2020
Deep Versus Lobar Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: Seizures, Hyperexcitable Patterns, and Clinical Outcomes.
Sheikh ZB, Stretz C, Maciel CB, Dhakar MB, Orgass H, Petroff OA, Hirsch LJ, Gilmore EJ. Deep Versus Lobar Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: Seizures, Hyperexcitable Patterns, and Clinical Outcomes. Critical Care Medicine 2020, 48: e505-e513. PMID: 32301843, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0000000000004317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep intraparenchymal hemorrhageElectrographic seizuresIntraparenchymal hemorrhageRhythmic delta activityTemporal lobe involvementPoor outcomeLobar groupThalamic involvementClinical outcomesLobe involvementDelta activityTertiary academic medical centerNontraumatic intraparenchymal hemorrhagesConsecutive adult patientsRetrospective cohort studyFisher's exact testMann-Whitney U testAcademic medical centerSpike-wave complexesIntraparenchymal hemorrhage volumeAdult patientsCohort studyMultivariable analysisHematoma volumeInsular involvement
2008
Focal motor seizures induced by alerting stimuli in critically ill patients
Hirsch LJ, Pang T, Claassen J, Chang C, Khaled KA, Wittman J, Emerson RG. Focal motor seizures induced by alerting stimuli in critically ill patients. Epilepsia 2008, 49: 968-973. PMID: 18177364, DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01481.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnticonvulsantsArousalBrain Damage, ChronicBrain StemChildCritical CareDominance, CerebralElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, Partial, MotorEpilepsy, ReflexFemaleFrontal LobeHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTemporal LobeThalamusVideo RecordingConceptsFocal motor seizuresMotor seizuresIll patientsEEG findingsTertiary care medical centerVideo-EEG findingsNonconvulsive status epilepticusReview of chartsElectrographic seizure activityFocal EEG findingsArousal circuitryHyperexcitable cortexEncephalopathic patientsAcute illnessClinical seizuresStatus epilepticusBilateral thalamusComatose patientsElectrographic seizuresUpper brainstemSeizure activityClinical correlatesEpileptiform activityMotor pathwaysNeurological ICU
2004
Stimulus‐induced Rhythmic, Periodic, or Ictal Discharges (SIRPIDs): A Common EEG Phenomenon in the Critically Ill
Hirsch LJ, Claassen J, Mayer SA, Emerson RG. Stimulus‐induced Rhythmic, Periodic, or Ictal Discharges (SIRPIDs): A Common EEG Phenomenon in the Critically Ill. Epilepsia 2004, 45: 109-123. PMID: 14738418, DOI: 10.1111/j.0013-9580.2004.38103.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous EEG monitoringIctal dischargesEEG patternsClinical status epilepticusAcute brain injuryPeriodic epileptiform dischargesEEG phenomenaPrior epilepsyEncephalopathic patientsAcute illnessClinical seizuresConsecutive patientsIll patientsSpontaneous seizuresStatus epilepticusPatients stimulationBrain injuryEpileptiform dischargesSIRPIDsPatientsEEG monitoringTherapeutic significanceSeizuresSignificant differencesStimulation