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Nicholas S. Abend

Nicholas S. Abend, MD

Senior Scientific Advisor

Neurology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA, USA

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Senior Scientific Advisor to PedQuEST.

Research Interests

Pediatric Neurocritical CareEEG MonitoringNeonatal Seizures

Publications(60)

Pediatric cardiac arrest outcome prediction using data-driven machine learning of early quantitative electroencephalogram (qEEG) features

Silva LEV, Chen CC, Press CA, Graham K, Shi L, Abend NS, Morgan RW, Topjian A, Tsui FR, Kirschen MP

Resuscitation (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

Cardiac ArrestMachine LearningqEEG

Association of EEG Response to Hypertonic Saline and Neurologic Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Brain Injury

Mazzio EL, Catenaccio E, Liu R, Vossough A, Abend NS, Alcamo AM, Huh JW, Chen SS, Berg RA, Topjian AA, Press CA, Kirschen MP

Res Sq (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

qEEGNeurocritical CareBrain Injury

Association of EEG characteristics with outcomes following pediatric ICU cardiac arrest: A secondary analysis of the ICU-RESUScitation trial

Mazzio EL, Topjian AA, Reeder RW, Sutton RM, Morgan RW, Berg RA, Nadkarni VM, Wolfe HA, Graham K, Naim MY, Friess SH, Abend NS, Press CA

Resuscitation (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Cardiac ArrestEEGClinical Trial

Neurocritical Care Entrustable Professional Activities for Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Education and Professional Development

Becker AE, Abend NS, Benedetti GM, Buttram SDW, Chung MG, Erklauer JC, Friess SH, Hong SJ, Huh J, Kirschen MP, LaRovere KL, Lovett ME, Schober ME, Smith KA, Wolfe K, Zurca AD, Topjian AA, Boyer DL

Pediatr Crit Care Med (2025) · PubMed

Neurocritical CareEducation

Medication Barriers in Pediatric Patients With Epilepsy

Molisani SE, Kaufman MC, Tencer J, Fitzgerald M, Witzman S, Gonzalez AK, Ramos M, DiGiovine M, Kessler SK, McDonnell PP, McKee J, Melamed S, Prelack M, Tefft S, Abend NS

Pediatr Neurol (2026) · DOI → · PubMed

EpilepsyPharmacology

AES ILAE North America Symposium: Guiding Evidence-Based Epilepsy Management

Jette N, Valente K, Abend NS, Jehi L, Smith L, Helen Cross J

Epilepsy Curr (2026) · PubMed

EpilepsyEducation

Status epilepticus treatment: multicenter quality improvement

Ostendorf AP, Loddenkemper T, Morgan LA, Appavu B, Farias-Moeller R, Harrar D, Press C, Abend NS, Gaillard WD, Bai S, Eisner M, McHenry L, Kroshus E, Vannatta K, Goodkin HP

Contemp Clin Trials (2025) · PubMed

Status EpilepticusClinical Trial

Treatment of Neonatal Seizures: Comparison of Treatment Pathways From 11 Neonatal Intensive Care Units

Keene JC, Morgan LA, Abend NS, Bates SV, Bauer Huang SL, Chang T, Chu CJ, Glass HC, Massey SL, Ostrander B, Pardo AC, Press CA, Soul JS, Shellhaas RA, Thomas C, Natarajan N

Pediatr Neurol (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

NeonatalSeizuresPharmacology

Multicenter Study of the Impact of COVID-19 Shelter-In-Place on Tertiary Hospital-based Care for Pediatric Neurologic Disease

Hutchinson ML, Nash KB, Abend NS, Moharir M, Wells E, Messer RD, Palaganas J, Helbig I, Wietstock SO, Suslovic W, Gonzalez AK, Kaufman MC, Press CA, Piantino J

Neurohospitalist (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

COVID-19Neurocritical Care

Conventional and quantitative EEG in status epilepticus

Sansevere AJ, Hahn CD, Abend NS

Seizure (2018) · DOI → · PubMed

qEEGStatus EpilepticusReview

The onset of pediatric refractory status epilepticus is not distributed uniformly during the day

