Abstract | OBJECTIVE: METHODS: Sixty-nine patients with AIE were recruited retrospectively and electroencephalographies (EEGs) were reviewed using a standard reporting proforma. Associations between EEG biomarkers and DRE development at 12 months were examined using logistic regression modeling and were utilized to create a DRE risk score. RESULTS: Sixteen percent of patients with AIE developed DRE at 12-month follow-up. The presence of status epilepticus (SE) (OR 11.50, 95% CI [2.81, 51.86], p-value <0.001), temporal lobe focality (OR 9.90, 95% CI [2.60, 50.71], p-value 0.001) and periodic discharges (OR 19.12, 95% CI [3.79, 191.10], p-value 0.001) on the admission EEG were associated with the development of DRE at 12 months. These variables were utilized to create a clinically applicable risk score for the prediction of DRE development. CONCLUSIONS:
Drug-resistant epilepsy is an infrequent complication of AIE. Electroencephalography changes during the acute illness can predict the risk of DRE at 12 months post-acute AIE. SIGNIFICANCE: The identified EEG biomarkers provide the basis to generate a clinically applicable prediction tool which could be used to inform treatment, prognosis, and select patients for acute treatment trials.
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Authors | Robb Wesselingh, James Broadley, Katherine Buzzard, David Tarlinton, Udaya Seneviratne, Chris Kyndt, Jim Stankovich, Paul Sanfilippo, Cassie Nesbitt, Wendyl D'Souza, Richard Macdonell, Helmut Butzkueven, Terence J O'Brien, Mastura Monif |
Journal | Epilepsy & behavior : E&B
(Epilepsy Behav)
Vol. 132
Pg. 108729
(07 2022)
ISSN: 1525-5069 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 35623203
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Biomarkers
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy
(diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology)
- Electroencephalography
(adverse effects)
- Encephalitis
(complications, epidemiology)
- Hashimoto Disease
- Humans
- Prevalence
- Prognosis
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
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