2021
Brief potentially ictal rhythmic discharges and paroxysmal fast activity as scalp electroencephalographic biomarkers of seizure activity and seizure onset zone
Yoo JY, Jetté N, Kwon C, Young J, Marcuse LV, Fields MC, Gaspard N, Hirsch LJ. Brief potentially ictal rhythmic discharges and paroxysmal fast activity as scalp electroencephalographic biomarkers of seizure activity and seizure onset zone. Epilepsia 2021, 62: 742-751. PMID: 33576500, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16822.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParoxysmal fast activitySeizure onset zoneIctal rhythmic dischargesClinical significanceElectrographic seizuresSeizure activityRhythmic dischargesFast activityOnset zoneUncontrolled seizure activityPosterior dominant rhythmSimilar clinical significancePatient demographicsElectroencephalographic biomarkerLocalizing signFocal slowingClinical historySeizure riskEEG backgroundPatientsAdult cohortDominant rhythmSeizuresDistinct entityEEG biomarkers
2003
Tonic–Absence Seizures: An Underrecognized Seizure Type
Shih TT, Hirsch LJ. Tonic–Absence Seizures: An Underrecognized Seizure Type. Epilepsia 2003, 44: 461-465. PMID: 12614405, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.39602.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic generalized epilepsySeizure typesTonic seizuresGeneralized epilepsyAbsence seizuresMultiple seizure typesParoxysmal fast activityEpilepsy monitoring unitSlow spikeElectroclinical patternClinical patternStatic encephalopathyClinical correlatesClinical correlationTonic activityInternational LeagueFast activitySeizuresNormal cognitionPatientsEpilepsy diagnosisEpilepsyGPFAMonitoring unitEncephalopathy