Sanchez Fernandez I, Gainza-Lein M, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Davis Gaillard W, Glauser TA, Goldstein J, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Hecox K, Jackson M, Kapur K, Kelley SA, Kossoff EHW, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Stafstrom CE, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Seizure (2019) · DOI → · PubMed

Status Epilepticus

Association of guideline publication and delays to treatment in pediatric status epilepticus

Sánchez Fernández I, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Glauser T, Goldstein J, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Lai YC, McDonough T, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny E, Payne E, Peariso K, Piantino J, Ostendorf A, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Neurology (2020) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

First-line medication dosing in pediatric refractory status epilepticus

Vasquez A, Gaínza-Lein M, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman K, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Glauser T, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Kapur K, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Neurology (2020) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyBiomarkers

American Clinical Neurophysiology Society's Standardized Critical Care EEG Terminology: 2021 Version

Hirsch LJ, Fong MWK, Leitinger M, LaRoche SM, Beniczky S, Abend NS, Lee JW, Wusthoff CJ, Hahn CD, Westover MB, Gerard EE, Herman ST, Haider HA, Osman G, Rodriguez-Ruiz A, Maciel CB, Gilmore EJ, Fernandez A, Rosenthal ES, Claassen J, Husain AM, Yoo JY, So EL, Kaplan PW, Nuwer MR, van Putten M, Sutter R, Drislane FW, Trinka E, Gaspard N

J Clin Neurophysiol (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

EEG

Time to Treatment in Pediatric Convulsive Refractory Status Epilepticus: The Weekend Effect

Barcia Aguilar C, Amengual-Gual M, Sánchez Fernández I, Abend NS, Anderson A, Appavu B, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Glauser T, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Huh L, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf A, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello J, Sannagowdara K, Sheehan T, Sands TT, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong AA, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Pediatr Neurol (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Alterations in coordinated EEG activity precede the development of seizures in comatose children

Vakorin VA, Nita DA, Payne ET, McBain KL, Frndova H, Go C, Ribary U, Abend NS, Gallentine WB, Nash KB, Hutchison JS, Parshuram CS, Snead OC, van Straaten IECW, Stam CJ, Doesburg SM, Hahn CD

Clin Neurophysiol (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizures

Super-Refractory Status Epilepticus in Children: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Vasquez A, Farias-Moeller R, Sánchez-Fernández I, Abend NS, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Arya R, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman K, Clark J, Gaillard WD, Glauser T, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Riviello JJ, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Pediatr Crit Care Med (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Benzodiazepine administration patterns before escalation to second-line medications in pediatric refractory convulsive status epilepticus

Sheehan T, Amengual-Gual M, Vasquez A, Abend NS, Anderson A, Appavu B, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Guerriero RM, Huh L, Jackson M, Kapur K, Kahoud R, Lai YC, McDonough TL, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Reece L, Riviello JJ, Sands TT, Sannagowdara K, Shellhaas R, Smith G, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Zhang B, Loddenkemper T

Epilepsia (2021) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Why monitor the neonatal brain-that is the important question

Vanhatalo S, Stevenson NJ, Pressler RM, Abend NS, Auvin S, Brigo F, Cilio MR, Hahn CD, Hartmann H, Hellström-Westas L, Inder TE, Moshé SL, Nunes ML, Shellhaas RA, Vinayan KP, de Vries LS, Wilmshurst JM, Yozawitz E, Boylan GB

Pediatr Res (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical CareNeuromonitoringEEGNeonatalSeizures

Validation of a Model for Targeted EEG Monitoring Duration in Critically Ill Children

Fung FW, Fan J, Parikh DS, Vala L, Donnelly M, Jacobwitz M, Topjian AA, Xiao R, Abend NS

J Clin Neurophysiol (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizures

Surgical Treatments for Epilepsies in Children Aged 1-36 Months: A Systematic Review

Tsou AY, Kessler SK, Wu M, Abend NS, Massey SL, Treadwell JR

Neurology (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresReviewPharmacologyOutcomesEpilepsy

Pharmacologic and Dietary Treatments for Epilepsies in Children Aged 1-36 Months: A Systematic Review

