Benjamin Tolchin

• Carol Oladele
• Christopher Traner
• Jennifer Kapo
• Lauren Ferrante
• Lawrence Hirsch
• Mark David Siegel
• Mary Showstark
• Nitu Kashyap
• Sarah C. Hull
• Steve Martino
• Teng J. Peng

Bioethics; Conversion Disorder; Epilepsy; Quality of Health Care; Quality of Life; Regression Analysis; Telemedicine; Biostatistics; Motivational Interviewing

Behavioral Health; Health Care Management; Mental Health; e-Health

• Motivational Interviewing for Functional Movement DisorderTolchin B, Martino S. Motivational Interviewing for Functional Movement Disorder 2022, 223-235. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-86495-8_18.
• Neurology residents’ education in functional seizuresMilligan T, Yun A, LaFrance W, Baslet G, Tolchin B, Szaflarski J, Wong V, Plioplys S, Dworetzky B. Neurology residents’ education in functional seizures Epilepsy & Behavior Reports 2021, 18: 100517. PMID: 35243288, PMCID: PMC8857462, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100517.
• Racial disparities in the SOFA score among patients hospitalized with COVID-19Tolchin B, Oladele C, Galusha D, Kashyap N, Showstark M, Bonito J, Salazar MC, Herbst JL, Martino S, Kim N, Nash KA, Tiako M, Roy S, Greeno R, Jubanyik K. Racial disparities in the SOFA score among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0257608. PMID: 34535009, PMCID: PMC8448580, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257608.
• The potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare systemRoy S, Showstark M, Tolchin B, Kashyap N, Bonito J, Salazar MC, Herbst JL, Nash KA, Tiako M, Jubanyik K, Kim N, Galusha D, Wang KH, Oladele C. The potential impact of triage protocols on racial disparities in clinical outcomes among COVID-positive patients in a large academic healthcare system PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0256763. PMID: 34529684, PMCID: PMC8445412, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256763.
• How Should Clinicians Minimize Harms and Maximize Benefits When Diagnosing and Treating Disorders Without Biomarkers?Tolchin B, Tolchin DW, Stein MA. How Should Clinicians Minimize Harms and Maximize Benefits When Diagnosing and Treating Disorders Without Biomarkers? The AMA Journal Of Ethic 2021, 23: e530-536. PMID: 34351262, DOI: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.530.
• Author Response: AAN Position Statement: Ethical Issues in Clinical Research in NeurologyTolchin B, Conwit R, Epstein L, Russell J. Author Response: AAN Position Statement: Ethical Issues in Clinical Research in Neurology Neurology 2021, 96: 409-409. DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000011475.
• Functional SeizuresMarcolini E, Tolchin B. Functional Seizures Emergency Medicine Clinics Of North America 2021, 39: 123-132. PMID: 33218653, DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2020.09.007.
• Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency.Tolchin B, Latham SR, Bruce L, Ferrante LE, Kraschel K, Jubanyik K, Hull SC, Herbst JL, Kapo J, Moritz ED, Hughes J, Siegel MD, Mercurio MR. Developing a Triage Protocol for the COVID-19 Pandemic: Allocating Scarce Medical Resources in a Public Health Emergency. The Journal Of Clinical Ethics 2020, 31: 303-317. PMID: 32991327, DOI: 10.1086/jce2020314303.
• Triage and justice in an unjust pandemic: ethical allocation of scarce medical resources in the setting of racial and socioeconomic disparitiesTolchin B, Hull SC, Kraschel K. Triage and justice in an unjust pandemic: ethical allocation of scarce medical resources in the setting of racial and socioeconomic disparities Journal Of Medical Ethics 2020, 47: 200-202. PMID: 33067315, DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106457.
• Neuropsychiatric Aspects of EpilepsyTolchin B, Hirsch LJ, LaFrance WC. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2020, 43: 275-290. PMID: 32439022, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2020.02.002.
• AAN position statement: Ethical issues in clinical research in neurologyTolchin B, Conwit R, Epstein LG, Russell JA, Law A. AAN position statement: Ethical issues in clinical research in neurology Neurology 2020, 94: 661-669. PMID: 32179700, PMCID: PMC7251519, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009241.
