Laura Strom, MD

Professional Titles

• Director, Non-Epileptic Seizure Clinic

Recognitions

• 2020 Top Doctors, Castle Connolly Medical LTD. (2022)
• UCH Pioneer Award, Medical Staff - University of Colorado (2020)
  Award, recognizing the pioneering work of creating, developing and implementing a novel multidisciplinary clinic for the evaluation, management and treatment of patients with non-epileptic seizures.
• Top Ranked Doctor (Top 10%), UCHealth (2022)
  ncr patient survey tool
• Nomination for Medical Staff Award, University of Colorado (2019)
• Nomination for Medical Staff Award, University of Colorado (2018)
  highly competitive awards with nominations from faculty for service, innovation, etc.
• Denver Top Doctors, 5280 Magazine (2021)
  physician nominated

Research Interests

Publications

• Laura A. Strom, Susan Koh, Lauren Frey. New Antiepileptic Drugs: Lacosamide, Rufinamide, and Vigabatrin. Current Treatment Options in Neurology. 2010 12:287–299DOI 10.1007/s11940-010-0079-4
• Wortzel, H., Strom, L., Anderson, C.A., Maa, E.H., Spitz, M., Disrobing Associated with Epileptic Seizures and Forensic Implications. Journal of Forensic Sciences (In Press)
• Spitz MC, Strom LA. , Diagnostic and localizing intracranial EEG features of epileptic seizures, In: Epilepsy and intensive care monitoring: principles and practice. Bruce Fisch, MD, ed., Demos Medical Pub.; 2010.
• Spitz, M., Moreland, S., Frey, L., O’Brien, C., Shrestha, A., Strom, L.: Ablative Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Surgery Should be considered in Patients with a Pre-existing liver Transplantation. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.125. (2010)
• K Horiuchi, K Lervik, S Pearson, C Drees, L Strom: Incidence of ezogabine side effects and implementation of a safety protocol. American Epilepsy Society Abstract (2013)
• Dunlap S, Bainbridge J, Strom L: Objective Self-Measurement of the Subjective Side Effect of Dizziness on Sodium channel Blocking AEDs. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 2.150
• Danielle McDermott, Laura Strom, Cornelia Drees. Improving Time to Treatment and Resolution of Status Epilepticus. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.153
• M. Spitz, C. Drees, L. Frey, J. Fleming, J. Bainbridge, S. Pearson, A. Shrestha, L. Strom. Pharmaco-adherence in patients with epilepsy and neurologic tumors. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 2.171
• J. Bainbridge, M. Spitz, L. Frey, D. McDermott, C. Drees, C. O’Brien, L. Strom, A. Shrestha, S. Pearson. Retrospective study of lacosamide in the elderly (>60). Abstract American Epilepsy Society Abstract 2.172
• Frey L, Friedlander L, Strom L. Impact of Sensorimotor Rhythm (SMR) neurofeedback on quality of life in patients with epilepsy: A case series. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.222
• Joanne Rogin, Trevor Resnick, Laura Strom, Elinor Ben-Menachem, Silvia Kochen, David Blum, Helena Gama, Patrício Soares-da-Silva, Todd Grinnell. Incidence of allergic reaction adverse events during adjunctive treatment with eslicarbazepine acetate in patients with refractory partial-onset seizures: a pooled analysis of three Phase III placebo-controlled studies. American Academy of Neurology
• McDermott, M., Kemp R., Strom, L.: Recurrence of Seizures in SREAT After Discontinuation of Immunomodulation. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.106. (2010)
• Afra, P., Strom, L., Bainbridge, J., Buchanan, T., Berry, A., Spitz, M.: Role of Lacosamide as Adjunctive Treatment of Adults with Primary Generalized Epilepsy. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 2.159 (2010)