Treadwell JR, Kessler SK, Wu M, Abend NS, Massey SL, Tsou AY

Neurology (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresReviewPharmacologyEpilepsy

Tonic Seizures in a Patient With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Manifest as "Icicles" Rather Than "Flames" on Quantitative EEG Analysis

Catenaccio E, Bennett ML, Massey SL, Abend NS, Bergqvist C

J Clin Neurophysiol (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

qEEGSeizures

Neuromonitoring in neonatal critical care part II: extremely premature infants and critically ill neonates

El-Dib M, Abend NS, Austin T, Boylan G, Chock V, Cilio MR, Greisen G, Hellstrom-Westas L, Lemmers P, Pellicer A, Pressler RM, Sansevere A, Szakmar E, Tsuchida T, Vanhatalo S, Wusthoff CJ

Pediatr Res (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

NeuromonitoringEEGNeonatalSeizuresReview

Neuromonitoring in neonatal critical care part I: neonatal encephalopathy and neonates with possible seizures

El-Dib M, Abend NS, Austin T, Boylan G, Chock V, Cilio MR, Greisen G, Hellstrom-Westas L, Lemmers P, Pellicer A, Pressler RM, Sansevere A, Tsuchida T, Vanhatalo S, Wusthoff CJ

Pediatr Res (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical CareNeuromonitoringEEGNeonatalSeizuresReview

EEG Monitoring in Critically Ill Children: Establishing High-Yield Subgroups

Fung FW, Parikh DS, Donnelly M, Jacobwitz M, Topjian AA, Xiao R, Abend NS

J Clin Neurophysiol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGNeonatalSeizuresNeurocritical Care

Leveraging electronic medical record-embedded standardised electroencephalogram reporting to develop neonatal seizure prediction models: a retrospective cohort study

McKee JL, Kaufman MC, Gonzalez AK, Fitzgerald MP, Massey SL, Fung F, Kessler SK, Witzman S, Abend NS, Helbig I

Lancet Digit Health (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGNeonatalSeizuresMachine LearningStroke

Investigating the genetic contribution in febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome and refractory status epilepticus

deCampo D, Xian J, Karlin A, Sullivan KR, Ruggiero SM, Galer P, Ramos M, Abend NS, Gonzalez A, Helbig I

Front Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyNORSE/FIRESOutcomes

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Prevalence of Seizures and Outcomes

Danzer E, Massey SL, Flohr SJ, Mathew L, Hoffman C, Abramson A, Selenski P, Canning CE, Eppley E, Connelly JT, Herkert L, Rintoul NE, Adzick NS, Abend NS, Hedrick HL

Pediatr Crit Care Med (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusEEGNeonatalECMO/ECLS

Safety of intravenous lacosamide in hospitalized children and neonates

Fong SL, Utidjian L, Kaur M, Abend NS, Wainwright MS, Grande KM, Foskett N, Roebling R, Guerriero RM, Jain B, Rao S, Stoltenberg M, Williams P, Yuen N, Dickinson K, McDonald J, Maltenfort M, Forrest CB

Epilepsia (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Cardiac ArrestNeonatalSeizuresPharmacology

Early Clinical Variables Associated With Refractory Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children

Peariso K, Arya R, Glauser T, Abend NS, Barcia Aguilar C, Amengual-Gual M, Anderson A, Appavu BL, Brenton JN, Carpenter J, Chapman KE, Clark J, Gaillard WD, Gaínza-Lein M, Goldstein J, Goodkin H, Grinspan Z, Guerriero RM, Horn PS, Huh L, Kahoud R, Kelley SA, Kossoff EH, Kapur K, Lai YC, Marquis BO, McDonough T, Mikati MA, Morgan L, Novotny E, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Piantino J, Riviello J, Sands T, Stafstrom CE, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Vasquez A, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Neurology (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyBiomarkers

A Survey of Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship Training in North America

Hong SJ, Wainwright MS, Abend NS, Appavu BL, Francoeur C, Erklauer JC, Guerguerian AM, Guerriero RM, Guilliams KP, Lee-Eng J, Loeb J, Lovett ME, Murphy SA, Pardo AC, Pineda JA, Ruzas CM, Topjian AA

