2022
Developing a Standardized Approach to Grading the Level of Brain Dysfunction on EEG
Dhakar MB, Sheikh ZB, Desai M, Desai RA, Sternberg EJ, Popescu C, Baron-Lee J, Rampal N, Hirsch LJ, Gilmore EJ, Maciel CB. Developing a Standardized Approach to Grading the Level of Brain Dysfunction on EEG. Journal Of Clinical Neurophysiology 2022, 40: 553-561. PMID: 35239553, DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0000000000000919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral dysfunctionCritical Care EEG Monitoring Research ConsortiumInterrater agreementGrading scaleStandardized approachDegree of dysfunctionKappa statisticsStandardized grading scalePosterior dominant rhythmElectroencephalogram (EEG) background activityLevel of dysfunctionOverall interrater agreementNeuromonitoring toolsFleiss kappa statisticEEG findingsBrain dysfunction
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