2017
The importance of early immunotherapy in patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures
Thompson J, Bi M, Murchison AG, Makuch M, Bien CG, Chu K, Farooque P, Gelfand JM, Geschwind MD, Hirsch LJ, Somerville E, Lang B, Vincent A, Leite MI, Waters P, Irani SR, Dogan-Onugoren M, Rae-Grant A, Illes Z, Szots M, Malter M, Widman G, Surges R, Archibald N, Reid J, Duncan C, Richardson A, Lilleker J, Iorio R, Blaabjerg M, Abeler K, Shin Y. The importance of early immunotherapy in patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures. Brain 2017, 141: 348-356. PMID: 29272336, PMCID: PMC5837230, DOI: 10.1093/brain/awx323.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsADAM ProteinsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalysis of VarianceAntibodiesAnticonvulsantsCognition DisordersDisabled PersonsFemaleFlow CytometryFollow-Up StudiesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHumansImmunotherapyIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsLimbic EncephalitisMaleMiddle AgedNerve Tissue ProteinsProtein TransportProteinsRetrospective StudiesSeizuresSurveys and QuestionnairesTransfectionYoung AdultConceptsFaciobrachial dystonic seizuresDystonic seizuresCognitive impairmentAddition of immunotherapySerum sodium levelsNormal brain MRIEarly immunotherapyLGI1 antibodiesLimbic encephalitisEpileptogenic mechanismsConsecutive patientsAntiepileptic drugsNormal patientsBrain MRIPatientsSodium levelsImmunotherapyIgG1 antibodiesSeizuresNormal cognitionImpairmentEarly cessationCessationAntibodiesComplex internalization
2003
Tonic–Absence Seizures: An Underrecognized Seizure Type
Shih TT, Hirsch LJ. Tonic–Absence Seizures: An Underrecognized Seizure Type. Epilepsia 2003, 44: 461-465. PMID: 12614405, DOI: 10.1046/j.1528-1157.2003.39602.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic generalized epilepsySeizure typesTonic seizuresGeneralized epilepsyAbsence seizuresMultiple seizure typesParoxysmal fast activityEpilepsy monitoring unitSlow spikeElectroclinical patternClinical patternStatic encephalopathyClinical correlatesClinical correlationTonic activityInternational LeagueFast activitySeizuresNormal cognitionPatientsEpilepsy diagnosisEpilepsyGPFAMonitoring unitEncephalopathy