2015
Rates and predictors of patient-reported cognitive side effects of antiepileptic drugs: An extended follow-up
Javed A, Cohen B, Detyniecki K, Hirsch LJ, Legge A, Chen B, Bazil C, Kato K, Buchsbaum R, Choi H. Rates and predictors of patient-reported cognitive side effects of antiepileptic drugs: An extended follow-up. Seizure 2015, 29: 34-40. PMID: 26076842, DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive side effectsAntiepileptic medicationsSide effectsMultiple logistic regression analysisMore antiepileptic medicationsLogistic regression analysisQuality of lifeIndependent predictorsRetrospective studyAntiepileptic drugsAdult outpatientsMedical recordsAdverse effectsIntellectual disabilityPolytherapyLevetiracetamGabapentinRegression analysisLamotrigineLower ratesPredictorsCarbamazepineMonotherapyMedicationsRelative frequency
2010
Urgent Continuous EEG (cEEG) Monitoring Leads to Changes in Treatment in Half of Cases
Hirsch LJ. Urgent Continuous EEG (cEEG) Monitoring Leads to Changes in Treatment in Half of Cases. Epilepsy Currents 2010, 10: 82-85. PMID: 20697500, PMCID: PMC2912537, DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2010.01364.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContinuous electroencephalographic monitoringIntensive care unitAED therapyElectroencephalographic monitoringCare unitElectrographic seizuresNeuroscience intensive care unitAntiepileptic drug therapyRetrospective cohort studyContinuous EEG monitoringAED prescribingAntiepileptic medicationsCohort studyElectroencephalographic findingsNeurological wardDrug therapyElectroencephalographic abnormalitiesInpatient settingAED changesEEG monitoringTherapySeizuresIndividual inpatientsPrescribingFindingsSeizures and CNS Hemorrhage
Gilmore E, Choi HA, Hirsch LJ, Claassen J. Seizures and CNS Hemorrhage. The Neurologist 2010, 16: 165-175. PMID: 20445426, DOI: 10.1097/nrl.0b013e3181c7cd0b.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhageCentral nervous system hemorrhageShort-term prophylaxisNonconvulsive seizuresIntracerebral hemorrhageSpontaneous intracerebral hemorrhageSeizure prophylaxisASAH patientsAdditional injuriesAcute brain injuryPoor clinical gradeEvidence-based guidelinesCommon neurologic conditionsDeleterious effectsAntiepileptic medicationsControlled TrialsConvulsive seizuresCNS hemorrhagePoor outcomeSubarachnoid hemorrhageNeurologic conditionsSurrogate markerBrain injuryClinical gradeRecent injury
2008
Levitating Levetiracetam's Status for Status Epilepticus
Hirsch LJ. Levitating Levetiracetam's Status for Status Epilepticus. Epilepsy Currents 2008, 8: 125-126. PMID: 18852834, PMCID: PMC2566612, DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2008.00266.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of SEStatus epilepticusBenzodiazepine-refractory status epilepticusRefractory focal status epilepticusNew anticonvulsive drugsRefractory status epilepticusFocal status epilepticusSevere side effectsCombination of drugsIntravenous levetiracetamAntiepileptic medicationsOral medicationsAnticonvulsive drugsIntravenous formulationSide effectsPatientsEpileptic seizuresEpilepticusMedicationsLevetiracetamTreatmentDrugsEpisodesStatusSeizures
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