Publications

  1. Feyissa AM, Sanchez-Boluarte SS, Moniz-Garcia D, Chaichana KL, Sherman WJ, Freund BE, Tatum WO, Middlebrooks EH, Sirven JI, Quinones-Hinojosa A. Risk factors for preoperative and postoperative seizures in patients with glioblastoma according to the 2021 World Health Organization classification. Seizure. 2023 Nov; 112:26-31. Epub 2023 Sep 17.
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  2. Freund BE, Feyissa AM, Khan A, Sirven JI, Grewal SS, Sabsevitz D, Moniz-Garcia D, Quinones-Hinojosa A, Tatum WO. Enhanced sensitivity of electrocorticography during awake craniotomy using a novel circular grid electrode. J Neurooncol. 2023 Nov; 165(2):313-320. Epub 2023 Nov 07.
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  3. Becker DA, Wheless JW, Sirven J, Tatum WO, Rabinowicz AL, Carrazana E. Treatment of Seizure Clusters in Epilepsy: A Narrative Review on Rescue Therapies. Neurol Ther. 2023 Oct; 12 (5):1439-1455 Epub 2023 June 21
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  4. Chen B, Grewal SS, Middlebrooks EH, Tatum WO, Ritaccio AL, Sirven JI, Freund BE, Feyissa AM. Intraoperative electrocorticography during laser-interstitial thermal therapy predicts seizure outcome in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Clin Neurophysiol. 2023 Feb; 146:118-123 Epub 2022 Dec 22
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  5. Gunasekera CL, Sirven JI, Feyissa AM. The evolution of antiseizure medication therapy selection in adults: Is artificial intelligence -assisted antiseizure medication selection ready for prime time? J Cent Nerv Syst Dis. 2023; 15:11795735231209209 Epub 2023 Oct 18
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  6. Gunasekera CL, Middlebrooks EH, Burkholder DB, Chen B, Sirven JI, Wong-Kisiel LC, Freund BE, Tatum WO, De la Garza-Ramos CC, Okromelidze L, Feyissa AM. Association of intracranial abnormalities with the development of epilepsy and drug-resistant epilepsy in patients with Parry-Romberg syndrome. J Neurol Sci. 2022 Nov 15; 442:120455 Epub 2022 Oct 08
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  7. De la Garza-Ramos C, Jain A, Montazeri SA, Okromelidze L, McGeary R, Bhatt AA, Sandhu SJS, Grewal SS, Feyissa A, Sirven JI, Ritaccio AL, Tatum WO, Gupta V, Middlebrooks EH. Brain Abnormalities and Epilepsy in Patients with Parry-Romberg Syndrome. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2022 Jun; 43 (6):850-856
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  8. Sirven J, Sprout GT, Speer M, Simic G, Ems D, Harootunian G, Reddy S. The influence of social determinants of health on epilepsy treatment delays in an Arizona Medicaid population. Epilepsy Behav. 2022 Jan; 126:108473 Epub 2021 Dec 15
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  9. Gelb DJ, Kraakevik J, Safdieh JE, Agarwal S, Odia Y, Govindarajan R, Quick A, Soni M, Bickel J, Gamaldo C, Hannon P, Hatch HAM, Hernandez C, Merlin LR, Noble JM, Reyes-Iglesias Y, Salas RME, Sandness DJ, Treat L, Benameur K, Brown RD Jr, DeLuca GC, Garg N, Goldstein LB, Gutmann L, Henchcliffe C, Hessler A, Jordan JT, Kilgore SM, Khan J, Levin KH, Mohile NA, Nevel KS, Roberts K, Said RR, Simpson EP, Sirven JI, Smith AG, Southerland AM, Wilson RB, and the AAN Undergraduate Education Subcommittee (UES)//and the AAN Education Committee. Contemporary Neuroscience Core Curriculum for Medical Schools. Neurology. 2021 Oct 4; 97 (14):675-684 Epub 2021 Oct 04
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  10. Cheng C, Sirven JI, Ryan DJ, Feyissa AM. Looks can be deceptive: A primary generalized epilepsy mimicking a lesional focal-reflex epilepsy. Seizure. 2021 Oct; 91:114-116 Epub 2021 June 10
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  11. Penovich P, Glauser T, Becker D, Patel AD, Sirven J, Long L, Stern J, Dixon-Salazar T, Carrazana E, Rabinowicz AL. Recommendations for development of acute seizure action plans (ASAPs) from an expert panel. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Oct; 123:108264 Epub 2021 Sept 02
