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MRI evidence of mesial temporal sclerosis in subjects without seizuresSelim R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Seizure 11:340-3. 2002..Nineteen (9.3%) had hippocampal atrophy only, two (1%) had T2 signal abnormalities, and eight (4%) met both criteria. There are some 'false positives' and MRI evidence for MTS is only meaningful in the proper clinical context...- Hypergraphia and the diagnosis of psychogenic attacksSelim R Benbadis
University of South Florida, 4, Columbia Drive, Suite 730, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Neurology 67:904. 2006 
Vagus nerve stimulationDzenan Lulic
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
Neurosurg Focus 27:E5. 2009..The goal of this work is to review the history of VNS and provide information on recent advances and applications of this technology...- "Just like EKGs!" Should EEGs undergo a confirmatory interpretation by a clinical neurophysiologist?Selim R Benbadis
University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Neurology 80:S47-51. 2013..Potential solutions include defining and ensuring EEG competency of neurologists who read EEGs, and perhaps providing a confirmatory reading by an electroencephalographer, as is done for EKGs... 
Interrater reliability of EEG-video monitoringS R Benbadis
University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Neurology 73:843-6. 2009..In the absence of a gold standard to verify the reliability of the diagnosis by EEG-video, we sought to assess the interrater reliability of the diagnosis using EEG-video recordings...- Misdiagnosis of epilepsy due to errors in EEG interpretationSelim R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA
Pract Neurol 7:323-5. 2007 - Errors in EEG interpretation and misdiagnosis of epilepsy. Which EEG patterns are overread?Selim R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Eur Neurol 59:267-71. 2008..The overinterpretation of EEGs is common and is an important contributor to the misdiagnosis of epilepsy. We reviewed our experience in order to clarify which EEG patterns are commonly overread as epileptiform... - Provocative techniques should be used for the diagnosis of psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresSelim R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 15:106-9; discussion 115-8. 2009..All tests have limitations, with some false positives and false negatives. Like all other tests, inductions must be used appropriately and with awareness of their limitations... - The differential diagnosis of epilepsy: a critical reviewS Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, 2 Tampa General Circle, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Epilepsy Behav 15:15-21. 2009..Conditions specific to children include nonepileptic staring spells, breath-holding spells, and shudder attacks. At all ages, the over-interpretation of EEGs plays an important part in the misdiagnosis of epilepsy... - Psychogenic nonepileptic "seizures" or "attacks"? It's not just semantics: attacksSelim R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, USA
Neurology 75:84-6. 2010..Beyond theoretical arguments, the confusion it creates is detrimental to patients' and families' understanding of the diagnosis, which in turn has a negative impact on treatment... - What's shaking in the ICU? The differential diagnosis of seizures in the intensive care settingSelim R Benbadis
University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
Epilepsia 51:2338-40. 2010..5%) with slow semipurposeful movements, and 10 with other movements. Therefore, seizure mimics in the ICU setting were diverse and distinct from the usual differential diagnosis of seizures seen in ambulatory patients... - The EEG in nonepileptic seizuresSelim R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
J Clin Neurophysiol 23:340-52. 2006..Analysis of the ictal semiology (i.e., video) is at least as important as the ictal EEG. Provocative techniques, activation procedures, or "inductions" can also be useful for the diagnosis of PNES... - Idiopathic generalized epilepsy and choice of antiepileptic drugsSelim R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, USA
Neurology 61:1793-5. 2003..Thus, a majority of patients with IGE initially receive ill-advised AED, which cause IGE to appear intractable... - Essential oils as a cause of breakthrough seizure after temporal lobectomyAli M Bozorg
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Seizure 18:604-5. 2009..We recommend inquiring about the use of essential oils in patients with well-controlled epilepsy who experience breakthrough seizures... - Ictal EEG remains the prominent predictor of seizure-free outcome after temporal lobectomy in epileptic patients with normal brain MRIWilliam O Tatum
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33613, USA
Seizure 17:631-6. 2008..Ascertaining desirable pre-operative predictors for successful anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) in LRE patients with a normal brain MRI is essential to better anticipate surgical outcome... - Psychogenic pseudosyncope: an underestimated and provable diagnosisSelim R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Epilepsy Behav 9:106-10. 2006..With syncope, about 20-30% of the cases remain unexplained after a complete evaluation, but, unlike in seizures, a psychogenic etiology is not usually investigated... - The yield of routine outpatient electroencephalograms in the veteran populationAli M Bozorg
Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida, USA
J Clin Neurophysiol 27:191-2. 2010..Interestingly, by using routine EEGs, we were able to definitively diagnose more patients with psychogenic nonepileptic attacks than epileptic seizures... - Overintepretation of EEGs and misdiagnosis of epilepsySelim R Benbadis
Departments of Neurology and Neurosugery, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Florida 33606, USA
J Clin Neurophysiol 20:42-4. 2003..Rather than well-described normal variants, the overinterpreted patterns tend to be normal fluctuations of background activity... - Epilepsy surgery, delays and referral patterns-are all your epilepsy patients controlled?Selim R Benbadis
Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Seizure 12:167-70. 2003..Epilepsy surgery is a standard of care in the treatment of medically intractable epilepsy, but is underutilised. We describe the results of epilepsy surgery and the referral patterns at a referral epilepsy programme... - Does the neurologist contribute to the care of patients with chronic back pain?Selim R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Fla 33606, USA
