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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...- MRI of the brain is safe in patients implanted with the vagus nerve stimulatorS R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, 4 Columbia Drive, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Seizure 10:512-5. 2001..Twenty-five patients denied any discomfort around the lead or the generator. We conclude that this clinical series supports the safety of routine brain MRI using a send and receive head coil in patients implanted with the NCP System... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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%... - 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... - Short-term outpatient EEG video with induction in the diagnosis of psychogenic seizuresS R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Department of Neurology, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA
Neurology 63:1728-30. 2004..The total number of cases of short-term outpatient EEG video monitoring was 74. In 49 (66%) cases, the suspected diagnosis of PNES could be confirmed, thereby obviating the need for prolonged inpatient EEG video monitoring... - How many patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures also have epilepsy?S R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Neurology 57:915-7. 2001..4%) had interictal epileptiform discharges to support a coexisting diagnosis of epilepsy. Thus, the authors believe that only a small proportion of patients with PNES have coexisting epilepsy... - A prospective comparison between two seizure classificationsS R Benbadis
University of South Florida College of Medicine and Tampa General Healthcare, Tampa, FL, USA
Seizure 10:247-9. 2001..The semiological classification may be better suited for everyday clinic use, since it is based solely on clinical characteristics... - Advances in the treatment of epilepsyS R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa 33606, USA
Am Fam Physician 64:91-8. 2001..Epilepsy surgery is now a well-documented and effective treatment for some patients with intractable epilepsy... - 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 - 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... - 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... - 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... - An estimate of the prevalence of psychogenic non-epileptic seizuresS R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33606, USA
Seizure 9:280-1. 2000..The prevalence of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures is somewhere between 1/50 000 and 1/3000, or 2 to 33 per 100 000, making it a significant neurologic condition... - Should patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures be allowed to drive?S R Benbadis
Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida 33606, USA
Epilepsia 41:895-7. 2000..To investigate the risk of driving accidents in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures... - The management of idiopathic generalized epilepsiesS R Benbadis
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL 33606 3568, USA
Acta Neurol Scand Suppl 181:63-7. 2005..The diagnosis of IGE, even as a group, is very important for proper management... - Induction of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures without placeboS R Benbadis
Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL, USA
Neurology 55:1904-5. 2000..Of 19 inductions performed, 16 (84%) were successful in inducing the habitual episode. The authors' technique had a sensitivity comparable to those using placebo (e.g., saline injection), but does not have disadvantages... - Epileptic seizures and syndromesS R Benbadis
Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, USA
Neurol Clin 19:251-70. 2001..This article describes the main characteristics of the different types of seizures and their classifications. The main types of epilepsies are reviewed, including their main, clinical, and EEG features and an overview of their treatment... - 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... - Vagus nerve stimulation for pharmacoresistant epilepsy: clinical symptoms with end of serviceW O Tatum
Tampa General Hospital Epilepsy Center, Tampa, FL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 5:128-32. 2004..Initial models last 2-5 years. We evaluated the first 18 patients with pharmacoresistent epilepsy after reimplantation to examine the clinical course observed during VNS end of service (EOS)... - The neurosurgical treatment of epilepsyW O Tatum
Department of Neurology, Tampa General Hospital Epilepsy Center, University of South Florida, USA
Arch Fam Med 9:1142-7. 2000..Arch Fam Med. 2000;9:1142-1147.. 
The diagnostic utility of the ictal cryH Elzawahry
Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
Epilepsy Behav 18:306-7. 2010..The ictal cry is strongly associated with epileptic GTC seizures and, thus, warrants inquiry when obtaining the history from witnesses of a patient's seizure...- Daytime sleepiness: when is it normal? When to refer?S R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Lauderdale 33309, USA
Cleve Clin J Med 65:543-9. 1998..An algorithm for office-based evaluation, indications for further testing, and sleep lab testing methods are described... - Association between the Epworth sleepiness scale and the multiple sleep latency test in a clinical populationS R Benbadis
Cleveland Clinic Florida, Fort Lauderdale, USA
Ann Intern Med 130:289-92. 1999..Excessive daytime sleepiness can be evaluated with both subjective and objective tests... - 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... - 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 - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... - 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... 
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...- 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... - 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... - 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... - The multiple sleep latency test: comparison of sleep onset criteriaS R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
Sleep 19:632-6. 1996..Standardization of the methodology across centers would be desirable in clinical practice as well as for research protocols... - 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... - 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... - Mean versus median for the multiple sleep latency testS R Benbadis
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, Ohio, USA
Sleep 18:342-5. 1995..All shifts were by one category, that is, no shift occurred between normal and severe. This study suggests that, despite valid theoretical arguments for the use of the median, both measures are equally acceptable for clinical purposes... - Is speech arrest during wada testing a valid method for determining hemispheric representation of language?S R Benbadis
Department of Neurology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Ft Lauderdale, USA
Brain Lang 65:441-6. 1998..Conclusion: Duration of speech arrest during Wada testing is not a valid measure of language dominance... - 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... - 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... - 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.... - 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 - 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 - CPAP: a treatment for epilepsy?Selim R Benbadis
Neurology 69:1814-5. 2007 - Use and abuse of stat EEGSelim R Benbadis
Expert Rev Neurother 8:865-8. 2008 - EEG diagnosis of nonconvulsive status epilepticus: generalized periodic patterns--status or not?Kalyani Korabathina
Expert Rev Neurother 7:1643-4. 2007 - 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