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  12. Chen B, Lopez Chiriboga AS, Sirven JI, Feyissa AM. Autoimmune Encephalitis-Related Seizures and Epilepsy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Aug; 96 (8):2029-2039
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  13. Ramos-Fresnedo A, Domingo RA, McGeary RC, Sirven JI, Feyissa AM, Tatum W, Ritaccio AL, Middlebrooks EH, Grewal SS. Encephalocele-Associated Drug-Resistant Epilepsy of Adult Onset: Diagnosis, Management, and Outcomes. World Neurosurg. 2021 Jul; 151:91-101 Epub 2021 May 05
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  14. Steinhoff BJ, Klein P, Klitgaard H, Laloyaux C, Moseley BD, Ricchetti-Masterson K, Rosenow F, Sirven JI, Smith B, Stern JM, Toledo M, Zipfel PA, Villanueva V. Behavioral adverse events with brivaracetam, levetiracetam, perampanel, and topiramate: A systematic review. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 May; 118:107939 Epub 2021 Apr 08
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  15. Rao CK, Tatum WO, Brinkmann BH, Sharma A, Yelvington KH, Sirven JI, Ritaccio AL, McKay JH, Feyissa AM. Injection of prophylactic lorazepam versus antiseizure drugs on the localization value of ictal SPECT studies and treatment-emergent adverse events: A single-center prospective study. Epilepsy Behav. 2021 Feb; 115:107500. Epub 2020 Dec 13.
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  16. Sirven JI. Recent advances in the management of epilepsy: expert treatment strategies for improving clinical outcomes Journal of Managed Care Medicine. 2021; 24 (2):73-7
  17. Dawit S, Bhatt SK, Das DM, Pines AR, Shiue HJ, Goodman BP, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus secondary to acute porphyria crisis. Epilepsy Behav Case Rep. 2019; 11:43-46. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
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  18. Owens S, Sirven JI, Shafer PO, Fishman J, Wild I, Findley M, Derry R, Walters J, Kopplin V, Kakacek J. Innovative approaches reaching underserved and rural communities to improve epilepsy care: A review of the methodology of the Connectors Project. Epilepsy Behav. 2019 Jan; 90:273-283 Epub 2018 Oct 31
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  19. Duncan CJ, Roberts NA, Kirlin KA, Parkhurst D, Burleson MH, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI, Noe KH, Crepeau AZ, Hoerth MT, Locke DEC. Diagnostic utility of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 Restructured Form in the epilepsy monitoring unit: Considering sex differences. Epilepsy Behav. 2018 Nov; 88:117-122 Epub 2018 Sept 25
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  20. Sirven JI. "Is there a neurologist on this flight?": An update. Neurol Clin Pract. 2018 Oct; 8 (5):445-450
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  21. Okazaki EM, Yao R, Sirven JI, Crepeau AZ, Noe KH, Drazkowski JF, Hoerth MT, Salinas E, Csernak L, Mehta N. Usage of EpiFinder clinical decision support in the assessment of epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2018 May; 82:140-143 Epub 2018 Apr 03
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  22. Stern JM, Cendes F, Gilliam F, Kwan P, Ryvlin P, Sirven J, Smith B, Adomas A, Walter L. Neurologist-patient communication about epilepsy in the United States, Spain, and Germany. Neurol Clin Pract. 2018 Apr; 8 (2):93-101
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  23. Sirven JI, Shafer PO, Kalilani L, Wild I, Fishman J, Owens S. Current state of the union of epilepsy care in the United States: Antiepileptic drugs - An introduction to the Connectors Project. Epilepsy Behav. 2018 Mar; 80:98-103 Epub 2018 Feb 02
