2021
Video quality using outpatient smartphone videos in epilepsy: Results from the OSmartViE study
Tatum WO, Hirsch LJ, Gelfand MA, Acton EK, LaFrance WC, Duckrow RB, Chen D, Blum AS, Hixson J, Drazkowski J, Benbadis S, Cascino GD, Collaborators T. Video quality using outpatient smartphone videos in epilepsy: Results from the OSmartViE study. European Journal Of Neurology 2021, 28: 1453-1462. PMID: 33465822, DOI: 10.1111/ene.14744.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic nonepileptic attacksNeurologic eventsEpileptic seizuresInpatient video-electroencephalography (EEG) monitoringPhysiologic nonepileptic eventsMulticenter cohort studyMajority of patientsVideo-electroencephalography monitoringVideo-EEG monitoringSimilar diagnostic accuracyHome video recordingEpilepsy outpatientsNeurological disease statesCohort studyNeurological eventsNonepileptic eventsNonepileptic attacksUnknown diagnosisAdequate durationClinical informationPatientsSenior neurology residentsAccurate diagnosisDiagnostic accuracyNeurology residents
2020
Assessment of the Predictive Value of Outpatient Smartphone Videos for Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures
Tatum WO, Hirsch LJ, Gelfand MA, Acton EK, LaFrance WC, Duckrow RB, Chen DK, Blum AS, Hixson JD, Drazkowski JF, Benbadis SR, Cascino GD. Assessment of the Predictive Value of Outpatient Smartphone Videos for Diagnosis of Epileptic Seizures. JAMA Neurology 2020, 77: 593-600. PMID: 31961382, PMCID: PMC6990754, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2019.4785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical examination resultsPsychogenic nonepileptic attacksVideo electroencephalogram monitoringEpileptic seizuresVideo electroencephalogramEpilepsy centersPhysical examinationElectroencephalogram monitoringNonepileptic attacksCorrect diagnosisPhysiologic nonepileptic eventsEvaluation of epilepsyExamination resultsMisdiagnosis of epilepsyDiagnostic accuracy studiesPsychogenic attacksMotor signsNonepileptic eventsDefinitive diagnosisPatient historyMAIN OUTCOMEClinic outpatientsPredictive valueSeizuresDiagnosis
2013
Pitfalls in ictal EEG interpretation
Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ. Pitfalls in ictal EEG interpretation. Neurology 2013, 80: s26-s42. PMID: 23267042, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e31827974f8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
How Long Does It Take to Make an Accurate Diagnosis in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit?
Friedman DE, Hirsch LJ. How Long Does It Take to Make an Accurate Diagnosis in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit? Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2009, 26: 213-217. PMID: 19584746, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0b013e3181b2f2da.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInterictal epileptiform dischargesEpilepsy monitoring unitDefinite epilepsyNonepileptic eventsEpileptic seizuresEpileptiform dischargesAccurate diagnosisMore daysPercent of patientsConsecutive adult patientsExistence of patientsAdult patientsInterictal electroencephalographyMedian timeRetrospective reviewPresurgical evaluation
2002
Video‐EEG Monitoring in the Elderly: A Review of 94 Patients
McBride AE, Shih TT, Hirsch LJ. Video‐EEG Monitoring in the Elderly: A Review of 94 Patients. Epilepsia 2002, 43: 165-169. PMID: 11903463, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2002.24401.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVideo-EEG monitoringMajority of patientsNonepileptic eventsPsychogenic seizuresPatient admissionsEpileptiform dischargesColumbia-Presbyterian Medical CenterEpilepsy monitoring unitInterictal epileptiform dischargesAntiepileptic medicationsElderly patientsIncreased incidenceDefinitive diagnosisDiagnostic evaluationNonepileptic seizuresMedical CenterElderly populationPatientsAverage ageEpileptic seizuresInterictal recordingsSeizuresElderly leadsAge groupsParoxysmal events