2018
Seizure cluster: Definition, prevalence, consequences, and management
Jafarpour S, Hirsch LJ, Gaínza-Lein M, Kellinghaus C, Detyniecki K. Seizure cluster: Definition, prevalence, consequences, and management. Seizure 2018, 68: 9-15. PMID: 29871784, DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2018.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRescue medicationSeizure clustersAcute managementEpilepsy patientsRectal diazepam gelTertiary epilepsy centerEmergency room visitsHealth care utilizationRefractory epilepsy patientsQuality of lifeAcute seizuresBuccal midazolamClinical characteristicsMost patientsCare utilizationEpilepsy centersRoom visitsRisk factorsOnly FDAHigh riskMedicationsPatientsSeizuresPrevalenceCaregivers
2013
Similarity of Lateralized Rhythmic Delta Activity to Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges in Critically Ill Patients
Gaspard N, Manganas L, Rampal N, Petroff OA, Hirsch LJ. Similarity of Lateralized Rhythmic Delta Activity to Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges in Critically Ill Patients. JAMA Neurology 2013, 70: 1288-1295. PMID: 23921464, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2013.3475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateralized rhythmic delta activityRhythmic delta activityContinuous EEG monitoringIll patientsDelta activityPeriodic dischargesAcute seizuresClinical significanceIll subjectsEEG monitoringEEG patternsPeriodic lateralized epileptiform dischargesJuxtacortical white matterContinuous electroencephalography monitoringIntensive care unitCross-sectional prevalenceFocal EEG abnormalitiesAcademic medical centerSimilar clinical significanceRadiological correlatesEarly seizuresMost patientsAcute illnessDischarge groupIndependent predictors