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  24. Penovich PE, Buelow J, Steinberg K, Sirven J, Wheless J. Burden of Seizure Clusters on Patients With Epilepsy and Caregivers: Survey of Patient, Caregiver, and Clinician Perspectives. Neurologist. 2017 Nov; 22 (6):207-214
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  25. Aoun RJN, Sattur MG, Krishna C, Gupta A, Welz ME, Nanney AD 3rd, Koht AH, Tate MC, Noe KH, Sirven JI, Anderies BJ, Bolton PB, Trentman TL, Zimmerman RS, Swanson KR, Bendok BR. Awake Surgery for Brain Vascular Malformations and Moyamoya Disease. World Neurosurg. 2017 Sep; 105:659-671 Epub 2017 Apr 02
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  26. Abou-Khalil B, Afawi Z, Allen AS, Bautista JF, Bellows ST, Berkovic SF, Bluvstein J, Burgess R, Cascino G, Cops EJ, Cossette P, Cristofaro S, Crompton DE, Delanty N, Devinsky O, Dlugos D, Epstein MP, Fountain NB, Freyer C, Garry SI, Geller EB, Glauser T, Glynn S, Goldberg-Stern H, Goldstein DB, Gravel M, Haas K, Haut S, Heinzen EL, Kirsch HE, Kivity S, Knowlton R, Korczyn AD, Kossoff E, Kuzniecky R, Loeb R, Lowenstein DH, Marson AG, McCormack M, McKenna K, Mefford HC, Motika P, Mullen SA, O'Brien TJ, Ottman R, Paolicchi J, Parent JM, Paterson S, Petrovski S, Pickrell WO, Poduri A, Rees MI, Sadleir LG, Scheffer IE, Shih J, Singh R, Sirven J, Smith M, Smith PEM, Thio LL, Thomas RH, Venkat A, Vining E, Von Allmen G, Weisenberg J, Widdess-Walsh P, Winawer MR. Phenotypic analysis of 303 multiplex families with common epilepsies Brain. 2017 Aug; 140:2144-56.
  27. The Epi4K Consortium. Phenotypic analysis of 303 multiplex families. Brain.2017;
  28. Friedman D, Sirven JI. Historical perspective on the medical use of cannabis for epilepsy: Ancient times to the 1980s. Epilepsy Behav. 2017 May; 70 (Pt B):298-301 Epub 2017 Jan 12
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  29. Szaflarski M, Sirven JI. Social factors in marijuana use for medical and recreational purposes. Epilepsy Behav. 2017 May; 70 (Pt B):280-287 Epub 2017 Jan 26
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  30. Crepeau AZ, Sirven JI. Management of Adult Onset Seizures. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 Feb; 92 (2):306-318
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  31. Sirven JI. Management of epilepsy comorbidities CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology. 2016 Feb; 22: (1)191-203.
  32. Sirven JI. Epilepsy: A Spectrum Disorder. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Med. 2015 Sep 1; 5 (9):a022848 Epub 2015 Sept 01
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  33. Spritzer SD, Riordan KC, Berry J, Corbett BM, Gerke JK, Hoerth MT, Crepeau AZ, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI, Noe KH. Fall prevention and bathroom safety in the epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Jul; 48:75-8 Epub 2015 June 11
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  34. French JA, Schachter SC, Sirven J, Porter R. The Epilepsy Foundation's 4th Biennial Epilepsy Pipeline Update Conference. Epilepsy Behav. 2015 May; 46:34-50 Epub 2015 Apr 25
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  35. Wolf LD, Hentz JG, Ziemba KS, Kirlin KA, Noe KH, Hoerth MT, Crepeau AZ, Sirven JI, Drazkowski JF, Locke DE. Quality of life in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and epilepsy: the role of somatization and alexithymia. Epilepsy Behav. 2015 Feb; 43:81-8 Epub 2015 Jan 05
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  36. Nei M, Ngo L, Sirven JI, Sperling MR. Ketogenic diet in adolescents and adults with epilepsy. Seizure. 2014 Jun; 23 (6):439-42 Epub 2014 Mar 12
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  37. Drazkowski J, Hoerth M, Tapsell L, Noe K, Shih J, Sirven J, Tatum WO. Auto-antibodies and seizures: clinical and EEG findings. Neurodiagn J. 2014 Mar; 54(1):36-47.