Pediatr Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical CareEEGSurveyEducation

Pediatric Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis and Risk for Epilepsy

Karlin AR, Kumar NK, Vossough A, Abend NS, Ichord RN, Beslow LA

Pediatr Neurol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

NeonatalSeizuresStrokeBiomarkersEpilepsy

Neonatal brain MRI and short-term outcomes after acute provoked seizures

Li Y, Scheffler A, Barkovich AJ, Chang T, Chu CJ, Massey SL, Abend NS, Lemmon ME, Thomas C, Numis A, Franck LS, Rogers E, Callen A, McCulloch CE, Shellhaas RA, Glass HC

J Perinatol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGNeonatalSeizuresStroke

Pediatric status epilepticus management by Emergency Medical Services (the pSERG cohort)

Amengual-Gual M, Sánchez Fernández I, Vasquez A, Abend NS, Anderson A, Arya R, Barcia Aguilar C, Brenton JN, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Clark J, Farias-Moeller R, Gaillard WD, Glauser TA, Goldstein JL, Goodkin HP, Lai YC, Mikati MA, Morgan LA, Novotny EJ, Ostendorf AP, Payne ET, Peariso K, Piantino J, Reece L, Riviello JJ, Sannagowdara K, Sheehan T, Tasker RC, Tchapyjnikov D, Topjian AA, Wainwright MS, Wilfong A, Williams K, Loddenkemper T

Seizure (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusPharmacologyOutcomes

Treatment of seizures in the neonate: Guidelines and consensus-based recommendations-Special report from the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures

Pressler RM, Abend NS, Auvin S, Boylan G, Brigo F, Cilio MR, De Vries LS, Elia M, Espeche A, Hahn CD, Inder T, Jette N, Kakooza-Mwesige A, Mader S, Mizrahi EM, Moshé SL, Nagarajan L, Noyman I, Nunes ML, Samia P, Shany E, Shellhaas RA, Subota A, Triki CC, Tsuchida T, Vinayan KP, Wilmshurst JM, Yozawitz EG, Hartmann H

Epilepsia (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGNeonatalSeizuresStrokeReviewPharmacology

A Comparison of Ketamine and Midazolam as First-Line Anesthetic Infusions for Pediatric Status Epilepticus

Jacobwitz M, Mulvihill C, Kaufman MC, Gonzalez AK, Resendiz K, Francoeur C, Helbig I, Topjian AA, Abend NS

Neurocrit Care (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusNeonatal

Feeding and developmental outcomes after neonatal seizures-A prospective observational study

Roberts KH, Barks JDE, Glass HC, Soul JS, Chang T, Wusthoff CJ, Chu CJ, Massey SL, Abend NS, Lemmon ME, Thomas C, Guillet R, Rogers EE, Franck LS, McCaffery H, Li Y, McCulloch CE, Shellhaas RA

Ann Child Neurol Soc (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

NeonatalSeizuresOutcomes

Quantitative electroencephalogram in term neonates under different sleep states

Yuan I, Georgostathi G, Zhang B, Hodges A, Kurth CD, Kirschen MP, Huh JW, Topjian AA, Lang SS, Richter A, Abend NS, Massey SL

J Clin Monit Comput (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

qEEGNeonatalSleepPharmacology

Periodic Discharges in Critically Ill Children: Predictors and Outcome

Fung FW, Parikh DS, Massey SL, Fitzgerald MP, Vala L, Donnelly M, Jacobwitz M, Kessler SK, Xiao R, Topjian AA, Abend NS

J Clin Neurophysiol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGBiomarkersOutcomesNeurocritical Care

Electrographic Seizure Characteristics and Electrographic Status Epilepticus Prediction

Fung FW, Parikh DS, Donnelly M, Xiao R, Topjian AA, Abend NS

J Clin Neurophysiol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusEEGBiomarkersNeurocritical Care

Incidence of postoperative seizures in neonates following cardiac surgery with regional cerebral perfusion and deep hypothermic circulatory arrest

Hsia J, Abend NS, Gaynor JW, Chen JM, Fuller S, Maeda K, Mavroudis CD, Nuri M, Leonard J, Ampah SB, Licht DJ, Massey SL, Naim MY