Eur Neurol 48:61-4. 2002..To review the disposition and outcome of patients with back pain seen in a neurology clinic, and determine the value of the neurologist's input... - The influence of the full moon on seizure frequency: myth or reality?Selim R Benbadis
Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida Colleges of Medicine and Public Health and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 5:596-7. 2004..We conclude that there is no "full moon" effect on seizures as a whole, although there is a possible effect on nonepileptic seizures... - Outcome of prolonged video-EEG monitoring at a typical referral epilepsy centerSelim R Benbadis
University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Tampa, Florida, USA
Epilepsia 45:1150-3. 2004..The purpose of this study was to analyze the eventual disposition of patients who undergo video-EEG monitoring at a typical referral epilepsy center... - Repeating video/EEG monitoring: why and with what results?Juan Muniz
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 18:472-3. 2010..The second session answered the question in 35 (81%) cases, whereas the question remained unanswered in 8 (19%). The repeated session was useful in 35 (81%) cases... - The problem of psychogenic symptoms: is the psychiatric community in denial?Selim R Benbadis
Department of Neurology and Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, 4 Columbia Drive, Suite 730, Tampa, FL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 6:9-14. 2005..Thus, there seems to be a severe disconnect between the frequency of the problem and the amount of attention devoted to it... - A spell in the epilepsy clinic and a history of "chronic pain" or "fibromyalgia" independently predict a diagnosis of psychogenic seizuresSelim R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 6:264-5. 2005..Of 13 patients who had a "seizure" during their clinic visit, 10 (75%) were found to have PNES. We conclude that each of these findings has a predictive value of 75%... - Practical management issues for idiopathic generalized epilepsiesSelim R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
Epilepsia 46:125-32. 2005..These newer AEDs include lamotrigine, topiramate, levetiracetam, and zonisamide... - Late-onset psychogenic nonepileptic seizuresReza Behrouz
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Tampa General Hospital, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 8:649-50. 2006..None had evidence for coexisting epilepsy. Eight were women. Characteristics of the group were comparable to younger patients with PNES. We conclude that PNES should be considered as a diagnostic possibility in older patients... - Short-term outpatient EEG-video monitoring with induction in a veterans administration populationHeber L Varela
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33612, USA
J Clin Neurophysiol 24:390-1. 2007..The yield of EEG-video monitoring with induction in a (predominantly male) V.A. population is high, and comparable to a non-V.A. population... - Polyspike ictal onset absence seizuresWilliam O Tatum
Tampa General Hospital, University of South Florida, Department of Neurology, Mayo College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
J Clin Neurophysiol 27:93-9. 2010..CONCLUSIONS: Polyspikes are common during video EEG in adults with IGE. Absence seizures with polyspike onset 3-Hz GSW suggest an intermediary form of IGE that may be drug resistant... - Epilepsy surgery after age 60Indrani Acosta
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 12:324-5. 2008..Outcome was comparable to younger patients. Despite the small number of patients and retrospective nature of the study, the data support the efficacy and safety of temporal lobectomy in this age group... - Trends in the use of vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: analysis of a nationwide databaseAli A Baaj
Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurosurg Focus 25:E10. 2008..Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) plays a significant role in the treatment of intractable epilepsy. The goal of this study was to analyze trends in the use of VNS for epilepsy in the US by using a nationwide database... - Updates on the treatment of epilepsy in womenWilliam O Tatum
Department of Neurology, Tampa General Hospital, University of South Florida, Tampa 33613, USA
Arch Intern Med 164:137-45. 2004.... - EEG findings in the persistent vegetative stateVidya P Kulkarni
University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
J Clin Neurophysiol 24:433-7. 2007..We conclude that EEG findings in PVS are heterogeneous and too variable to be of diagnostic value... - The value of tongue laceration in the diagnosis of blackoutsSelim R Benbadis
University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
Am Fam Physician 70:1757-8. 2004 - Normal adult EEG and patterns of uncertain significanceWilliam O Tatum
Department of Neurology, Tampa General Hospital, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida 33613, USA
J Clin Neurophysiol 23:194-207. 2006..Understanding normal EEG and the benign variants will help to minimize over-interpretation and possibly avoid overtreatment of patients during routine clinical practice... - New antiepileptic drugs: into the new millenniumW O Tatum
Department of Neurology, Tampa General Hospital, University of South Florida, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:1135-41. 2000..Arch Fam Med. 2000;9:1135-1141.. - CPAP: a treatment for epilepsy?Selim R Benbadis
Neurology 69:1814-5. 2007 - Errors in EEGs and the misdiagnosis of epilepsy: importance, causes, consequences, and proposed remediesSelim R Benbadis
Epilepsy Behav 11:257-62. 2007 - Avoiding the costs of unrecognized psychological nonepileptic seizuresW Curt LaFrance
Neurology 66:1620-1. 2006 - Efficacy and tolerability of the new antiepileptic drugs: commentary on the recently published practice parametersChrystostomos P Panayiotopoulos
Epilepsia 45:1646-9; author reply 1649-51. 2004 - EEG diagnosis of nonconvulsive status epilepticus: generalized periodic patterns--status or not?Kalyani Korabathina
Expert Rev Neurother 7:1643-4. 2007 - Use and abuse of stat EEGSelim R Benbadis
Expert Rev Neurother 8:865-8. 2008