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  38. Allen AS, Berkovic SF, Cossette P, Delanty N, Dlugos D, Eichler EE, Epstein MP, Glauser T, Goldstein DB, Han Y, Heinzen EL, Hitomi Y, Howell KB, Johnson MR, Kuzniecky R, Lowenstein DH, Lu YF, Madou MR, Marson AG, Mefford HC, Esmaeeli Nieh S, O'Brien TJ, Ottman R, Petrovski S, Poduri A, Ruzzo EK, Scheffer IE, Sherr EH, Yuskaitis CJ, Abou-Khalil B, Alldredge BK, Bautista JF, Berkovic SF, Boro A, Cascino GD, Consalvo D, Crumrine P, Devinsky O, Dlugos D, Epstein MP, Fiol M, Fountain NB, French J, Friedman D, Geller EB, Glauser T, Glynn S, Haut SR, Hayward J, Helmers SL, Joshi S, Kanner A, Kirsch HE, Knowlton RC, Kossoff EH, Kuperman R, Kuzniecky R, Lowenstein DH, McGuire SM, Motika PV, Novotny EJ, Ottman R, Paolicchi JM, Parent JM, Park K, Poduri A, Scheffer IE, Shellhaas RA, Sherr EH, Shih JJ, Singh R, Sirven J, Smith MC, Sullivan J, Lin Thio L, Venkat A, Vining EP, Von Allmen GK, Weisenberg JL, Widdess-Walsh P, Winawer MR, Epi4K Consortium//Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project. De novo mutations in epileptic encephalopathies. Nature. 2013 Sep 12; 501 (7466):217-21 Epub 2013 Aug 11
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  39. Burneo JG, Sirven JI, Kiesel LW, Vecht CJ, Jehi L, Chung SS, Uhm J, Politsky JM, Chang EF, Husain AM, Tatum WO, Meador KJ, Noe K, Hesdorffer DC, Herman ST, Wiebe S, Engel J Jr, Schrader S, Parko KL, Dichter MA, Kwan P, Kossoff E, Sperling MR. Managing common complex symptomatic epilepsies: tumors and trauma: american epilepsy society - 2012 annual course summary. Epilepsy Curr. 2013 Sep; 13 (5):232-5
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  40. EPGP Collaborative, Abou-Khalil B, Alldredge B, Bautista J, Berkovic S, Bluvstein J, Boro A, Cascino G, Consalvo D, Cristofaro S, Crumrine P, Devinsky O, Dlugos D, Epstein M, Fahlstrom R, Fiol M, Fountain N, Fox K, French J, Freyer Karn C, Friedman D, Geller E, Glauser T, Glynn S, Haut S, Hayward J, Helmers S, Joshi S, Kanner A, Kirsch H, Knowlton R, Kossoff E, Kuperman R, Kuzniecky R, Lowenstein D, McGuire S, Motika P, Nesbitt G, Novotny E, Paolicchi J, Parent J, Park K, Poduri A, Risch N, Sadleir L, Scheffer I, Shellhaas R, Sherr E, Shih JJ, Shinnar S, Singh R, Sirven J, Smith M, Sullivan J, Thio LL, Venkat A, Vining E, von Allmen G, Weisenberg J, Widdess-Walsh P, Winawer M. The epilepsy phenome/genome project. Clin Trials. 2013 Aug; 10(4):568-86. Epub 2013 Jul 1
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  41. Hesdorffer DC, Beck V, Begley CE, Bishop ML, Cushner-Weinstein S, Holmes GL, Shafer PO, Sirven JI, Austin JK. Research implications of the Institute of Medicine Report, Epilepsy Across the Spectrum: Promoting Health and Understanding. Epilepsia. 2013 Feb; 54(2):207-16. Epub 2013 Jan 07.
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  42. Vlachos I, Krishnan B, Sirven J, Noe K, Drazkowski J, Iasemidis L. Frequency-based connectivity analysis of interictal iEEG to localize the epileptogenic focus. Proceedings - 29th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference, SBEC 2013. 2013:163-4.
