2021
Neurology residents’ education in functional seizures
Milligan T, Yun A, LaFrance W, Baslet G, Tolchin B, Szaflarski J, Wong V, Plioplys S, Dworetzky B. Neurology residents’ education in functional seizures. Epilepsy & Behavior Reports 2021, 18: 100517. PMID: 35243288, PMCID: PMC8857462, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100517.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFunctional neurological disorderFunctional seizuresNeurology residentsNeurology residency program directorsResidency program directorsEpilepsy monitoring unitEvidence-based treatmentsNeurology resident educationProgram directorsLow response rateResponse rateNeurological disordersFrequent settingPatientsMajority of programsDiagnosisNeurology residencySeizuresClinical rotationsResident educationTreatmentResidencyCurriculum gapsStandardized modelDidactic lecturesHow to do things with words Two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion, …) seizures
Wardrope A, Dworetzky BA, Barkley GL, Baslet G, Buchhalter J, Doss J, Goldstein LH, Hallett M, Kozlowska K, LaFrance WC, McGonigal A, Mildon B, Oto M, Perez DL, Riker E, Roberts NA, Stone J, Tolchin B, Reuber M. How to do things with words Two seminars on the naming of functional (psychogenic, non-epileptic, dissociative, conversion, …) seizures. Seizure 2021, 93: 102-110. PMID: 34740139, PMCID: PMC9308960, DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.10.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychogenic non-epileptic seizuresNon-epileptic attack disorderFunctional seizuresDissociative seizuresNon-epileptic seizuresAmerican Epilepsy SocietyHealth care systemNew diagnostic labelSynchronous electrical activityPatient responseDifferential diagnosisEpilepsy SocietyAttack disorderConversion disorderEpileptic seizuresSeizuresCare systemElectrical activityDiagnostic labelsDiagnosisDisordersEpilepsyPseudoseizuresBrainParoxysmsFunctional seizures are not less important than epilepsy
Asadi-Pooya AA, Brigo F, Tolchin B, Valente KD. Functional seizures are not less important than epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior Reports 2021, 16: 100495. PMID: 34805820, PMCID: PMC8585631, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100495.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe role of evidence-based guidelines in the diagnosis and treatment of functional neurological disorder
Tolchin B, Baslet G, Carson A, Dworetzky BA, Goldstein LH, LaFrance WC, Martino S, Perez DL, Reuber M, Stone J, Szaflarski JP. The role of evidence-based guidelines in the diagnosis and treatment of functional neurological disorder. Epilepsy & Behavior Reports 2021, 16: 100494. PMID: 34877515, PMCID: PMC8627961, DOI: 10.1016/j.ebr.2021.100494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based guidelinesClinical practice guidelinesPractice guidelinesEvidence-based clinical practice guidelinesFunctional neurological disorderCare of peopleMental health cliniciansFormal clinical trainingInterdisciplinary careBody of evidenceFunctional seizuresHealth cliniciansPsychiatric disordersGuideline developmentNeurological disordersPatient careSystematic reviewAmerican AcademyAmerican Psychiatric AssociationDisorder subtypesMultidisciplinary teamworkDiagnosisCarePsychiatric AssociationTreatment
2020
Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy
Tolchin B, Hirsch LJ, LaFrance WC. Neuropsychiatric Aspects of Epilepsy. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2020, 43: 275-290. PMID: 32439022, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2020.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuropsychiatric disordersNeuropsychiatric aspectsCertain neuropsychiatric disordersAntiseizure medicationsClinical outcomesTherapeutic optionsEpidemiologic studiesEpilepsyMultidisciplinary teamNeuropsychiatric impactDisordersBidirectional relationshipTreatmentClose collaborationComorbiditiesMedicationsPathophysiologySocial factorsDiagnosis
2017
Nonepileptic Psychogenic Status Epilepticus
Tolchin B, Dworetzky B. Nonepileptic Psychogenic Status Epilepticus. Current Clinical Neurology 2017, 31-42. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-58200-9_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsychogenic nonepileptic seizuresPsychogenic status epilepticusStatus epilepticusDifferential diagnosisNonconvulsive status epilepticusImportant differential diagnosisSeizure semiologyClinical historyIatrogenic harmNonepileptic seizuresEpilepticusEpileptic seizuresDiagnosisGold standardSupportive testsSeizuresPatientsPrognosisEtiologyEpidemiologyMortality