2021
Simulated driving in the epilepsy monitoring unit: Effects of seizure type, consciousness, and motor impairment
Kumar A, Martin R, Chen W, Bauerschmidt A, Youngblood MW, Cunningham C, Si Y, Ezeani C, Kratochvil Z, Bronen J, Thomson J, Riordan K, Yoo JY, Shirka R, Manganas L, Krestel H, Hirsch LJ, Blumenfeld H. Simulated driving in the epilepsy monitoring unit: Effects of seizure type, consciousness, and motor impairment. Epilepsia 2021, 63: e30-e34. PMID: 34816425, PMCID: PMC8883409, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure typesFocal seizuresMotor functionMotor impairmentYale-New Haven HospitalVideo-electroencephalographic monitoringAbnormal motor functionEpilepsy monitoring unitNew Haven HospitalImpaired consciousnessMyoclonic seizuresRetrospective studySeizure characteristicsMotor involvementIctal eventsImpaired drivingLarge cohortSeizuresImpairmentPatientsResponsivenessDriving restrictionsVideo reviewMonitoring unitEpilepsy
2009
Seizures in Patients Undergoing Resection of Low‐Grade Gliomas
Hirsch LJ. Seizures in Patients Undergoing Resection of Low‐Grade Gliomas. Epilepsy Currents 2009, 9: 98-100. PMID: 19693324, PMCID: PMC2728484, DOI: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2009.01305.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow-grade gliomasPostoperative seizure controlGross total resectionSeizure controlSeizure characteristicsLong seizure historyPatients Undergoing ResectionRetrospective chart reviewCohort of patientsMajority of patientsPoor seizure controlTreatment-related variablesSimple partial seizuresUndergoing resectionInitial surgeryPharmacoresistant seizuresSeizure improvementSeizure recurrenceAdult patientsChart reviewRare seizuresSubtotal resectionSurgical resectionFavorable prognosisPartial seizures