• Wortzel, H. S., Strom, L. A., Anderson, A. C., Maa, E. H. and Spitz, M. (2012), Disrobing Associated with Epileptic Seizures and Forensic Implications. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 57: 550–552. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01995.x
• K. L. Conger, E. Lampe, C. Wingrove, L. Strom: - Tertiary care experience of the evaluation and management of PNES. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.239 (2011)
• Joanne Rogin, Andrew Cole, Laura Strom, Julie Passarell, Jill Fiedler-Kelly, Elizabeth Ludwig, David Blum and Soujanya Sunkaraneni. Relationship Between Exposure and Efficacy of Eslicarbazepine Acetate Monotherapy. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 1.314 (2014)
• Cornelia Drees, Rhonda DeBello, Lauren Frey, Pearce Korb, Archana Shrestha, Laura Strom, Mark Spitz and Chantal O'Brien. Process Improvement to Reduce Time to Epilepsy Surgery. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 2.053 (2014)
• Mark Spitz, Sarah Moreland, Kimberly Horiuchi, Kristen Lervik, Pearce Korb, Cornelia Drees, Rhonda DeBello, Laura Strom, Lauren Frey, Archana Shrestha and Chantal O'Brien. Eyewitnesses of Seizures are More Accurate Historians Than the Patients American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.205 (2014)
• Jacquelyn Bainbridge, Pei shieen Wong, Mark Spitz, Lauren Frey, Cornelia Drees, Chantal O'Brien, Laura Strom, Archana Shrestha, Joseph Sirven, Selim Benbadis, Edward Maa, Steve Chung and Barbara Phillips Retrospective Study of Lacosamide in the Elderly (> 60 years of age). 3.304 American Epilepsy Society Abstract (2014)
• A. Shrestha, C. Livsey, L. Strom: Contribution of Continuous Video-EEG Monitoring for Prognosis During and Following Cooling Protocol after Cardio-Pulmonary Arrest. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 1.200 (2011)
• Relationship Between Exposure and Efficacy of Eslicarbazepine Acetate Monotherapy. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 1.314
• Process Improvement to Reduce Time to Epilepsy Surgery. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 2.053
• Eyewitnesses of Seizures are More Accurate Historians Than the Patients American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.205
• Retrospective Study of Lacosamide in the Elderly (> 60 years of age). American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.304
• Wortzel, H. S., Strom, L. A., Anderson, A. C., Maa, E. H. and Spitz, M. (2012), Disrobing Associated with Epileptic Seizures and Forensic Implications. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 57: 550–552. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01995.
• Fenton L, Brown M, Heru A, Rothberg B, Strom LA. Non-Epileptic Seizures, In: Psychiatry, Primary Care, and Medical Specialties: pathways for Integrated Care. Oxford University Press (in press)
• McDermott D, Strom L, Frey L. Presurgical evaluation of epilepsy surgery in adult patients with Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. American Epilepsy Society Abstract 3.289.
• Maggie L. McNulty, Michael Smith, David G. Vossler, Rajesh Sachdeo, Laura Strom, Todd Grinnell, Hailong Cheng, David Blum. Relationship Between Serum Sodium Level ([Na+]) And Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAES) In Patients Taking Eslicarbazepine Acetate (ESL) Monotherapy: Pooled Analysis Of Two Phase III Studies. 1.183 American Epilepsy Society Abstract (2015)
• Fenton, Lynne; Rothberg, Brian; Strom, Laura; Heru, Alison; Brown, Mesha Gay. Integrative Care Model for Neurology and Psychiatry: Non-Epileptic Seizures Project, In: Psychiatry, Primary Care, and Medical Specialties: pathways for Integrated Care. Oxford University Press
