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Quantitative epileptiform burden and electroencephalography background features predict post-traumatic epilepsy
Chen Y, Li S, Ge W, Jing J, Chen HY, Doherty D, Herman A, Kaleem S, Ding K, Osman G, Swisher CB, Smith C, Maciel CB, Alkhachroum A, Lee JW, Dhakar MB, Gilmore EJ, Sivaraju A, Hirsch LJ, Omay SB, Blumenfeld H, Sheth KN, Struck AF, Edlow BL, Westover MB, Kim JA. Quantitative epileptiform burden and electroencephalography background features predict post-traumatic epilepsy. Journal Of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 2022, 94: 245-249. PMID: 36241423, PMCID: PMC9931627, DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2022-329542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrain Injuries, TraumaticCase-Control StudiesElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, Post-TraumaticHumansRetrospective StudiesConceptsPost-traumatic epilepsyTraumatic brain injuryCT abnormalitiesElectroencephalography featuresAdmission Glasgow Coma Scale scoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreRetrospective case-control studyMultivariable logistic regression analysisRisk stratification modelCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisTBI admissionsSevere complicationsFuture trialsBrain injuryCT reportsSeizure diagnosisPredictive valueScale scorePatientsLogistic regressionStratification modelQuantitative electroencephalogramTBI mechanismsRegression analysisHolding Out Hope After Traumatic Brain Injury
Kim JA, Sheth KN. Holding Out Hope After Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Neurology 2021, 78: 522-524. PMID: 33646278, DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.5328.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Association of Posttraumatic Epilepsy With 1-Year Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury
Burke J, Gugger J, Ding K, Kim JA, Foreman B, Yue JK, Puccio AM, Yuh EL, Sun X, Rabinowitz M, Vassar MJ, Taylor SR, Winkler EA, Deng H, McCrea M, Stein MB, Robertson CS, Levin HS, Dikmen S, Temkin NR, Barber J, Giacino JT, Mukherjee P, Wang KKW, Okonkwo DO, Markowitz AJ, Jain S, Lowenstein D, Manley GT, Diaz-Arrastia R, , Badjatia N, Duhaime AC, Feeser VR, Gaudette E, Gopinath S, Keene CD, Korley FK, Madden C, Merchant R, Schnyer D, Zafonte R. Association of Posttraumatic Epilepsy With 1-Year Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2140191. PMID: 34964854, PMCID: PMC8717106, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.40191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injuryGlasgow Coma Scale scorePosttraumatic epilepsyBrief Symptom Inventory-18Positive screening resultsCohort studyBrain injuryScreening resultsGlasgow Outcome Scale Extended scoreScale scoreInitial Glasgow Coma Scale scoreGlasgow Outcome Scale-ExtendedTraumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) studyProspective cohort studyLong-term outcomesUS trauma centersNegative screening resultsTBI common data elementsBrain Injury StudyHigher BSI scoresAntiepileptogenic therapiesPrimary outcomeTBI cohortIdentified patientsTrauma center
2018
Epileptiform activity in traumatic brain injury predicts post‐traumatic epilepsy
Kim JA, Boyle EJ, Wu AC, Cole AJ, Staley KJ, Zafar S, Cash SS, Westover MB. Epileptiform activity in traumatic brain injury predicts post‐traumatic epilepsy. Annals Of Neurology 2018, 83: 858-862. PMID: 29537656, PMCID: PMC5912971, DOI: 10.1002/ana.25211.Peer-Reviewed Original Research