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Darrell Lewis, MD, Child Neurology, Durham, NC

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Child Neurology • Durham, NC

Professor, Pediatrics, Duke University School of Medicine

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Summary

  • I am a Pediatric Neurologist with special interest in Epilepsy. Although I am in partial retirement, I continue to act as Principal Investigator of the Imaging Core of the FEBSTAT project, a multicenter, NINDS funded longitudinal study entitled, “Consequences of Prolonged Febrile Seizures in Childhood” (PI Dr Shlomo Shinnar). This project was based to a large part on the widely cited preliminary study I conducted at Duke about 20 years ago (Vanlandingham, KE, Heinz, JE, Cavazos, JE, and Lewis, DV. MRI evidence of hippocampal injury following prolonged, focal febrile convulsions. Ann Neurol, 43:413-426, 1998). The goal of FEBSTAT is to determine the long term effects of infantile febrile status epilepticus on development and brain growth with special emphasis on the development of temporal lobe epilepsy. FEBSTAT is now in its 12th year and is providing valuable information on febrile status and its consequences (Publications listed under Publications and Presentations with “FEBSTAT Study” in title).

Education & Training

  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1975 - 1977
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1969 - 1972
  • University of Minnesota Medical School
    University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1969
  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaB.A., 1965

Certifications & Licensure

  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 2010 - 2025
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society University of Minnesota
  • James Moor Honorary Society University of Minnesota

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Hippocampal Malrotation (HIMAL) is Associated with Prolonged Febrile Seizures: Results of the FEBSTAT Study  
    Chan S, Bello JA, Shinnar S, Hesdorffer DC, Lewis DV, et al, AJR, 1/1/2015
  • Risk Factors for Febrile Status Epilepticus: A Case Control Study  
    Hesdorffer, DC, Shinnar, S, Lewis, DV, et al, J Pediatr, 1/1/2013
  • MR Imaging abnormalities following Febrile Status Epilepticus in Children: Results of the FEBSTAT Study  
    Shinnar S, Bello JA, Chan S, Hesdorffer DC, Lewis DV, MacFall J, Pellock, JM, Nordli DR, Frank ML, Moshe SL, Gomes W, Shinnar R, Sun S and the FEBSTAT Study Team, Neurology, 1/1/2012
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Books/Book Chapters

  • Epilepsy, A Comprehensive Textbook 
    Chapter: Febrile Status Epilepticus 
    Page 731 - 736Lewis, DV and Shinnar, SEditors: Engel and Pedley.2008
  • Febrile Seizures 
    Chapter: Do prolonged febrile seizures injure the hippocampus: Human MRI studies 
    Page 103 - 121Mitchell, TV and Lewis, DVEditors: TZ Baram and S Shinnar.2002
  • International Review of Neurobiology 
    Chapter: Pharmacology and Function of Central GABAB Receptors 
    Page 97 - 210Mott, DD and Lewis, DVEditors: R.J. Bradley and R.A. Harris.Academic Press1994
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