PiotrW.OlejniczakMD

Neurology • New Orleans, LA

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, Sleep Medicine

Professor, Neurology, LSU School of Medicine New Orleans

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Office
478 South Johnson Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone+1 504-412-1517

Fax+1 504-412-1518
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Education & Training

Louisiana State University School of MedicineFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 1994 - 1995
Louisiana State University School of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1994 - 1995
University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1988 - 1991
Wroclaw Medical UniversityClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 1990 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1990 - 2025
KY State Medical License 1991 - 2025
WI State Medical License 1990 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1995 - 2024
LA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Sleep Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus With Generalized Spike-and-Wave Discharges: Pathophysiological and Nosological Considerations.
Madison C Wolf, Kristen S Butner, Elizabeth B Brinkley, Joshua B Campo, Piotr Olejniczak, Edward C Mader Jr> ;Cureus. 2023 Oct 1
4 citations
Minimum Technical Requirements for Performing Ambulatory EEG.
William O Tatum, Jonathan J Halford, Piotr Olejniczak, Olga Selioutski, Madeleine M Grigg-Damberger, David Gloss, Jayant Acharya, Stephan Schuele, Saurabh R Sinha, Tam...> ;Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2022 Sep 1
Electroclinical Mismatch During EEG Acquisition: What It Might Mean, What We Might Need to Do.
Anil K Chimakurthy, Nicole R Villemarette-Pittman, Maxwell H Levy, Piotr W Olejniczak, Edward C Mader Jr> ;Cureus. 2022 Mar 1
1 citations
Regulation of microRNA Expression in Sleep Disorders in Patients with Epilepsy.
Edyta Dziadkowiak, Justyna Chojdak-Łukasiewicz, Piotr W. Olejniczak, Bogusław Paradowski> ;International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021 Jul 9
1 citations
Ictal Hypersalivation and Salivary Gland Enlargement in a Patient With Acquired Frontal Lobe Epilepsy.
Edward C Mader, Xinran M Xiang, Piotr W. Olejniczak, Daniella Miller> ;Cureus. 2021 May 29
8 citations
Dexamethasone as Abortive Treatment for Refractory Seizures or Status Epilepticus in the Inpatient Setting.
Alexander B. Ramos, Roberto Alejandro Cruz, Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, Piotr W. Olejniczak, Edward C. Mader> ;Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 2019 May 18
2 citations
Focal Epileptiform Discharges Can Mimic Electrode Artifacts When Recorded on the Scalp Near a Skull Defect.
Edward C. Mader, Daniella Miller, Jeremy M. Toler, Piotr W. Olejniczak> ;Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. 2018 Jan 1
140 citations
Brain-responsive neurostimulation in patients with medically intractable seizures arising from eloquent and other neocortical areas.
Barbara C. Jobst, Ritu Kapur, Gregory L. Barkley, Carl W. Bazil, Michel J. Berg, Gregory K. Bergey, Jane G. Boggs, Sydney S. Cash, Andrew J. Cole, Michael Duchowny, Ro...> ;Epilepsia. 2017 Jun 1
2 citations
Periodic Lateralized Epileptiform Discharges can Survive Anesthesia and Result in Asymmetric Drug-induced Burst Suppression.
Edward C. Mader, Louis A. Cannizzaro, Frank J. Williams, Saurabh Lalan, Piotr W. Olejniczak> ;Neurology International. 2017 Feb 21
361 citations
Long-term treatment with responsive brain stimulation in adults with refractory partial seizures
Gregory K. Bergey, Martha J. Morrell, Eli M. Mizrahi, Alica M. Goldman, David King-Stephens, Dileep Nair, Shraddha Srinivasan, Barbara C. Jobst, Robert E. Gross, Donal...> ;Neurology. 2015 Feb 24
5 citations