  43. Agostini SD, Aniles E, Sirven J, Drazkowski JF. The importance of cardiac monitoring in the epilepsy monitoring unit: a case presentation of ictal asystole. Neurodiagn J. 2012 Sep; 52 (3):250-60
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  44. Sirven JI, Noe K, Hoerth M, Drazkowski J. Antiepileptic drugs 2012: recent advances and trends. Mayo Clin Proc. 2012 Sep; 87 (9):879-89
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  45. Sirven JI, Lyons MK, Wharen RE. New insights into the mechanisms underlying efficacious deep brain stimulation. Mayo Clin Proc 2012 Aug; 87 (8):705-6 Epub 2012 July 16
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  46. Bateman LM, Begley CE, Ben-Menachem E, Berg AT, Berkovic SF, Cascino GD, Drazkowski J, Edwards JC, Engel J Jr, French JA, Gilliam FD, Hoerth MT, Jehi LE, Kanner AM, Krauss GL, Labiner DM, Loddenkemper T, Luders HO, McKhann GM II, McLachlan R, Modi A, Pennell PB, Shafer PO, Sirven JI, Stern JM, Szaflarski JP, Theodore WH. Overcoming barriers to successful epilepsy management. Epilepsy Currents. 2012; 12(4):158-60.
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  47. Shraiky J, Schoonover J, Sirven J, Helepololei L. Sensory-based design & epilepsy: analyzing effects of design innovations on patient treatment and recovery. Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) Journal. 2012; 9(1):44-52.
  48. Krishnan B, Faith A, Vlachos I, Roth A, Williams K, Noe K, Drazkowski J, Tapsell L, Sirven J, Iasemidis L. Resetting of brain dynamics: epileptic versus psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Dec; 22 Suppl 1:S74-81.
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  49. Khoury JA, Noe KH, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI, Zimmerman RS. Iatrogenic seizures during intracranial EEG monitoring. Epilepsia. 2011 Oct; 52(10):e123-5 Epub 2011 Jul 8.
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  50. Locke DE, Kirlin KA, Wershba R, Osborne D, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI, Noe KH. Randomized comparison of the Personality Assessment Inventory and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 in the epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Aug; 21(4):397-401. Epub 2011 Jul 06.
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  51. Noe KH, Locke DE, Sirven JI. Treatment of depression in patients with epilepsy. Curr Treat Options Neurol. 2011 Aug; 13 (4):371-9
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  52. Hoerth MT, Drazkowski JF, Noe KH, Sirven JI. Code blue: seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Jun; 21(2):189-90. Epub 2011 May 04.
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  53. Zarkou S, Grade M, Hoerth MT, Noe KH, Sirven JI, Drazkowski JF. Indeterminate EMU admissions: does repeating the admission help? Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Apr; 20(4):706-8. Epub 2011 Mar 26.
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  54. Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI. Driving and neurologic disorders. Neurology. 2011 Feb 15; 76(7 Suppl 2):S44-9.
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  55. Sirven JI. Clinical Dilemma: Posttraumatic epilepsy. MD Peers & Perspectives. Available at: http://mdmag.hcplive.com/. 2011:8-10.
  56. Krishnan B, Nair G, Faith A, Roth A, Kondylis E, Williams K, Tapsell L, Sirven J, Iasemidis L. Strength and topography of synchronization of EEG dynamics during sleep in patientswith epilepsy. Proceedings of the IASTED International Symposia on Imaging and Signal Processing in Healthcare and Technology, ISPHT 2011. 2011; 83-9.
  57. Riordan KC, Wingerchuk DM, Wellik KE, Zimmerman RS, Sirven JI, Noe KH, Patel BM, Demaerschalk BM. Anticonvulsant drug therapy after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: a critically appraised topic. Neurologist. 2010 Nov; 16(6):397-9.
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  58. Drazkowski JF, Neiman ES, Sirven JI, McAbee GN, Noe KH. Frequency of physician counseling and attitudes toward driving motor vehicles in people with epilepsy: comparing a mandatory-reporting with a voluntary-reporting state. Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Sep; 19(1):52-4. Epub 2010 Aug 13.
