2018
Electro-clinical characteristics and prognostic significance of post anoxic myoclonus
Dhakar MB, Sivaraju A, Maciel CB, Youn TS, Gaspard N, Greer DM, Hirsch LJ, Gilmore EJ. Electro-clinical characteristics and prognostic significance of post anoxic myoclonus. Resuscitation 2018, 131: 114-120. PMID: 29964146, DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2018.06.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-anoxic myoclonusRecovery of consciousnessElectro-clinical characteristicsComatose cardiac arrest survivorsLow voltage backgroundRetrospective chart reviewCardiac arrest survivorsElectro-clinical correlationsTime of dischargeContinuous EEG monitoringRelevant clinical variablesChart reviewHospital dischargeSpontaneous circulationArrest survivorsBrainstem reflexesCA survivorsPrognostic implicationsPrognostic significanceClinical variablesEEG findingsMyoclonusEEG monitoringPatientsLack of recovery
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
2006
Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus in Children: Clinical and EEG Characteristics
Tay SK, Hirsch LJ, Leary L, Jette N, Wittman J, Akman CI. Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus in Children: Clinical and EEG Characteristics. Epilepsia 2006, 47: 1504-1509. PMID: 16981867, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2006.00623.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonconvulsive status epilepticusConvulsive status epilepticusPeriodic lateralized epileptiform dischargesPediatric patientsStatus epilepticusEpileptiform dischargesDiagnosis of NCSEAcute hypoxic-ischemic injuryAntiepileptic drug regimenAcute medical illnessHypoxic-ischemic injuryComprehensive Epilepsy CenterContinuous electroencephalographic monitoringPeriodic epileptiform dischargesHeterogeneous clinical conditionYears of ageFrequent etiologyNeurological outcomeChart reviewDrug regimenAcute infectionAcute settingConvulsive seizuresPrompt recognitionRefractory epilepsy