John Langfitt
| Title | Associate Professor |
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| Institution | School of Medicine and Dentistry |
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| Department | Neurology |
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| Address | University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 673
Rochester NY 14642
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Dr. Langfitt's research focusses on the cognitive, psychiatric, quality-of-life and economic effects of epilepsy and its treatments. His expertise lies in design and implementation of clinical trials and other research designs, with a specific focus on outcomes assessment.
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Langfitt JT, Mathern GW. Web-based eight-question tool to determine epilepsy surgery evaluation: The future is here. Neurology. 2012 Sep 11; 79(11):1074-5.
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Tivarus ME, Starling SJ, Newport EL, Langfitt JT. Homotopic language reorganization in the right hemisphere after early left hemisphere injury. Brain Lang. 2012 Oct; 123(1):1-10.
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Engel J, McDermott MP, Wiebe S, Langfitt JT, Stern JM, Dewar S, Sperling MR, Gardiner I, Erba G, Fried I, Jacobs M, Vinters HV, Mintzer S, Kieburtz K. Early surgical therapy for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy: a randomized trial. JAMA. 2012 Mar 7; 307(9):922-30.
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Hamid H, Liu H, Cong X, Devinsky O, Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Barr WB, Dziura J, Bazil CW, Spencer SS. Long-term association between seizure outcome and depression after resective epilepsy surgery. Neurology. 2011 Nov 29; 77(22):1972-6.
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Hamid H, Devinsky O, Vickrey BG, Berg AT, Bazil CW, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Spencer SS. Suicide outcomes after resective epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Mar; 20(3):462-4.
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Sharan A, Ooi YC, Langfitt J, Sperling MR. Intracarotid amobarbital procedure for epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy Behav. 2011 Feb; 20(2):209-13.
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Langfitt J, Watson W. "Seizures" or "attacks": a follow-up. Neurology. 2010 Dec 7; 75(23):2056-7.
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Hermann B, Langfitt J. Forgetting to remember in epilepsy: a family affair? Neurology. 2010 Dec 14; 75(24):2144-55.
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Engel J, McDermott MP, Wiebe S, Langfitt JT, Erba G, Gardiner I, Stern J, Dewar S, Sperling MR, Jacobs M, Kieburtz K. Design considerations for a multicenter randomized controlled trial of early surgery for mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2010 Oct; 51(10):1978-86.
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Binder JR, Gross WL, Allendorfer JB, Bonilha L, Chapin J, Edwards JC, Grabowski TJ, Langfitt JT, Loring DW, Lowe MJ, Koenig K, Morgan PS, Ojemann JG, Rorden C, Szaflarski JP, Tivarus ME, Weaver KE. Mapping anterior temporal lobe language areas with fMRI: a multicenter normative study. Neuroimage. 2011 Jan 15; 54(2):1465-75.
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Berg AT, Langfitt JT, Testa FM, Levy SR, DiMario F, Westerveld M, Kulas J. Residual cognitive effects of uncomplicated idiopathic and cryptogenic epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2008 Nov; 13(4):614-9.
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Langfitt JT, Wiebe S. Early surgical treatment for epilepsy. Curr Opin Neurol. 2008 Apr; 21(2):179-83.
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Berg AT, Langfitt JT, Testa FM, Levy SR, DiMario F, Westerveld M, Kulas J. Global cognitive function in children with epilepsy: a community-based study. Epilepsia. 2008 Apr; 49(4):608-14.
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Langfitt JT. Do we know quality epilepsy care when we see it? Neurology. 2007 Nov 20; 69(21):1968-9.
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Spencer SS, Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Sperling MR, Bazil CW, Haut S, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Devinsky O. Health-related quality of life over time since resective epilepsy surgery. Ann Neurol. 2007 Oct; 62(4):327-34.
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Chin PS, Berg AT, Spencer SS, Sperling MR, Haut SR, Langfitt JT, Bazil CW, Walczak TS, Pacia SV, Vickrey BG. Employment outcomes following resective epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia. 2007 Dec; 48(12):2253-7.
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Langfitt JT, Westerveld M, Hamberger MJ, Walczak TS, Cicchetti DV, Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Barr WB, Sperling MR, Masur D, Spencer SS. Worsening of quality of life after epilepsy surgery: effect of seizures and memory decline. Neurology. 2007 Jun 5; 68(23):1988-94.
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Langfitt JT, Holloway RG, McDermott MP, Messing S, Sarosky K, Berg AT, Spencer SS, Vickrey BG, Sperling MR, Bazil CW, Shinnar S. Health care costs decline after successful epilepsy surgery. Neurology. 2007 Apr 17; 68(16):1290-8.
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Begley CE, Baker GA, Beghi E, Butler J, Chisholm D, Langfitt JT, Levy P, Pachlatko C, Wiebe S, Donaldson KL. Cross-country measures for monitoring epilepsy care. Epilepsia. 2007 May; 48(5):990-1001.
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Berg AT, Langfitt JT, Spencer SS, Vickrey BG. Stopping antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery: a survey of U.S. epilepsy center neurologists. Epilepsy Behav. 2007 Mar; 10(2):219-22.
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Theodore WH, Spencer SS, Wiebe S, Langfitt JT, Ali A, Shafer PO, Berg AT, Vickrey BG. Epilepsy in North America: a report prepared under the auspices of the global campaign against epilepsy, the International Bureau for Epilepsy, the International League Against Epilepsy, and the World Health Organization. Epilepsia. 2006 Oct; 47(10):1700-22.