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  59. Hoerth MT, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI. Patient management problem. Continuum. 2010 Jun; 16(3):228-41.
  60. Locke DE, Kirlin KA, Thomas ML, Osborne D, Hurst DF, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI, Noe KH. The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form in the epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsy Behav. 2010 Feb; 17(2):252-8. Epub 2010 Jan 12.
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  61. Faith A, Sabesan S, Wang N, Treiman D, Sirven J, Tsakalis K, Iasemidis L. Dynamical analysis of the EEG and treatment of human status epilepticus by antiepileptic drugs Springer Optimization and Its Applications. 2010; 38:305-15.
  62. Neiman ES, Noe KH, Seyffert M, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI, Tapsell L, Chokroverty S. Lifelong and new nocturnal events found to be right frontal lobe epilepsy secondary to a cortical dysplasia. Sleep Med. 2010 Jan; 11(1):102-4. Epub 2009 Sep 25
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  63. Sirven JI. Review of The educational kit on epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Sep; 16(1):181.
  64. Neiman ES, Noe KH, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI, Roarke MC. Utility of subtraction ictal SPECT when video-EEG fails to distinguish atypical psychogenic and epileptic seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Jun; 15(2):208-12 Epub 2009 Feb 27.
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  65. Shareef YS, McKinnon JH, Gauthier SM, Noe KH, Sirven JI, Drazkowski JF. Counseling for driving restrictions in epilepsy and other causes of temporary impairment of consciousness: how are we doing? Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Mar; 14(3):550-2. Epub 2009 Jan 20.
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  66. Hoerth MT, Wellik KE, Demaerschalk BM, Drazkowski JF, Noe KH, Sirven JI, Wingerchuk DM. Clinical predictors of psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: a critically appraised topic. Neurologist. 2008 Jul; 14(4):266-70.
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  67. Ramsay RE, Uthman B, Pryor FM, Rowan AJ, Bainbridge J, Spitz M, Sirven JI, Frederick TE. Topiramate in older patients with partial-onset seizures: a pilot double-blind, dose-comparison study. Epilepsia. 2008 Jul; 49(7):1180-5.
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  68. Sirven JI, Drazkowski JF, Noe KH. Seizures among public figures: lessons learned from the epilepsy of Pope Pius IX. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Dec; 82 (12):1535-40
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  69. Hoerth M, Drazkowski J, Sirven J, Hinni M, Smith B, Labiner D. Vocal cord paralysis after vagus nerve stimulator battery replacement successfully treated with medialization thyroplasty. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2007 Nov; 109(9):788-90. Epub 2007 Aug 13.
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  70. Sirven JI. Alternative therapies for seizures: promises and dangers. Semin Neurol. 2007 Sep; 27(4):325-30.
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  71. Lynam LM, Lyons MK, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI, Noe KH, Zimmerman RS, Wilkens JA. Frequency of seizures in patients with newly diagnosed brain tumors: a retrospective review. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2007 Sep; 109 (7):634-8 Epub 2007 June 29
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  72. Lyons MK, Lynam LM, Sirven JI, Patel NP. Retrospective review of primary and metastatic brain tumors initially presenting with seizures: implications and management. J Neurosurgery. 2007 Apr; 106(4):758.
  73. Sirven JI. Diagnosing and treating epilepsy in older adults. Clinical Geriatrics. 2007; 15 (suppl 1):1-12.
  74. Sirven JI. Geriatric epilepsy: challenge of diagnosis. Clinical Geriatrics. 2007; 15(suppl 1):S1-S2.
  75. Sirven JI. Dangerous duo: antiepileptics plus herbals. Current Psychiatry. 2007; 6(7):116-117.
  76. Sirven JI, Fife TD, Wingerchuk DM, Drazkowski JF. Second-generation antiepileptic drugs' impact on balance: a meta-analysis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Jan; 82 (1):40-7
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  77. Sirven JI, Sperling M, Wingerchuk DM. Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Apr 19;(2).
