatus epilepticusCortical dysplasiaGeneralized epilepsyFocal epilepsySeizure onsetCNS infectionSeizure freedomMore AEDsRisk factorsCentral nervous system infectionCongenital brain injuryEpilepsy risk factorsNervous system infectionPotential clinical factorsComplex partial seizuresEarly seizure onsetEpilepsy detailsRescue medicationAdult patientsPatient demographicsSystem infection
2004
Continuous EEG Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit: An Overview
Hirsch LJ. Continuous EEG Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit: An Overview. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2004, 21: 332-340. PMID: 15592007, DOI: 10.1097/01.wnp.0000147129.80917.0e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeriodic epileptiform dischargesComatose patientsEpileptiform dischargesEEG patternsIntensive care unitLevel of sedationContinuous EEG monitoringMajority of seizuresHospital infarctionNoncomatose patientsRecent neurosurgeryClinical seizuresCNS infectionICU patientsIll patientsNonconvulsive seizuresCare unitWorse outcomesAutonomic changesParoxysmal spellsBrain tumorsPatientsEEG monitoringEEG trendsSeizures