
Kelsey Smith, MD
@kmsmithmd
Epileptologist - Assistant Professor of Neurology @MayoClinic | Tweets are my own.
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25-04-2021 18:20:14
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Great to have the opportunity to speak with Alina Ivaniuk 🇺🇦 about epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia on the #SharpWavesPodcast! International League Against Epilepsy

Autoimmune‐associated seizure disorders are important to recognize! Check out this important review we put together. Jeffrey Britton Adrian Budhram onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…

In this Seminar in Epileptology, Smith et al. review the clinical characteristics, EEG findings & MRI abnormalities seen in common autoimmune-associated seizure disorders. @JLAlcalaZermeno Roohi Katyal Fábio Nascimento Sandor Beniczky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…


In this Epileptology Seminar, Smith et al. review the pathophysiology, clinical presentation & outcomes of common autoimmune-associated seizure disorders. Maria José Polania Puentes Roohi Katyal Fábio Nascimento Sandor Beniczky Wiley Neuro Wiley Clinical Health International League Against Epilepsy onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…



Epilepsy associated with GAD65 antibodies can be refractory to antiseizure medications and immunotherapy. Here we describe our experience with VNS and surgical resection in these patients. Mayo Clinic Neuro Hannah Zhao-Fleming Jeffrey Britton Divyanshu Dubey

Key point: "Antibodies to LGI1, NMDAR, and GAD65 are the most common antibodies found in patients with autoimmune encephalitis and autoimmune-associated seizure disorders." Epileptic Disorders doi.org/10.1002/epd2.2…


Identifying neurologic involvement in patients with systemic histiocytosis can be difficult. Here we show blood neurofilament light chain is associated with CNS involvement in histiocytosis and may be a useful screening and staging tool nature.com/articles/s4140… Mayo Clinic Neuro

Centromedian thalamic deep brain stimulation for idiopathic generalized epilepsy: Connectivity and target optimization doi.org/10.1111/epi.18… #epilepsy #connectivityanalysis #electricalbrainstimulation #neuromodulation #volumetricmapping International League Against Epilepsy Epilepsia Wiley Neuro



Purple pumpkin for epilepsy in honor of all the amazing patients we get to cure from this terrible disease daily #halloweeen #EpilepsyAwareness Epilepsy Foundation of America American Epilepsy Society Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota Epilepsy Foundation Central & South Texas


Great time in Lake Tahoe for #MayoGRIT. Proud of Elke Schipani, MD for leading the way on sex and gender neurology curriculum! Mayo Clinic GRIT Mayo Clinic Neuro Mayo Clinic Neurology Residency


Meet Dr. Jamie J. Van Gompel, a #Neurosurgeon at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, who innovates care options for his patients and prioritizes individualized patient care. mayocl.in/3C4bJtu #DrVanGompel #MayoClinic #Innovate

🧠Spotlight on #CHD2-Related #Epilepsy with Eyelid Myoclonia: study highlights 3 cases linking CHD2 pathogenic variants to drug-resistant EEM. 📃 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10… Kelsey Smith, MD Giovanni Castellucci, MD, MS Yong Chuan Chee Alina Ivaniuk 🇺🇦 The AnPhy Lab Joana Ribeiro irfan sheikh 伊凡 Sandor Beniczky Coalition to Cure CHD2


How should we treat pts with #EEM (Jeavons syndrome)? •1st line: valproate, levetiracetam, lamotrigine •2nd line: ethosuximide, clobazam •3rd line: other #ASMs *Avoid Na channel blockers (except for LTG) International League Against Epilepsy Wiley Neuro onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ep…


The first episode of the Epileptic Disorders Podcast is out! Yong Chuan Chee and irfan sheikh 伊凡 summarize the review by Kelsey Smith, MD on autoimmune-associated seizure disorders. 👇 Check the podcast & the article here: podbean.com/ep/pb-uzacm-18… Sandor Beniczky The AnPhy Lab yesILAE Alina Ivaniuk 🇺🇦



The second episode of the Epileptic Disorders Podcast is out! Yong Chuan Chee & irfan sheikh 伊凡 continue summarizing review by Kelsey Smith, MD on autoimmune-associated seizure disorders. Check podcast & article here: shorturl.at/vOCUs Sandor Beniczky @anphylab yesILAE @alinaivaniuk


The fourth episode of the Epileptic Disorders Podcast: Weekly Digest is out! Yong Chuan Chee & irfan sheikh 伊凡 continue summarizing review by Kelsey Smith, MD on autoimmune-associated seizure disorders. Listen on all major🎙️platforms! 🔗shorturl.at/mEBa1 Sandor Beniczky The AnPhy Lab yesILAE
