2001
Defining early seizure outcomes in pediatric epilepsy: the good, the bad and the in-between
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F, Smith-Rapaport S, Beckerman B, Ebrahimi N. Defining early seizure outcomes in pediatric epilepsy: the good, the bad and the in-between. Epilepsy Research 2001, 43: 75-84. PMID: 11137389, DOI: 10.1016/s0920-1211(00)00184-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSeizure outcomeThree-level outcomeProspective cohort studyCohort studyEarly remissionPrognostic factorsEarly outcomesPediatric epilepsyWorse outcomesSyndromic groupingIndeterminate groupRemissionTreatment issuesOutcomesChildrenEpilepsyEtiologyMore yearsAssociationAgeYearsIndeterminate outcomeSyndrome
1999
Status epilepticus in children with newly diagnosed epilepsy
Berg A, Shinnar S, Levy S, Testa F. Status epilepticus in children with newly diagnosed epilepsy. Annals Of Neurology 1999, 45: 618-623. PMID: 10319884, DOI: 10.1002/1531-8249(199905)45:5<618::aid-ana10>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOccurrence of SEStatus epilepticusClinical characteristicsSubsequent status epilepticusSpecific clinical characteristicsOnset of epilepsyPractices of physiciansDiagnosis of epilepsyProvoked seizuresPrognostic factorsNeurological emergencyPartial seizuresPrevious craniotomyUnprovoked seizuresEpilepsy syndromesPrognostic valueMore episodesHigh riskEpilepsyStandardized interviewYounger ageSeizuresEpilepticusSubstantial minorityChildren