2017
Association of an Electroencephalography-Based Risk Score With Seizure Probability in Hospitalized Patients
Struck AF, Ustun B, Ruiz AR, Lee JW, LaRoche SM, Hirsch LJ, Gilmore EJ, Vlachy J, Haider HA, Rudin C, Westover MB. Association of an Electroencephalography-Based Risk Score With Seizure Probability in Hospitalized Patients. JAMA Neurology 2017, 74: 1419-1424. PMID: 29052706, PMCID: PMC5822188, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2017.2459.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll patientsSeizure riskContinuous EEGRisk factorsMAIN OUTCOMEScoring systemBilateral independent periodic dischargesEpilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) admissionPeriodic dischargesBrief rhythmic dischargesProspective multicenter databaseSeizure risk factorsSporadic epileptiform dischargesRisk of seizuresRhythmic delta activitySimple scoring systemEligible patientsProbability of seizuresUnit admissionAcute illnessHospitalized patientsMulticenter databasePrior seizuresClinical historyClinical indicationsTime‐dependent risk of seizures in critically ill patients on continuous electroencephalogram
Struck AF, Osman G, Rampal N, Biswal S, Legros B, Hirsch LJ, Westover MB, Gaspard N. Time‐dependent risk of seizures in critically ill patients on continuous electroencephalogram. Annals Of Neurology 2017, 82: 177-185. PMID: 28681492, PMCID: PMC5842678, DOI: 10.1002/ana.24985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpileptiform EEG abnormalitiesClinical factorsIll patientsEpileptiform findingsRisk factorsEEG abnormalitiesEEG risk factorsClinical risk factorsRisk of seizuresHistory of seizuresPresence of comaDuration of monitoringGreater predictive valueTime-dependent riskAnn NeurolSeizure incidenceAcute illnessPrior seizuresClinical variablesEEG findingsProspective dataSeizure riskBaseline riskMultistate survival modelsPredictive value
2006
Frequency and Predictors of Nonconvulsive Seizures During Continuous Electroencephalographic Monitoring in Critically Ill Children
Jette N, Claassen J, Emerson RG, Hirsch LJ. Frequency and Predictors of Nonconvulsive Seizures During Continuous Electroencephalographic Monitoring in Critically Ill Children. JAMA Neurology 2006, 63: 1750-1755. PMID: 17172615, DOI: 10.1001/archneur.63.12.1750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous electroencephalographic monitoringPeriodic lateralized epileptiform dischargesNonconvulsive seizuresIll childrenElectroencephalographic monitoringEpileptiform dischargesMultivariate logistic regression analysisMajority of patientsLogistic regression analysisAbsence of reactivityCEEG initiationClinical seizuresStatus epilepticusPrior seizuresSeizuresMultivariate analysisFirst hourChildrenPatientsRegression analysisBackground reactivityHoursPredictorsHours of recordingsEpilepticus