Epileptology

Dr Andrea Rossetti

Disease classification and treatment of status epilepticus: identification of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors, with special attention paid to the role of specific medications in treatment.

Publications

• Rossetti et al., A randomized trial for the treatment of refractory status epilepticus. Neurocrit Care 2011; 14:4-10;
• Alvarez et al., Second-line status epilepticus treatment: comparison of phenytoin, valproate, and levetiracetam. Epilepsia 2011; 52:1292-1296;
• Rossetti & Lowenstein, Management of refractory status epilepticus in adults: still more questions than answers. Lancet Neurol 2011 10 :922-930

Prognosis of coma after cardiac arrest (cerebral anoxia): identification of risk factors, optimisation of neurological and intensive treatment, and the study of the pathophysiological implications from an electrophysiological perspective.

Publications

• Rossetti et al, Prognostication after cardiac arrest and hypothermia : a prospective study. Ann Neurol 2010 ; 67 :301-307;
• Rossetti et al, Early EEG correlates of neuronal injury after brain anoxia. Neurology 2012, in press

Epilepsy treatment: exploration of the efficacy and tolerance of anti-epileptic medications in patients with severe pre-existing medical conditions.

Publications

• Novy et al., Pregabalin in patients with primary brain tumors and seizures: a preliminary observation. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2009 ;111 :171-173