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2020
Date Presenter Article Title First Author Journal Year
2020-04-23 Koubeissi, M. Z. Spatial and Episodic Memory Tasks Promote Temporal Lobe Interictal Spikes Vivekananda Neurol 2019
2020-04-29 Sheth, AS Safety and efficacy of adjunctive cenobamate in patients with uncontrolled focal seizures: a multicenter, double blind pacebo controlled, dose response trial Krauss Lancet 2020
2020-06-01 Sheth, AS Antiepileptic drugs are not independently associated with cognitive dysfunction Foster Neurology 2020
2020-06-04 Koubeissi, M. Z. Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Autoimmune LGI1/CASPR2 Epilepsy Dubey Ann Neurol 2020
2020-07-01 Sheth, AS Fetal loss and malformations in the MONEAD study of pregnant women with epilepsy Meador Neurlogy 2019
2020-07-09 Koubeissi, M. Z. Pain Behavior Without Pain Sensation: An Epileptic Syndrome of "Symbolism for Pain"? Hagiwara Pain 2020
2020-08-27 Koubeissi, M. Z. The gut microbiome and epilepsy Dahlin EBioMedicine 2019
2020-09-01 Sheth, AS Randomized Trial of Three Anticonvulsant Medications for Status Epilepticus Kapur NEJM 2019
2020-09-24 Koubeissi, M. Z. Amygdala-Stimulation-Induced Apnea Is Attention and Nasal-Breathing Dependent Nobis Ann Neurol 2018
2020-10-08 Sheth, AS Tolerability of Antiseizure Medications in Individuals With Newly Diagnosed Epilepsy Alsfouk JAMA 2019
2020-11-20 Sheth, AS Focal nonmotor versus motor seizures: The impact on diagnostic delay in focal epilepsy Pellinen Epilepsia 2020
2020-12-17 Sheth, AS The bi-directional association between epilepsy and dementia. The Framingham Heart Study Stefanidou neurology 2020
2021
Date Presenter Article Title First Author Journal Year
2021-01-21 Koubeissi, M. Z. Outcomes of resections that spare vs remove an MRI-normal hippocampus Morita-Sherman Epilepsia 2020
2021-02-04 Sheth, AS Association of Epileptic and Non-epileptic Seizures and Changes in Circulating Plasma Proteins Linked to Neuroinflammation Gledhill Neurology 2021
2021-03-11 Sheth, AS Optimal choice of antiseizure medication: Agreement among experts and validation of a web‐based decision support application Beniczky Epilepsia 2021
2021-04-22 Sheth, AS The SANAD II study of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of levetiracetam, zonisamide, or lamotrigine for newly diagnosed focal epilepsy: an open-label, non-inferiority, multicentre, phase 4, randomized controlled trial Marson lancet 2021
2021-05-06 Koubeissi, M. Z. Hand Posture as Localizing Sign in Adult Focal Epileptic Seizures Ferando Ann Neurol 2019
2021-05-13 Gholipour, T. Altered brain connectivity in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) revealed using resting-state fMRI  Allen LA NeuroImage:Clinica 2019
2021-05-20 Koubeissi, M. Z. External trigeminal nerve stimulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: A randomized controlled trial Gil-Lopez Brain Stim 2020
2021-06-10 Koubeissi, M. Z. Keeping people with epilepsy safe during the COVID-19 pandemic French Neurol 2020
2021-06-17 Gholipour, T. In vivo hippocampal cornu ammonis 1–3 glutamatergic abnormalities are associated with temporal lobe epilepsy surgery outcomes Lam J Epilepsia 2021
2021-06-24 Sheth, AS Changes in Seizure Frequency and Antiepileptic Therapy during Pregnancy Pennell NEJM 2020
2021-07-15 Sheth, AS Clinical course and features of seizures associated with LGI1 antibody encephalitis Smith Neurology 2021
2021-07-22 Gholipour, T. Regional and global resting-state functional MR connectivity in temporal lobe epilepsy: Results from the Epilepsy Connectome Project Struck A Epilepsy & Behavior 2021
2021-08-05 Koubeissi, M. Z. On seizure semiology McGonigal Epilepsia 2021
2021-08-12 Chen, H The Ictal Signature of Thalamus and Basal Ganglia in Focal Epilepsy Pizzo F Neurology 2021
2021-08-19 Sheth, AS Long-term safety of adjunctive cenobamate in patients with uncontrolled focal seizures: Open-label extension of randomized clinical study French Epilepsia 2021