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Chin PS, Berg AT, Spencer SS, Lee ML, Shinnar S, Sperling MR, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Pacia SV, Bazil CW, Vassar S, Vickrey BG. Patient-perceived impact of resective epilepsy surgery. Neurology. 2006 Jun 27; 66(12):1882-7.
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Langfitt JT, Vickrey BG, McDermott MP, Messing S, Berg AT, Spencer SS, Sperling MR, Bazil CW, Shinnar S. Validity and responsiveness of generic preference-based HRQOL instruments in chronic epilepsy. Qual Life Res. 2006 Jun; 15(5):899-914.
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Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Langfitt JT, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Bazil C, Walczak T, Spencer SS. Reduction of AEDs in postsurgical patients who attain remission. Epilepsia. 2006 Jan; 47(1):64-71.
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Devinsky O, Barr WB, Vickrey BG, Berg AT, Bazil CW, Pacia SV, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Spencer SS. Changes in depression and anxiety after resective surgery for epilepsy. Neurology. 2005 Dec 13; 65(11):1744-9.
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Spencer SS, Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Sperling MR, Bazil CW, Shinnar S, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Pacia SV. Predicting long-term seizure outcome after resective epilepsy surgery: the multicenter study. Neurology. 2005 Sep 27; 65(6):912-8.
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Janzen L, Sherman E, Langfitt J, Berg M, Connolly M. Preserved episodic memory in subcortical band heterotopia. Epilepsia. 2004 May; 45(5):555-8.
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Langfitt J, Meador K. Want to improve epilepsy care?: Ask the patient. Neurology. 2004 Jan 13; 62(1):6-7.
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Spencer SS, Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Sperling MR, Bazil CW, Shinnar S, Langfitt JT, Walczak TS, Pacia SV, Ebrahimi N, Frobish D. Initial outcomes in the Multicenter Study of Epilepsy Surgery. Neurology. 2003 Dec 23; 61(12):1680-5.
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Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Langfitt JT, Sperling MR, Walczak TS, Shinnar S, Bazil CW, Pacia SV, Spencer SS. The multicenter study of epilepsy surgery: recruitment and selection for surgery. Epilepsia. 2003 Nov; 44(11):1425-33.
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Stroup E, Langfitt J, Berg M, McDermott M, Pilcher W, Como P. Predicting verbal memory decline following anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL). Neurology. 2003 Apr 22; 60(8):1266-73.
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Berg AT, Langfitt J, Shinnar S, Vickrey BG, Sperling MR, Walczak T, Bazil C, Pacia SV, Spencer SS. How long does it take for partial epilepsy to become intractable? Neurology. 2003 Jan 28; 60(2):186-90.
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Haut SR, Berg AT, Shinnar S, Cohen HW, Bazil CW, Sperling MR, Langfitt JT, Pacia SV, Walczak TS, Spencer SS. Interrater reliability among epilepsy centers: multicenter study of epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia. 2002 Nov; 43(11):1396-401.
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Begley CE, Beghi E, Beran RG, Heaney D, Langfitt JT, Pachlatko C, Silfvenius H, Sperling MR, Wiebe S. ILAE Commission on the Burden of Epilepsy, Subcommission on the Economic Burden of Epilepsy: Final report 1998-2001. Epilepsia. 2002 Jun; 43(6):668-73.
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Langfitt J, Wiebe S. Cost-effectiveness of epilepsy therapy: how should treatment effects be measured? Epilepsia. 2002; 43 Suppl 4:17-24.
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Vickrey BG, Berg AT, Sperling MR, Shinnar S, Langfitt JT, Bazil CW, Walczak TS, Pacia S, Kim S, Spencer SS. Relationships between seizure severity and health-related quality of life in refractory localization-related epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2000 Jun; 41(6):760-4.
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Berg AT, Vickrey BG, Sperling MR, Langfitt JT, Bazil CW, Shinnar S, Walczak TS, Pacia S, Spencer SS. Driving in adults with refractory localization-related epilepsy. Multi-Center Study of Epilepsy Surgery. Neurology. 2000 Feb 8; 54(3):625-30.
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Langfitt JT. Cost evaluations in epilepsy: an update. Epilepsia. 2000; 41 Suppl 2:S62-8.
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Langfitt JT, Wood BL, Brand KL, Brand J, Erba G. Family interactions as targets for intervention to improve social adjustment after epilepsy surgery. Epilepsia. 1999 Jun; 40(6):735-44.
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Langfitt JT. Cost-effectiveness of anterotemporal lobectomy in medically intractable complex partial epilepsy. Epilepsia. 1997 Feb; 38(2):154-63.
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Pilcher WH, Langfitt J. Analysis of outcome: temporal lobe resection. Clin Neurosurg. 1997; 44:401-21.
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Langfitt JT, Rausch R. Word-finding deficits persist after left anterotemporal lobectomy. Arch Neurol. 1996 Jan; 53(1):72-6.
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Langfitt JT. Comparison of the psychometric characteristics of three quality of life measures in intractable epilepsy. Qual Life Res. 1995 Apr; 4(2):101-14.
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Ettlin TM, Beckson M, Benson DF, Langfitt JT, Amos EC, Pineda GS. Prosopagnosia: a bihemispheric disorder. Cortex. 1992 Mar; 28(1):129-34.
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