2023
Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Initially Presenting With Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome
Mikhaiel J, Parasram M, Manning T, Al-Dulaimi M, Barnes E, Falcone G, Hwang D, Prust M. Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Initially Presenting With Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome. The Neurologist 2023, 29: 14-16. PMID: 37582680, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0000000000000519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseMagnetic resonance imagingReversible encephalopathy syndromeCreutzfeldt-Jakob diseaseEncephalopathy syndromeAntiseizure medicationsLumbar punctureDiagnosis of sCJDFluid-attenuated inversion recovery changesPosterior reversible encephalopathy syndromeRepeat magnetic resonance imagingCases of sCJDPeriodic dischargesMultiple antiseizure medicationsRepeat lumbar punctureStuporous mental stateInitial lumbar punctureInversion recovery hyperintensityNonconvulsive status epilepticusReal-time quaking-induced conversionFatal neurodegenerative conditionProgressive confusionRadiographic improvementNeurological declineStatus epilepticus
2020
Association of race and ethnicity to incident epilepsy, or epileptogenesis, after subdural hematoma.
Brown SC, King ZA, Kuohn L, Kamel H, Gilmore EJ, Frontera JA, Murthy S, Kim JA, Omay SB, Falcone GJ, Sheth KN. Association of race and ethnicity to incident epilepsy, or epileptogenesis, after subdural hematoma. Neurology 2020, 95: e2890-e2899. PMID: 32907969, PMCID: PMC7734738, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000010742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubdural hematomaEmergency departmentMultivariable Cox regressionRetrospective cohort studyMedical risk factorsDevelopment of epilepsyNontraumatic subdural hematomaAssociation of raceDiagnosis of epilepsyCohort studyPrimary outcomeRenal diseaseStatus epilepticusWhite patientsBlack patientsHospital revisitsCox regressionBlack raceDiagnosis codesRisk factorsClaims dataInjury severityEpilepsyDrug useSurvival analysis