2021-08-26 Chen, H Ketamine to treat supra-refractory status epilepticus Ayham Neurology 2020
2021-09-08 Klein, P. Suicidality Risk of Newer Antiseizure Medications A Meta-analysis Klein P JAMA Neurology 2021
2021-09-23 Sheth, AS Two-Year-Old Cognitive Outcomes in Children of Pregnant Women With Epilepsy in the Maternal Outcomes and Neurodevelopmental Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs Study Meador JAMA 2021
2021-09-30 Gholipour, T. Adult onset epilepsy is defined by phenotypic clusters with unique comorbidities and risks of death Josephson CB Epilepsia 2021
2021-10-14 Koubeissi, M. Z. Dogs demonstrate the existence of an epileptic seizure odor in humans Catala Sci Rep 2019
2021-10-21 Chen, H Mapping the Insula with Stereo-Electroencephalography: The Emergence of Semiology in Insula Lobe Seizures Singh ANN NEUROL 2020
2021-10-28 Eid, A Association of Epileptic and NonepilepticSeizures and Changes in Circulating PlasmaProteins Linked to Neuroinflammation Gledhill Neurol 2021
2021-11-18 Gholipour, T. Artificial intelligence for classification of temporal lobe epilepsy with ROI-level MRI data: A worldwide ENIGMA-Epilepsy study Gleichgerrcht E Brain 2021
2021-12-09 Koubeissi, M. Z. Closed-loop stimulation of the medial septum terminates epileptic seizures Takeuchi Brain 2021
2021-12-18 Chen, H Antibodies Contributing to Focal Epilepsy Signs and Symptoms Score de Bruijn Ann Neurol 2021
2022
Date Presenter Article Title First Author Journal Year
2022-01-06 Makke, Y Efficacy of cenobamate for uncontrolled focal seizures: Sperling Epilepsia 2021
2022-01-13 Eid, A Deep brain stimulation targets in epilepsy: Systematic review and meta-analysis of anterior and centromedian thalamic nuclei and hippocampus Vetkas Epilepsia 2022 2022
2022-01-20 Gholipour, T. Common functional connectivity alterations in focal epilepsies identified by machine learning Gholipour T Epilepsia 2022
2022-01-27 Chen Factors correlated with intracranial interictal epileptiform discharges in refractory epilepsy Quon Epilepsia 2020
2022-02-03 Jaafar, N. Cardiac effects of rapid intravenous loading of lacosamide in patients with epilepsy Kim HK Epilepsy Research 2021
2022-02-10 Sheth, AS Prediction of seizure recurrence risk following discontinuation of antiepileptic Contento Epilepsia 2021
2022-02-17 Makke, Y Rasmussen encephalitis: Predisposing factors and their potential role in unilaterality Fauser Epilepsia 2021
2022-02-24 Gholipour, T. 7T versus 3T MRI in the presurgical evaluation of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy Bubrick EJ Journal of Neuroimaging 2022
2022-03-03 Chen Seizure Prophylaxis After Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage Jones JAMA Neurology 2021
2022-03-10 Sarkis, R Association of epileptiform abnormalities and seizures in Alzheimer disease Lam A JAMA Neurology 2020
2022-03-10 Sarkis, R Effect of Levetiracetam on Cognition in Patients With Alzheimer Disease With and Without Epileptiform Activity Vossel Neurology 2021
2022-03-17 Sheth, AS Comparison of minimally invasive and traditional surgical approaches for refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of outcomes Kohlhase Epilepsia 2021
2022-03-31 Eid, A Long-Term Seizure and Psychiatric Outcomes Following Laser Ablation of Mesial Temporal Structures Kanner Epilepsia 2022
2022-04-01 Gholipour, T. Association of Piriform Cortex Resection With Surgical Outcomes in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Galovic M JAMA Neurology 2019
2022-04-14 Chen Atrophy and cognitive profiles in older adults with temporal lobe epilepsy are similar to mild cognitive impairment Kaestner, M Brain 2021
2022-04-21 Koubeissi, M. Z. Responsive neurostimulation of the thalamus improves seizure control in idiopathic generalized epilepsy: initial case series Sisterson J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2022
2022-04-21 Koubeissi, M. Z. DBS of Thalamic Centromedian Nucleus for Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome (ESTEL Trial) Dalic Ann Neurol 2022
