2015
Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
Brown FC, Hirsch LJ, Spencer DD. Spatial memory for asymmetrical dot locations predicts lateralization among patients with presurgical mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2015, 52: 19-24. PMID: 26398592, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVerbal memory testsRight temporal lobe epilepsyMemory testTemporal lobe epilepsyMesial temporal lobe epilepsyLobe epilepsyLocation memory testRight mesial temporal lobe epilepsyHemisphere languageCVLT-IISpatial memoryDot locationsPositive predictive valueBinary logistic regressionVideo-EEGPatientsPredictive valueEpilepsyLogistic regressionLimited sample sizeVSRTRTLELTLEMemoryLateralization
2002
Levetiracetam May Be More Effective for Late-Onset Partial Epilepsy
Bazil CW, Rose A, Resor S, Yapicular B, Hirsch LJ. Levetiracetam May Be More Effective for Late-Onset Partial Epilepsy. JAMA Neurology 2002, 59: 1905-1908. PMID: 12470178, DOI: 10.1001/archneur.59.12.1905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLevetiracetam therapySeizure typesRetrospective medical record reviewFrontal lobe onsetSame seizure typesTemporal lobe onsetLarge prospective trialsMedical record reviewSubset of patientsPopulation of patientsLocalization-related epilepsyNew antiepileptic drugsProspective trialRefractory epilepsyRecord reviewAntiepileptic drugsPartial epilepsySignificant worseningDrug choiceClinical experiencePatientsEpileptic seizuresEpilepsyCertain drugsCertain subpopulations