JTCVS Open (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGNeonatalSeizures

Association of EEG Background With Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Neuroimaging and Short-Term Outcomes After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

Bach AM, Kirschen MP, Fung FW, Abend NS, Ampah S, Mondal A, Huh JW, Chen SL, Yuan I, Graham K, Berman JI, Vossough A, Topjian A

Neurology (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Cardiac ArrestEEGBiomarkersOutcomes

Optimizing EEG monitoring in critically ill children at risk for electroencephalographic seizures

Coleman K, Fung FW, Topjian A, Abend NS, Xiao R

Seizure (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresMachine LearningBiomarkers

Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study on Safety and Electroencephalographic Response to Lacosamide for Neonatal Seizures

Kaur M, Utidjian L, Abend NS, Dickinson K, Roebling R, McDonald J, Maltenfort MG, Foskett N, Elmoufti S, Guerriero RM, Jain BG, Pajor NM, Rao S, Shellhaas RA, Slaughter L, Forrest CB

Pediatr Neurol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGNeonatalSeizuresOutcomes

Late-Onset Findings During Extended EEG Monitoring Are Rare in Critically Ill Children

Fung FW, Parikh DS, Walsh K, Fitzgerald MP, Massey SL, Topjian AA, Abend NS

J Clin Neurophysiol (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresBiomarkersNeurocritical Care

Defining neonatal status epilepticus: A scoping review from the ILAE neonatal task force

Nunes ML, Yozawitz EG, Wusthoff CJ, Shellhaas RA, Olivas-Peña E, Wilmshurst JM, Pressler RM, Triki CC, Hartmann H, Inder T, Boylan GB, Valente K, Moshe SL, Mizrahi EM, Abend NS

Epilepsia Open (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusEEGNeonatalStrokeReview

Development of a model to predict electroencephalographic seizures in neonates with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy treated with therapeutic hypothermia

Massey SL, Sandoval Karamian AG, Fitzgerald MP, Fung FW, Abramson A, Salmon MK, Parikh D, Abend NS

Epilepsia (2024) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGNeonatalSeizuresStroke

Medical & Socioeconomic Risk Factors Associated with Lack of Neurodevelopmental Evaluation Following Neonatal Cardiac Surgery

Essaid L, Haque K, Shillingford A, Zimmerman L, Burnham A, Hampton L, Okunowo O, Gaynor JW, Abend NS, Naim MY, Gardner MM

Pediatr Cardiol (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

NeonatalSeizuresBiomarkersOutcomes

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Underdosing of Rectal Diazepam as Home Seizure Rescue Medication After Hospitalization

Silver MR, Caffeé L, Fried LE, Gonzalez AK, Huber R, Kaufman MC, Means M, Patel N, Ramos M, Witzman S, Beam K, Zook J, Abend NS, Press C, Molisani S

Neurol Clin Pract (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

Status EpilepticusSurveyPharmacologyOutcomes

Association of EEG Response to Hypertonic Saline and Neurologic Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Brain Injury

Mazzio EL, Catenaccio E, Liu R, Vossough A, Abend NS, Alcamo A, Huh JW, Lang SS, Berg RA, Topjian AA, Press C, Kirschen MP

Neurocrit Care (2026) · DOI → · PubMed

qEEGNeuromonitoringBiomarkersOutcomes

Ketamine for Management of Neonatal and Pediatric Refractory Status Epilepticus.

Jacobwitz M, Mulvihill C, Kaufman MC, Gonzalez AK, Resendiz K, MacDonald JM, Francoeur C, Helbig I, Topjian AA, Abend NS

Neurology (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresEpilepsyStatus EpilepticusNeonatalNeurocritical Care

The State of Inpatient Child Neurology: A Survey of North American Academic Programs.

Nash KB, Palaganas J, Abend NS, Hutchinson ML, Messer R, Moharir M, Piantino J, Press CA, Wells E

Neurology (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

Neurocritical CareCerebrovascularCOVID-19

Survey of Pediatric ICU EEG Monitoring-Reassessment After a Decade.

