Is a first acute symptomatic seizure epilepsy? Mortality and risk for recurrent seizure

DC Hesdorffer, EKT Benn, GD Cascino, WA Hauser - Epilepsia, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To compare mortality and subsequent unprovoked seizure risk in a population‐
based study of acute symptomatic seizure and first unprovoked seizure due to static brain …

Human herpesvirus 6 and 7 in febrile status epilepticus: the FEBSTAT study

LG Epstein, S Shinnar, DC Hesdorffer, DR Nordli… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: In a prospective study, Consequences of Prolonged Febrile Seizures in Childhood
(FEBSTAT), we determined the frequency of human herpesvirus (HHV)‐6 and HHV‐7 …

A systematic review of global legal regulations on the permissible level of heavy metals in cosmetics with particular emphasis on skin lightening products

IM Michalek, EKT Benn, FLC Dos Santos… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background There is an urgent need to address the safety problems caused by the use of
skin lightening cosmetics. Evidence suggests that some of them may contain heavy metals …

Distribution of febrile seizure duration and associations with development

DC Hesdorffer, EKT Benn, E Bagiella… - Annals of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: In prior studies of febrile seizures (FSs), prolonged FSs were defined, absent
empirical evidence, as lasting 10 or 15 minutes or more. We assessed the distribution of FS …

Randomized-controlled trial of a modified Mediterranean dietary program for multiple sclerosis: a pilot study

IK Sand, EKT Benn, M Fabian, KC Fitzgerald… - Multiple sclerosis and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background There is a high level of interest in the potential role of diet among the MS
community. There is a limited level of evidence for a Mediterranean-style dietary pattern in …

Estimating the incidence of first unprovoked seizure and newly diagnosed epilepsy in the low‐income urban community of Northern Manhattan, New York City

EKT Benn, WA Hauser, T Shih, L Leary, E Bagiella… - …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: To estimate the incidence and mortality associated with first unprovoked seizure or
newly diagnosed epilepsy in a low‐income, predominantly Hispanic community in Northern …

Ovarian suppression in normal-weight and obese women during oral contraceptive use: a randomized controlled trial

CL Westhoff, AH Torgal, ER Mayeda… - Obstetrics & …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To assess ovarian suppression during oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use among
normal-weight and obese women using two OCP doses. METHODS: This was a …

Prevalence of depression among stroke survivors: racial–ethnic differences

K Fei, EKT Benn, R Negron, G Arniella, S Tuhrim… - Stroke, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Although poststroke depression is common, racial–ethnic
disparities in depression among stroke survivors remain underexplored. Thus, we …

Early trajectory of psychiatric symptoms after traumatic brain injury: relationship to patient and injury characteristics

T Hart, EKT Benn, E Bagiella, P Arenth… - Journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Psychiatric disturbance is common and disabling after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Few
studies have investigated the trajectory of psychiatric symptoms in the first 6 months …

Association between chronic kidney disease and COVID-19-related mortality in New York

NE Mohamed, EKT Benn, V Astha, KE Okhawere… - World journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate mortality risk of CKD patients infected with COVID-19, and assess
shared characteristics associated with health disparities in CKD outcome. Methods We …