Unihemispheric burst suppression.
Edward C. Mader, Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, Cornel T. Rogers, Frank Torres-Delgado, Piotr W. Olejniczak, John D. England> ;Neurology International. 2014 Aug 13
11 citations
Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with focal findings: caveats to current diagnostic criteria
Edward C. Mader, Rima El-Abassi, Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, Lenay Santana-Gould, Piotr W. Olejniczak, John D. England> ;Neurology International. 2013 Feb 15
4 citations
Typical Spike-and-Wave Activity in Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury and its Implications for Classifying Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus
Edward C. Mader, Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, Sergei V. Kashirny, Lenay Santana-Gould, Piotr W. Olejniczak> ;Clinical Medicine Insights. Case Reports. 2012 Jul 5
3 citations
Botulinum toxin injections for simple partial motor seizures associated with pain.
Edward C. Mader, Bruce J. Fisch, Nicole R. Villemarette-Pittman, Piotr W. Olejniczak, Michael E. Carey> ;Case Reports in Medicine. 2012 May 31
28 citations
Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: is output current correlated with acute response?
S. Bunch, Christopher M. DeGiorgio, Scott E. Krahl, Jeffrey W. Britton, Paul G. Green, M. Lancman, Jerome V. Murphy, Piotr W. Olejniczak, Jerry J. Shih, Christianne N....> ;Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 2007 Oct 1
108 citations
Neurophysiologic basis of EEG
Piotr W. Olejniczak> ;Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2006 Jun 1
71 citations
Vagus nerve stimulation for epilepsy: Randomized comparison of three stimulation paradigms
Christopher M. DeGiorgio, Christianne N. Heck, S. Bunch, Jeffrey W. Britton, Paul G. Green, M. Lancman, Jerome V. Murphy, Piotr W. Olejniczak, Jerry J. Shih, S. Arramb...> ;Neurology. 2005 Jul 26
9 citations
Mental health symptoms in partial epilepsy
G. Butterbaugh, Marcy Rose, Jessica L. Thomson, Betsy Roques, Richard N. Costa, M. Brinkmeyer, Piotr W. Olejniczak, Bruce J. Fisch, M. Carey> ;Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology. 2005 Jul 1
3 citations
EMG vagus nerve stimulator artifact.
S Bejanishvili, L E Osborne, K Messenger, Piotr W. Olejniczak, A Gutierrez> ;Neurology & Clinical Neurophysiology. 2005 Feb 22
14 citations
Lateralization of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Learning Disabilities, as Defined by Disability‐related Civil Rights Law
Grant Butterbaugh, Piotr W. Olejniczak, Betsy Roques, Richard N. Costa, Marcy Rose, Bruce J. Fisch, Michael E. Carey, Jessica L. Thomson, John Skinner> ;Epilepsia. 2004 Aug 1
1 citations
A discussion of sleep.
Piotr W. Olejniczak, Shannon M. McGuire, Bruce J. Fisch> ;Primary Care. 2004 Mar 1
8 citations
Review articleSleep disorders
Piotr W. Olejniczak, Bruce J. Fisch> ;The Medical Clinics of North America. 2003 Jul 1
38 citations
The effect of vagus nerve stimulation on epileptiform activity recorded from hippocampal depth electrodes.
Piotr W. Olejniczak, Bruce J. Fisch, Michael Carey, Grant Butterbaugh, Lee Happel, Carmela Tardo> ;Epilepsia. 2002 May 1
13 citations
Postictal EEG suppression and hippocampal atrophy in temporal lobe epilepsy.
Piotr W. Olejniczak, Edward C. Mader, Grant Butterbaugh, Bruce J. Fisch, Michael E. Carey> ;Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology. 2001 Jan 1
29 citations
Epilepsia partialis continua in Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
K. Lee, E. Haight, Piotr W. Olejniczak> ;Acta Neurologica Scandinavica. 2000 Dec 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Touro InfirmaryNew Orleans, Louisiana
Ochsner BaptistNew Orleans, Louisiana
West Jefferson Medical CenterMarrero, Louisiana
University Medical CenterNew Orleans, Louisiana