Fung FW, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Gallentine W, Giza CC, Goldstein JL, Hahn CD, Loddenkemper T, Matsumoto JH, Press CA, Riviello JJ, Abend NS

J Clin Neurophysiol (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

EEGSeizuresEpilepsyStatus EpilepticusNeurocritical Care

A quality improvement initiative to improve folic acid supplementation counseling for adolescent females with epilepsy.

Molisani SE, Parikh D, DiGiovine M, Dlugos D, Fitzgerald MP, Fried L, Helbig I, Kessler SK, McDonnell PP, Melamed S, Prelack MS, Sharif U, Tefft S, Tencer J, Witzman S, Shaw K, Abend NS

Epilepsia (2023) · DOI → · PubMed

SeizuresEpilepsyOutcomesPharmacologyEducation

Association of Race and Ethnicity With Emergency Room Rate of Migraine Diagnosis, Testing, and Management in Children With Headache.

Kellier D, Anto MM, Hall M, Marin J, Nash K, Wells EM, Abend NS, Hutchinson ML, Moharir M, Messer RD, Palaganas JL, Piantino J, Szperka C, Press C

Neurology (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

NeuroimagingOutcomes

Quality Improvement Initiative to Implement Anxiety Screening for Children and Teens With Headache and Epilepsy.

Murphy C, Molisani SE, Riisen AC, Scotti-Degnan CM, Karvounides D, Witzman S, Kaufman MC, Gonzalez AK, Ramos M, Szperka CL, Abend NS

Neurol Clin Pract (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

EpilepsyEducation

A Simple Intervention Improves Access to Telemedicine for Spanish-Speaking Families in an Outpatient Pediatric Epilepsy Clinic.

McDonnell PP, Ortiz Y, Abend NS, Kaufman MC, Xian J, Gonzalez AK, Molisani S, Helbig I

J Child Neurol (2025) · DOI → · PubMed

EpilepsyCOVID-19Education

Visits of concern in child neurology telemedicine.

Prelack M, Fridinger S, Gonzalez AK, Kaufman MC, Xian J, Galer PD, Craig S, Abend NS, Helbig I

Dev Med Child Neurol (2022) · DOI → · PubMed

COVID-19

Screening for Anxiety Symptoms With the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-2 Versus Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 in Children With Headache or Epilepsy.

Marshall A, Kaufman MC, Murphy C, Molisani SE, Riisen AC, Scotti-Degnan CM, Witzman S, Gonzalez AK, Ramos MO, Szperka CL, Abend NS

Pediatr Neurol (2026) · DOI → · PubMed

Epilepsy

Conference Abstracts(16)

Development of a Multicenter EEG Research Consortium and Data Platform to Advance Pediatric Quantitative EEG Research

Press CA, Benedetti GM, Harrar DB, Farias-Moeller R, Tomko S, Jayakar A, Appavu B, Morgan LA, Castillo-Pinto C, Thomas AX, Rau S, Fulton F, Parikh D, Abend NS, Hahn C, Riviello J, Ganesan R, De Freitas D, Dare Y, Wagenaar J

American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2025) · poster

EEGEpilepsyPedQuESTqEEG

Use of Artificial Intelligence for Automated Neonatal Seizure Detection

Keene J, Abend NS, Benedetti G, Fulmer Z, Keene M, Montazeri S, Press CA, Stevenson NJ, Vanhatalo S

Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (2025) · poster

Machine LearningNeonatalSeizures

Pediatric Continuous EEG Monitoring Utilization: An 8 Year Cohort Study Using the Pediatric Health Information System Database

Fitts W, Press CA, Zaniletti I, Benedetti G, Nash K, Wells E, Messer R, Palaganas J, Moharir M, Piantino J, Kirschen M, Appavu B, Abend NS

American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Meeting (2025) · poster

EEGNeurocritical CareNeuromonitoring

Nationwide Trends in Pediatric ICU Continuous EEG Use: An 8-Year Retrospective Multi-Center Study

Fitts W, Press CA, Zaniletti I, Benedetti GM, Nash K, Wells E, Messer R, Palaganas J, Moharir M, Piantino J, Kirschen M, Appavu B, Abend NS

American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Meeting (2025) · poster