• Motivational Interviewing Techniques to Improve Psychotherapy Adherence and Outcomes for Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic SeizuresTolchin B, Baslet G, Martino S, Suzuki J, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Altalib H, Dworetzky BA. Motivational Interviewing Techniques to Improve Psychotherapy Adherence and Outcomes for Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Journal Of Neuropsychiatry 2019, 32: 125-131. PMID: 31466516, DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.19020045.
• Treatment of Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic AttacksTolchin B, Martino S, Hirsch LJ. Treatment of Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Attacks JAMA 2019, 321: 1967-1968. PMID: 31026015, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.3520.
• Clinical Reasoning: A 71-year-old man receiving treatment for cryptococcal meningitis, developing new-onset lethargyPeng TJ, Kimbrough T, Tolchin BD. Clinical Reasoning: A 71-year-old man receiving treatment for cryptococcal meningitis, developing new-onset lethargy Neurology 2019, 92: 815-820. PMID: 31010911, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000007379.
• Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing for psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresTolchin B, Baslet G, Suzuki J, Martino S, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Altalib H, Dworetzky BA. Randomized controlled trial of motivational interviewing for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures Epilepsia 2019, 60: 986-995. PMID: 30980679, DOI: 10.1111/epi.14728.
• Adherence with psychotherapy and treatment outcomes for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.Tolchin B, Dworetzky BA, Martino S, Blumenfeld H, Hirsch LJ, Baslet G. Adherence with psychotherapy and treatment outcomes for psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Neurology 2019, 92: e675-e679. PMID: 30610097, PMCID: PMC6382361, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006848.
• Naming things: Its importance in youth with epilepsy.Hermann BP, Tolchin B. Naming things: Its importance in youth with epilepsy. Neurology 2018, 92: 13-14. PMID: 30518555, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000006680.
• Medical Ethics Education for Neurology Residents: Where Do We Go from Here?Traner CB, Tolchin DW, Tolchin B. Medical Ethics Education for Neurology Residents: Where Do We Go from Here? Seminars In Neurology 2018, 38: 497-504. PMID: 30321887, DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667381.
• Long‐term adherence with psychiatric treatment among patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresTolchin B, Dworetzky BA, Baslet G. Long‐term adherence with psychiatric treatment among patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures Epilepsia 2017, 59: e18-e22. PMID: 29218816, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13969.
• Nonepileptic Psychogenic Status EpilepticusTolchin B, Dworetzky B. Nonepileptic Psychogenic Status Epilepticus 2017, 31-42. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58200-9_4.
• Association of Periodic and Rhythmic Electroencephalographic Patterns With Seizures in Critically Ill PatientsRuiz A, Vlachy J, Lee JW, Gilmore EJ, Ayer T, Haider HA, Gaspard N, Ehrenberg JA, Tolchin B, Fantaneanu TA, Fernandez A, Hirsch LJ, LaRoche S. Association of Periodic and Rhythmic Electroencephalographic Patterns With Seizures in Critically Ill Patients JAMA Neurology 2017, 74: 181-188. PMID: 27992625, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2016.4990.
• Effect of stimulus type and temperature on EEG reactivity in cardiac arrestFantaneanu T, Tolchin B, Alvarez V, Friolet R, Avery K, Scirica B, O’Brien M, Henderson G, Lee J. Effect of stimulus type and temperature on EEG reactivity in cardiac arrest Clinical Neurophysiology 2016, 127: 3412-3417. PMID: 27693940, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2016.09.002.
• Liver Transplant for Intentional Acetaminophen Overdose and Hepatic EncephalopathyWilley J, Tolchin B. Liver Transplant for Intentional Acetaminophen Overdose and Hepatic Encephalopathy CONTINUUM Lifelong Learning In Neurology 2014, 20: 681-685. PMID: 24893242, DOI: 10.1212/01.con.0000450974.91699.b8.