2022-04-28 Sheth, AS Antiseizure medication treatment pathways for US Medicare beneficiaries with newly treated epilepsy Terman Epilepsia 2022
2022-05-05 Makke, Y Shame in the treatment of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: Myers Seizure 2022
2022-05-12 Gholipour, T. Seizure latency and epilepsy localization as predictors of recurrence following epilepsy surgery Klodowski Epilepsia 2022
2022-05-19 Nguyen, Thyu The Optimal Target and Connectivity for Deep Brain Stimulation in Lennox–Gastaut Syndrome Warren Ann Neurol 2022
2022-05-26 Sheth, AS Folic Acid and Risk of Preterm Birth, Preeclampsia and Fetal Growth Restriction Among Women With Epilepsy: A Prospective Cohort Study   Neurology 2022
2022-06-02 Eid, A Anticipatory anxiety of seizures is associated with ictal emotional distress and amygdala onset seizures Tarrada Epilepsia 2022
2022-06-09 Makke, Y Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures treated as epileptic seizures in the emergency department Lehn Epilepsia 2021
2022-06-09 Makke, Y Intubation for Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Attacks: Frequency, Risk Factors and Impact on Outcome Viarasilpa Seizure 2020
2022-06-16 Nguyen, Thyu Atlas of lesion locations and postsurgical seizure freedom in focal cortical dysplasia: A MELD study Wagstyl Epilepsia 2021
2022-06-23 Chen, H Treating Rhythmic and Periodic EEG Patterns in Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest Ruijter NEJM 2022
2022-06-30 Gholipour, T. Interictal dynamic network transitions in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy Li Epilepsia 2022
2022-07-07 Makke, Y Acute Toxicity and Triphasic Waves: The Example of Cefepime Husari J Clin Neurophysiol 2022
2022-07-21 Koubeissi, M. Z. Association Between Semiology and Anatomo-functional Localization in Patients With Cingulate Epilepsy Pelliccia Neurology 2022
2022-08-04 Chen, H Development and Validation of the 5-SENSE Score to Predict Focality of the Seizure-Onset Zone as Assessed by Stereoelectroencephalography Alexandra Astner- Rohracher JAMA Neurology 2021
2022-08-18 Gholipour, T. Resting-state functional MRI for motor cortex mapping in childhood-onset focal epilepsy Krishnamurthy J Neuroimaging 2022
2022-09-01 Puente, A. Personality changes in patients with refractory epilepsy after surgical treatment: A systematic review Iurina Seizure 2021
2022-09-15 Eid, A Heterogeneity of patients with functional/dissociative seizures: Three multidimensional profiles Hingray Epilepsia 2022
2022-09-29 Makke, Y Electroencephalographic Seizures in Emergency Department Patients After Treatment for Convulsive Status Epilepticus Zehtabchi J Clin Neurophysiol 2022
2022-10-13 Koubeissi, M. Z. The effect of medial pulvinar stimulation on temporal lobe seizures Filipescu Epilepsia 2019
2022-10-27 Chen, H Association Between Antiseizure Drug Monotherapy and Mortality for Patients With Poststroke Epilepsy Larsson JAMA Neurology 2022
2022-11-10 Gholipour, T. Volumetric and structural connectivity abnormalities co-localise in TLE Horsley   2022
2022-11-17 Makke, Y Postictal psychosis, a cause of secondary affective psychosis: A clinical description study of 77 patients Tarrada Epilepsy & Behavior 2022
2022-12-08 Koubeissi, M. Z. Responsive Neurostimulation With Low-frequency Stimulation Alcala- Zermeno Epilepsia 2011
2022-12-15 Chen, H Evoked Potential study of hippocampal efferent projections in the human brain Catenoix Clin Neurophysiology  
2023
Date Presenter   Video Link
2023-07-06      
2023-07-20   Cenobamate in Generalized Epilepsy and Combined Generalized and Focal Epilepsy https://youtu.be/v2iqA5cFSUI
2023-08-03      
2023-08-17      
2023-09-07 Christopher Saouda Interictal High-frequency Oscillations, Spikes, and Connectivity Profiles: a Fingerprint of Epileptogenic Brain Pathologies https://youtu.be/aNjjIOIMgo8
2023-09-21      
2023-10-05      
2023-10-19   Clinical and patient global impression changes https://youtu.be/ULeMw3Ao9dY
2023-11-02      
2023-11-16      
2023-12-07      
2023-12-21