  78. Sheth RD, Drazkowski JF, Sirven JI, Gidal BE, Hermann BP. Protracted ictal confusion in elderly patients. Arch Neurol. 2006 Apr; 63(4):529-32.
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  79. Caspermeyer JJ, Sylvester EJ, Drazkowski JF, Watson GL, Sirven JI. Evaluation of stigmatizing language and medical errors in neurology coverage by US newspapers. Mayo Clin Proc. 2006 Mar; 81(3):300-6.
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  80. Castillo P, Woodruff B, Caselli R, Vernino S, Lucchinetti C, Swanson J, Noseworthy J, Aksamit A, Carter J, Sirven J, Hunder G, Fatourechi V, Mokri B, Drubach D, Pittock S, Lennon V, Boeve B. Steroid-responsive encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroiditis. Arch Neurol. 2006 Feb; 63 (2):197-202
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  81. Sirven JI, Sperling M, Wingerchuk DM. Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006; (3).
  82. Sirven JI, Sperling M, Wingerchuk DM. Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2006 Jan 25;(1):
  83. Sirven JI. Efficacy and adverse-events profiles: first- and second-generation antiepileptic drugs. Managed Care Consultant. 2005 Dec; 4(3):4-10.
  84. Sirven JI, Ozuna J, Epilepsy Foundation of America. Diagnosing epilepsy in older adults: what does it mean for the primary care physician? Geriatrics. 2005 Oct; 60 (10):30-5
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  85. Sirven JI, Lopez RA, Vazquez B, Van Haverbeke P. Que es la Epilepsia? Attitudes and knowledge of epilepsy by Spanish-speaking adults in the United States. Epilepsy Behav. 2005 Sep; 7 (2):259-65
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  86. Faybush E, Mulligan DC, Birch BD, Sirven JI, Balan V. Liver transplant in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Liver Transpl. 2005 Apr; 11 (4):467-8
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  87. Sirven JI, Sperling M, Wingerchuk DM. Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005; (2).
  88. Fife TD, Sirven JI. Antiepileptic drugs and their impact on balance. Aging Health. 2005; 1(1):147-156.
  89. Sirven JI, Sperling M, Wingerchuk DM. Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2005; (1).
  90. Cascino GD, Buchhalter JR, Sirven JI, So EL, Drazkowski JF, Zimmerman RS, Raffel C. Peri-ictal SPECT and surgical treatment for intractable epilepsy related to schizencephaly. Neurology. 2004 Dec 28; 63 (12):2426-8
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  91. Sirven JI, Wingerchuk DM, Drazkowski JF, Lyons MK, Zimmerman RS. Seizure prophylaxis in patients with brain tumors: a meta-analysis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2004 Dec; 79 (12):1489-94
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  92. Sirven JI, Sperling M, Wingerchuk DM. Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004; (2).
  93. Zimmerman R, Sirven J, Roarke M, Drazkowski J, Larson S, Dixit S, Tollefson C. SISCOM localization of a seizure focus within a heterotopia. Neurology June 22;. 2004; 62: (12)2328.
  94. Sirven JI, Sperling M, Wingerchuk DM. Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004; (3).
  95. Sirven JI, Sperling M, Wingerchuk DM. Early versus late antiepileptic drug withdrawal for people with epilepsy in remission. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004; (4).
  96. Sirven JI, Zimmerman RS. Questions for the consultant: Seizures and epilepsy. Semin Neurol. 2003 Sep; 23(3):285-94.
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  97. Sirven JI, Drazkowski JF, Zimmerman RS, Bortz JJ, Shulman DL, Macleish M. Complementary/alternative medicine for epilepsy in Arizona. Neurology. 2003 Aug 26; 61 (4):576-7
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  98. Sirven JI, Waterhouse E. Management of status epilepticus. Am Fam Physician. 2003 Aug 1; 68(3):469-76.
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  99. Drazkowski JF, Fisher RS, Sirven JI, Demaerschalk BM, Uber-Zak L, Hentz JG, Labiner D. Seizure-related motor vehicle crashes in Arizona before and after reducing the driving restriction from 12 to 3 months. Mayo Clin Proc. 2003 Jul; 78(7):819-25.
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