Publications by authors named "Sergiu Abramovici"
Importance: Guidelines recommend seizure prophylaxis for early posttraumatic seizures (PTS) after severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). Use of antiseizure medications for early seizure prophylaxis after mild or moderate TBI remains controversial.
Objective: To determine the association between seizure prophylaxis and risk reduction for early PTS in mild and moderate TBI.
Article Synopsis
- - The case discusses a 20-year-old woman experiencing multiple daily episodes that could be mistaken for seizures due to their similar patterns and EEG findings, despite anti-seizure medication failing to help.
- - She presented symptoms like headaches, drowsiness, and decreased responsiveness, leading to the discovery of an intracranial pressure (ICP) issue rather than epilepsy.
- - After imaging revealed a malfunctioning shunt, correcting this issue resulted in the complete resolution of her symptoms, highlighting the importance of considering shunt problems in cases of paroxysmal episodes linked to ICP changes.
Objectives: We aimed to explore the diagnostic value, clinical correlates and electroencephalographic features of FIRDA (Frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity).
Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed reports from EEG studies done in adults at our tertiary center between January 2015 and May 2018. For cases demonstrating FIRDA, medical files were reviewed and each case was given a diagnostic category.
Purpose: To determine if simultaneous bilateral scalp EEG (scEEG) can accurately detect a contralateral seizure onset in patients with unilateral intracranial EEG (IEEG) implantation.
Methods: We evaluated 39 seizures from 9 patients with bitemporal epilepsy who underwent simultaneous scEEG and IEEG (SSIEEG). To simulate conditions of unilateral IEEG implantation with a missed contralateral seizure onset, we analyzed the IEEG recording contralateral to the seizure onset (CL- IEEG), in conjunction with simultaneous scEEG.
Objective: To assess the utility of simultaneous scalp EEG in patients with focal epilepsy undergoing intracranial EEG evaluation after a detailed presurgical testing, including an inpatient scalp video EEG evaluation.
Methods: Patients who underwent simultaneous scalp and intracranial EEG (SSIEEG) monitoring were classified into group 1 or 2 depending on whether the seizure onset zone was delineated or not. Seizures were analyzed using the following 3 EEG features at the onset of seizures latency, location, and pattern.
Midline discharges, lateralized periodic discharges, and seizures have been described with ipsilateral lesions that result in midline shift (MLS). Periodic discharges and seizures arising contralateral to a known lesion have not previously been described as a sign of MLS. We present four patients with focal brain lesions, resulting in MLS and epileptiform discharges arising from the contralateral hemisphere.
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