2007
Behavior and social competency in idiopathic and cryptogenic childhood epilepsy
Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Testa FM, Levy SR, Shinnar S, DiMario F. Behavior and social competency in idiopathic and cryptogenic childhood epilepsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2007, 49: 487-492. PMID: 17593118, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.00487.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLack of remissionWorse behavioral problemsChildhood epilepsyMedication useMedication statusBehavioral problemsImpact of remissionCurrent medication useCommunity-based studyCompetency scoresCryptogenic epilepsyInitial diagnosisAntiepileptic drugsRemissionEpilepsyWorse scoresRelated disordersChildren 8Behavioral assessmentIndependent effectsChildrenDeleterious effectsScoresAttention problems
2005
Special education needs of children with newly diagnosed epilepsy
Berg AT, Smith SN, Frobish D, Levy SR, Testa FM, Beckerman B, Shinnar S. Special education needs of children with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology 2005, 47: 749-753. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2005.tb01072.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOnset of seizuresFirst seizureMean ageIntact childrenProspective community-based studyRemote symptomatic etiologyOnset of epilepsyCommunity-based studyTime of interviewYears 10 monthsChildren's mean ageYears 11 monthsInitiation of servicesSymptomatic etiologyChildhood epilepsyEpileptic encephalopathyService useEpilepsyTiming of servicesSeizuresCognitive abnormalitiesFormer groupChildrenAgeEtiology
2004
Longitudinal Assessment of Adaptive Behavior in Infants and Young Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: Influences of Etiology, Syndrome, and Seizure Control
Berg AT, Smith SN, Frobish D, Beckerman B, Levy SR, Testa FM, Shinnar S. Longitudinal Assessment of Adaptive Behavior in Infants and Young Children With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy: Influences of Etiology, Syndrome, and Seizure Control. Pediatrics 2004, 114: 645-650. PMID: 15342834, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2003-1151-l.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure controlInitial diagnosisSymptomatic etiologyEpileptic encephalopathyProspective community-based studySubtle cognitive difficultiesInfluence of etiologyChildhood-onset epilepsyOnset of epilepsyCommunity-based studyIndependent effectsMajority of childrenCognitive difficultiesSeizure outcomeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeParents of childrenIntractable seizuresSchool-aged childrenSyndrome typeNormal rangeBaseline scoresPredictive valueEpilepsyDomain scoresModeling remission and relapse in pediatric epilepsy: application of a Markov process
Berg AT, Lin J, Ebrahimi N, Testa FM, Levy SR, Shinnar S. Modeling remission and relapse in pediatric epilepsy: application of a Markov process. Epilepsy Research 2004, 60: 31-40. PMID: 15279868, DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2004.05.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPartial epilepsyStandard survival techniquesEpilepsy syndromesProspective community-based studyCryptogenic partial epilepsySymptomatic partial epilepsyCommunity-based studyIdiopathic partial epilepsyTerms of patientTerminal remissionThird remissionSecond remissionSubsequent remissionSecond relapseSeizure outcomeInitial diagnosisPediatric epilepsyEpileptic encephalopathySurvival techniquesRelapse outcomesRemissionSyndrome groupRelapseEpilepsyRemission episodes