Epileptologist - Assistant Professor of Neurology @MayoClinic | Tweets are my own.
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
Mar 24
We lost a legend in neurology, Dr. Barbara Westmoreland
🔹 described EEG findings like periodic sharps in HSV
🔹 consummate neurophysiology educator
🔹second woman on staff @MayoClinicNeuro
🔹 president of AES and ACNS.
Thank you, Dr. Westmoreland, for paving the way
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
Jan 19
Identifying patients with #GAD65 antibody–associated epilepsy is important due to its drug resistance, lower rate of satisfactory surgical outcomes, and potential responsiveness to immunotherapy.
doi.org/10.1002/epi.70068
#epilepsy #ILAE #epilepsia #autoimmune #drugresistant
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
6 Aug 2025
Check out this great collaboration on insights into #epilepsy and #menopause. The key takeaway is that menopause is complex, with many factors that can influence various aspects of epilepsy
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
27 Jul 2025
Use of Antiseizure Medications Early in Pregnancy and the Risk of Major Malformations in the Newborn
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
12 Jul 2025
Check out our latest article on Thalamic Cortical Network Neuromodulation in Brain Communication. @braincomms @Dukeneurosurg @Duke_Neurology @BenHBrinkmann @jamaleldin @JamieVanGompel @MayoClinicNeuro
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
This is an important paper.
➡️GAD epilepsy is distinctive. ➡️At multiple levels including demographics, comorbidities, semiologies and - as sadly I commonly see in clinical practice - lack of seizure Rx responses.
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
16 Apr 2025
The fourth episode of the Epileptic Disorders Podcast: Weekly Digest is out! @CyChuan & @SheikhISMD continue summarizing review by @KMSmithMD on autoimmune-associated seizure disorders.
Listen on all major🎙️platforms! 🔗shorturl.at/mEBa1
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
12 Mar 2025
The second episode of the Epileptic Disorders Podcast is out! @CyChuan & @SheikhISMD continue summarizing review by @KMSmithMD on autoimmune-associated seizure disorders.
Check podcast & article here: shorturl.at/vOCUs
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
6 Mar 2025
Check out our collaborative work and experience with Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation for focal epilepsy. SEEG-guided RFTC is safe and a beneficial diagnostic approach prior to further neurosurgical interventions in patients with DRE.#MayoClinic onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
28 Feb 2025
Epilepsy treatment using stimulation therapies is evolving rapidly, yet many neurologists and neurosurgeons may not be fully familiar with the latest advances. Join experts at Mayo Clinic to explore the latest in neuromodulation. Learn more or register: mayocl.in/3DaajhD
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
27 Feb 2025
The first episode of the Epileptic Disorders Podcast is out!
@CyChuan and @SheikhISMD summarize the review by @KMSmithMD on autoimmune-associated seizure disorders.
👇 Check the podcast & the article here:
podbean.com/ep/pb-uzacm-180f…
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10 Feb 2025
RT @fabnascimen: How should we treat pts with #EEM (Jeavons syndrome)?
•1st line: valproate, levetiracetam, lamotrigine
•2nd line: ethosu…
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
26 Jan 2025
🧠Spotlight on #CHD2-Related #Epilepsy with Eyelid Myoclonia: study highlights 3 cases linking CHD2 pathogenic variants to drug-resistant EEM.
📃 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
@KMSmithMD @giocastellucci @CyChuan @AlinaIvaniuk @AnphyLab @joanajribeiro @SheikhISMD @SBeniczky @curechd2
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
10 Jan 2025
Meet Dr. Jamie J. Van Gompel, a #Neurosurgeon at @MayoClinic in Rochester, MN, who innovates care options for his patients and prioritizes individualized patient care. mayocl.in/3C4bJtu #DrVanGompel #MayoClinic #Innovate
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26 Oct 2024
Great time in Lake Tahoe for #MayoGRIT. Proud of @elkeschipani for leading the way on sex and gender neurology curriculum! @MayoGRIT @MayoClinicNeuro @mayoneurores
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
24 Oct 2024
Purple pumpkin for epilepsy in honor of all the amazing patients we get to cure from this terrible disease daily #halloweeen #EpilepsyAwareness @EpilepsyFdn @AmEpilepsySoc @EpilepsyMN @EFCST
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12 Oct 2024
A great piece about epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia!
12 Oct 2024
Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia is a rare form of epilepsy with little published research. Delays in diagnosis are common. Two recent publications outline international consensus recommendations on how to diagnose and treat this epilepsy: ilae.org/navigating-eem
ALT Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia, also known as Jeavons syndrome, is a rare form of epilepsy with little published research. Delays in diagnosis are common. Two recent publications outline international consensus recommendations on how to diagnose and treat this epilepsy, as well as how it can affect quality of life. Read Epigraph: www.ilae.org/navigating-eem
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
23 Sep 2024
Centromedian thalamic deep brain stimulation for idiopathic generalized epilepsy: Connectivity and target optimization
doi.org/10.1111/epi.18122
#epilepsy #connectivityanalysis #electricalbrainstimulation #neuromodulation #volumetricmapping @IlaeWeb @epilepsiajourn @WileyNeuro
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
5 Sep 2024
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/s41408-0… @MayoClinicNeuro
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Kelsey Smith, MD retweeted
Key point: "Antibodies to LGI1, NMDAR, and GAD65 are the most common antibodies found in patients with autoimmune encephalitis and autoimmune-associated seizure disorders."
@EpiDisorders doi.org/10.1002/epd2.20231
ALT Autoimmune-associated seizure disorders Kelsey M. Smith, Adrian Budhram, Christian Geis, Andrew McKeon, Claude Steriade, Coral M. Stredny, Maarten J. Titulaer, Jeffrey W. Britton First published: 31 May 2024 IMAGE: Imaging findings in autoimmune-associated seizure disorders. (A, B) Imaging in a patient with LGI1 encephalitis shows T2 hyperintensity in the left>right mesial temporal lobe (A) and the left putamen and caudate (B, black arrow). (C) Imaging in a patient with GABAAR encephalitis showing multifocal T2 FLAIR hyperintensities. (D) Patchy diffuse cortical hypometabolism on FDG-PET in a patient with NMDAR encephalitis with relatively preserved basal ganglia FDG uptake Epileptic Disorders ILAE
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