EEGNeurocritical Care

EEG-based Machine Learning for Prediction of Neurological Outcome after Pediatric Cardiac Arrest

Silva L, Chen C, Shi L, Press CA, Abend NS, Graham K, Morgan R, Topjian A, Tsui R, Kirschen M

Neurocritical Care Society Annual Meeting (2024) · poster

Cardiac ArrestEEGMachine LearningNeurocritical CareOutcomes

Use of Artificial Intelligence for Automated Neonatal Seizure Detection: An External Validation and Comparison Study

Keene J, Abend NS, Benedetti G, Fulmer Z, Keene M, Montazeri S, Press CA, Stevenson NJ, Vanhatalo S

American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2024) · poster

EpilepsyMachine LearningNeonatalSeizures

Post-Anoxic Myoclonus After Pediatric Cardiac Arrest: Clinical Features, EEG Characteristics, and Outcomes

Bach AM, Walsh KE, Fung FW, Press CA, Kirschen MP, Topjian A, Abend NS

American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2024) · poster

Cardiac ArrestEEGEpilepsyOutcomes

Use of Artificial Intelligence for Automated Neonatal Seizure Detection: An External Validation and Comparison Study

Keene JC, Abend NS, Benedetti GM, Fulmer Z, Keene M, Montazeri S, Press CA, Stevenson NJ, Vanhatalo S, Sandoval Karamian A

Newborn Brain Society (2024) · poster

Machine LearningNeonatalSeizures

Survey of Pediatric ICU EEG Monitoring - Reassessment After a Decade

Fung FW, Carpenter JL, Chapman KE, Gallentine W, Giza CC, Goldstein JL, Hahn CD, Loddenkemper T, Matsumoto JH, Press CA, Riviello JJ Jr, Abend NS

American Clinical Neurophysiology Society Meeting (2023) · poster

EEGNeurocritical CareNeuromonitoring

Towards Equity in Research Participation: Association of Financial Impact with In Person Study Participation

Shellhaas RA, Lemmon ME, Gosselin B, Abend NS, Anwar T, Benedetti GM, Berl M, Chu CJ, Massey SL, McCulloch CE, Numis AL, Rogers EE, Soul JS, Sturza J, Thomas C, Wusthoff CJ, Franck LS, Glass HC

Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (2023) · poster

Disparities

Access to Pediatric Epilepsy Care by Telemedicine in a Spanish-Speaking Population

McDonnell PP, Ortiz Y, Kaufman MC, Molisani S, Fitzgerald M, Xian J, Ali R, Gonzalez AK, Press CA, Abend NS, Helbig I

American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (2022) · poster

DisparitiesEpilepsy

Multicenter Study of The Impact of Infections Including COVID-19 on the Incidence of Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy in Children

Wellman H, Abend NS, Hutchinson M, Messer R, Moharir M, Nash N, Palaganas J, Piantino J, Shah SS, Hall M, Wells W, Press CA

Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster

Disparities

Racial Differences in Hospital-Based Care in Children with Neurologic Conditions

Press CA, Nash K, Abend NS, Hutchinson M, Messer R, Moharir M, Palaganas J, Wells E, Piantino J

Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster

DisparitiesNeurocritical Care

The Current Landscape of Inpatient Child Neurology: A Survey of North American Programs

Palaganas J, Wells E, Abend NS, Hutchinson M, Messer R, Moharir M, Piantino J, Press CA, Nash K

Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster

Neurocritical Care

Treatment of Neonatal Seizures: Comparison of Treatment Pathways from 11 Newborn Intensive Care Units

Keene J, Morgan LA, Abend NS, Bates SV, Bauer Huang SL, Chang T, Glass HC, Massey SL, Ostrander B, Pardo AC, Press CA, Soul JS, Shellhaas RA, Thomas C, Natarajan N

Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting (2021) · poster

NeonatalNeurocritical CarePharmacologySeizures

Impacts of COVID-19 Related Shelter-in-Place Mandates on Hospital-Based Care for Pediatric Neurological Diagnoses

Hutchinson ML, Piantino J, Abend NS, Messer RD, Moharir M, Nash KB, Palaganas J, Wells E, Wietstock SO, Press CA

American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (2021) · poster

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