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
2014
The spatial and signal characteristics of physiologic high frequency oscillations
Alkawadri R, Gaspard N, Goncharova II, Spencer DD, Gerrard JL, Zaveri H, Duckrow RB, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ. The spatial and signal characteristics of physiologic high frequency oscillations. Epilepsia 2014, 55: 1986-1995. PMID: 25470216, PMCID: PMC5123742, DOI: 10.1111/epi.12851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysiologic high-frequency oscillationsSeizure onsetEpileptic networkNon-rapid eye movement sleepComprehensive Epilepsy CenterMesial temporal structuresEye movement sleepHighest HFO ratesHigh-frequency oscillationsFirst seizureInvasive evaluationEpilepsy centersIntracranial evaluationMovement sleepPerirolandic regionEpileptiform dischargesParietooccipital regionOccipital lobeEpileptic sitesPatientsNonepileptic regionsPhysiologic eventsFast ripplesHFO ratesLonger duration