Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Epilepsy: A Community-Based Study
Berg A, Levy S, Testa F, Shinnar S. Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Epilepsy: A Community-Based Study. JAMA Pediatrics 1999, 153: 1267-1271. PMID: 10591304, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.12.1267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiepileptic drugsPediatric epilepsyInitial diagnosisIdiopathic localization-related epilepsyFirst antiepileptic drugTime of diagnosisTreatment of NewlyInitiation of treatmentLocalization-related epilepsySpecific seizure typesCommunity-based studyForms of epilepsyFrequency of treatmentDiagnosis of epilepsyFirst seizureSeizure typesUnprovoked seizuresSodium valproateSpecific medicationsCurrent guidelinesFirst drugInvestigational drugsEpilepsyMonths 90Specific drugsChildhood-onset epilepsy with and without preceding febrile seizures
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F. Childhood-onset epilepsy with and without preceding febrile seizures. Neurology 1999, 53: 1742-1748. PMID: 10563622, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.53.8.1742.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFebrile seizuresSimple febrile seizuresLocalization-related epilepsyTemporal lobe epilepsyOnset of epilepsyLobe epilepsyPrior febrile seizuresTime of diagnosisChildhood-onset epilepsyComplex febrile seizuresChildhood absence epilepsyCohort of childrenAge-dependent susceptibilityInitial MRIHippocampal atrophyAbsence epilepsyAbsence seizuresDegree relativesFamily historyEpilepsySeizuresChild's epilepsyYounger ageChildrenPositive associationNewly Diagnosed Epilepsy in Children: Presentation at Diagnosis
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F. Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy in Children: Presentation at Diagnosis. Epilepsia 1999, 40: 445-452. PMID: 10219270, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1999.tb00739.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpilepsy syndromesFirst seizureAdolescent-onset epilepsyCurrent classification guidelinesRemote symptomatic etiologyTime of diagnosisChildhood-onset epilepsyCommunity-based cohortBenign rolandic epilepsyRelevant medical recordsSymptomatic etiologyAdult neurologistsMedian agePediatric neurologistsPrognostic valueInfantile spasmsGeneralized syndromeMedical recordsChildhood absenceCommon syndromeChild neurologistsClassification of seizuresRolandic epilepsyEpilepsySyndrome