This is a reverse chronological list of our prior research projects and publications. We have used the following equivalent terms in the past: functional seizures, dissociative seizures, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures. Categories:
- Clinical Data: Functional Seizures & Epilepsy
- Neurodiagnostic Data: Functional Seizures & Epilepsy
- Statistical Methods
Clinical Data: Functional Seizures and Epilepsy
Factors associated with delay to video-EEG in dissociative seizures
Kerr WT, Zhang X, Hill CE, Janio EA, Chau AM, Braesch CT, Le JM, Hori JM, Patel AB, Allas CH, Karimi AH, Dubey I, Sreenivasan SS, Gallardo N, Bauirjan J, Hwang ES, Davis EC, D’Ambrosio SR, Al Banna M, Cho AY, Dewar SR, Engel J, Jr., Feusner JD, Stern JM.
Seizure 2021.
Epilepsy, dissociative seizures and mixed: associatiosn with time to video-EEG
Kerr WT, Zhang X, Hill CE, Janio EA, Chau AM, Braesch CT, Le JM, Hori JM, Patel AB, Allas CH, Karimi AH, Dubey I, Sreenivasan SS, Gallardo N, Bauirjan J, Hwang ES, Davis EC, D’Ambrosio SR, Al Banna M, Cho AY, Dewar SR, Engel J, Jr., Feusner JD, Stern JM.
Seizure 2021.
Validation of a predictive calculator to distinguish between patients presenting with dissociative versus epileptic seizures
Lenio S, Kerr WT, Watson M, Baker S, Bush C, Rajic A, Strom L.
Epilepsy & Behavior 2021.
Reliability of additional reported seizure manifestations to identify dissociative seizures
Kerr WT, Zhang X, Janio EA, Karimi AH, Allas CH, Dubey I, Sreenivasan SS, Bauirjan J, D’Ambrosio SR, Al Banna M, Cho AY, Engel J, Jr., Cohen MS, Feusner JD, Stern JM.
Epilepsy & Behavior 2021.
Objective score from initial interview identifies patients with probable dissociative seizures
Kerr WT, Janio EA, Chau AM, Braesch CT, Le JM, Hori JM, Patel AB, Gallardo NL, Allas CH, Karimi AH, Dubey I, Sreenivasan SS, Bauirjan J, Hwang ES, Davis EC, D’Ambrosio, SR, Al Banna M, Mazumder R, Wu T, DeCant ZA, Gibbs MG, Chang E, Zhang X, Cho AY, Beimer NJ, Engel J, Jr., Cohen MS, Stern JM
Epilepsy & Behavior 2020.
We need a functioning name for PNES: consider dissociative seizures
Kerr WT, Stern JM.
Epilepsy & Behavior 2020. Image Source.
Reliability of reported peri-ictal behavior to identify psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
Kerr WT, Chau AM, Janio EA, Braesch CT, Le JM, Hori JM, Patel AB, Gallardo NL, Bauirjan J, Allas CH, Karimi AH, Hwang ES, Davis EC, Buchard A, Torres-Barba D, D’Ambrosio S, Al Banna M, Cho AY, Engel J, Jr., Cohen MS, Stern JM.
Seizure 2019. Mendeley Data & Code Online Calculator
An objective score to identify psychogenic seizures based on age of onset and history
Kerr WT, Janio EA, Braesch CT, Le JM, Hori JM, Patel AB, Gallardo NL, Bauirjan J, Chau AM, Hwang ES, Davis EC, Buchard A, Torres-Barba D, D’Ambrosio S, Al Banna, M, Cho AY, Engel J, Jr., Cohen MS, Stern JM.
Epilepsy & Behavior 2018. Mendeley Data & Code Online Calculator
Identifying psychogenic seizures through comorbidities and medication history
Kerr WT, Janio EA, Braesch CT, Le JM, Hori JM, Patel AB, Gallardo NL, Bauirjan J, D’Ambrosio SR, Chau AM, Hwang ES, Davis EC, Buchard A, Torres-Barba D, Al Banna M, Barritt SE, Cho AY, Engel J, Jr., Cohen MS, Stern JM.
Epilepsia 2017. Mendeley Data & Code Online Calculator
Diagnostic implications of review-of-systems questionnaires to differentiate epileptic seizures from psychogenic seizures
Kerr WT, Janio EA, Braesch CT, Le JM, Hori JM, Patel AB, Barritt SE, Gallardo NL, Bauirjan J, Chau AM, Hwang ES, Davis EC, Torres-Barba D, Cho AY, Engel J, Jr., Cohen MS, Stern JM.
Epilepsy & Behavior 2017. Mendeley Data & Code.
Diagnostic delay in psychogenic seizures and the association with anti-seizure medication trials
Kerr WT, Janio EA, Le JM, Hori JM, Patel AB, Gallardo NL, Bauirjan J, Chau AM, D’Ambrosio SR, Cho AY, Engel J, Jr., Cohen MS, Stern JM.
Seizure 2016
Neurodiagnostic Data: Functional Seizures and Epilepsy
Reduced left amygdala volume in patients with dissociative seizures (psychogenic nonepileptic seizures)
Tatekawa H, Kerr WT, Savic I, Engel J, Jr., Salamon N.
Seizure 2020.
Computer aided diagnosis and localization of lateralized temporal lobe epilepsy using interictal FDG-PET
Kerr WT, Nguyen ST, Cho AY, Lau EP, Silverman DH, Douglas PK, Reddy NM, Anderson A, Bramen J, Salamon N, Stern JM, Cohen MS
Frontiers in Neurology 2013
Automated diagnosis of epilepsy using EEG power spectrum
Kerr WT, Anderson A, Lau EP, Cho AY, Xia H, Bramen J, Douglas PK, Braun ES, Stern JM, Cohen MS
Epilepsia 2012
Statistical Methods
Multimodal diagnosis of epilepsy using conditional dependence and multiple imputation
Kerr WT, Hwang ES, Raman KR, Barritt SE, Patel AB, Le JM, Hori JM, Davis EC, Braesch CT, Janio EA, Lau EP, Cho AY, Anderson A, Silverman DHS, Salamon N, Engel J, Jr., Stern JM, Cohen MS.
4th International Workshop Pattern Recognition in Neuroimaging. 2014.
The utility of data-driven feature selection: Re: Chu et al.
Kerr WT‡, Douglas PK‡, Anderson A, Cohen MS
‡: co-first authors
Neuroimage 2014
Balancing clinical and pathologic relevance in the machine learning diagnosis of epilepsy
Kerr WT, Cho AY, Anderson A, Douglas PK, Nguyen SY, Reddy NM, Lau EP, Hwang E, Raman K, Trefler A, Silverman DH, Cohen MS
3rd International Workshop Pattern Recognition in Neuroimaging. 2013.
The future of medical diagnostics: large digitized databases
Kerr WT, Lau EP, Owens GE, Trefler A.
Yale J Biology & Medicine 2012.
Parameter selection in mutual information-based feature selection in automated diagnosis of multiple epilepsies using scalp EEG
Kerr WT, Anderson A, Xia H, Braun ES, Lau EP, Cho AY, Cohen MS
2nd International Workshop Pattern Recognition in Neuroimaging 2012.
Seizure Disorder Center Research Group 