• Fenton, Lynne; Rothberg, Brian; Strom, Laura; Heru, Alison; Brown, Mesha Gay. Integrative Care Model for Neurology and Psychiatry: Non-Epileptic Seizures Project, In: Psychiatry, Primary Care, and Medical Specialties: pathways for Integrated Care. Oxford University Press
• M. Watson, J. Gadbaw, D Galperin, Z Baud, S Sillau, B Valdez, L Strom. Healthcare Utilization in Patients with Non-Epileptic Seizures. 71st Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society. 2017 December 1 – December 5. Washington, D.C.
• Ladislav Pazdera,Michael R. Sperling, Jay H. Harvey, Maria C. Sam,Laura A. Strom, David Blum, Todd Grinnell, and Hailong Cheng. Efficacy and safety of eslicarbazepine acetate monotherapy in patients converting from carbamazepine. Epilepsia. Forthcoming 2018
• Pazdera L, Sperling MR, Harvey JH, Sam MC, Strom LA, Blum D, Grinnell T, Cheng H. Efficacy and safety of eslicarbazepine acetate monotherapy in patients converting from carbamazepine. Epilepsia. 2018 Mar;59(3):704-714. PubMed PMID: 29450890
• Fenton, Lynne; Rothberg, Brian; Strom, Laura; Heru, Alison; Brown, Mesha Gay. Integrative Care Model for Neurology and Psychiatry: Non-Epileptic Seizures Project, In: Psychiatry, Primary Care, and Medical Specialties: pathways for Integrated Care. Oxford University Press
• M. Watson, J. Gadbaw, D. Galperin, Z. Baud, S. Sillau, B. Valdez, L. Strom. Healthcare utilization in Patients with Non-Epileptic Seizures. 1.359 American Epilepsy Society Abstract
• Anson Kairys, Meagan Watson, Randi Libbon, Laura Strom. Characterization of Subjective Seizure Semiology in PNES: A Mixed-Methods Approach. 2018 AES Annual Meeting
• Randi Libbon, Jacob Gadbaw, Meagan Watson, Brian Rothberg, Anson Kairys, Alison Heru and Laura Strom. An Integrated Neurology and Psychiatry Clinic for Patients with Non-Epileptic Seizures: The Feasibility of a Group Therapy Approach. Epilepsy and Behavior. Forthcoming 2019
• Joanne Rogin,Trevor Resnick, Laura Strom, Elinor Ben-Menachem, Silvia Kochen, David Blum, Helena Gama, Patrício Soares-da-Silva, Yan Li, David Cantu, Todd Grinnell. Analysis of allergic reactions in clinical trials of adjunctive eslicarbazepine acetate for focal seizures. Epilepsia. Forthcoming 2019
• Joanne Rogin, Trevor Resnick, Laura Strom, Elinor Ben-Menachem, Silvia Kochen, David Blum, Helena Gama, Patrício Soares-da-Silva, Yan Li, David Cantu, Todd Grinnell. Analysis of allergic reactions in clinical trials of adjunctive eslicarbazepine acetate for focal seizures. ACTA NEUROL SCAND (forthcoming)
• Libbon R, Gadbaw J, Watson M, Rothberg B, Sillau S, Heru A, Strom L. The feasibility of a multidisciplinary group therapy clinic for the treatment of nonepileptic seizures. Epilepsy Behav. 2019 Sep;98(Pt A):117-123. PubMed PMID: 31369968
• Strom, L. Functional Neurological Disorders: Bringing the Hidden Curriculum to Light. Neurol Clin Pract (forthcoming 2020)
• Wechsler RT, Radtke RA, Smith M, Vossler DG, Strom L, Trinka E, Cheng H, Grinnell T, Blum D, Vieira M, Moreira J, Rocha F. Serum sodium levels and related treatment-emergent adverse events during eslicarbazepine acetate use in adults with epilepsy. Epilepsia. 2019 Jul;60(7):1341-1352. PubMed PMID: 31260089
• Pazdera L, Sperling MR, Harvey JH, Sam MC, Strom LA, Blum D, Grinnell T, Cheng H. Efficacy and safety of eslicarbazepine acetate monotherapy in patients converting from carbamazepine. Epilepsia. 2018 Mar;59(3):704-714. PubMed PMID: 29450890
• Lenio S, Kerr W, Watson M, Baker S, Bush C, Rajic A, Strom L. Validation of a predictive calculator to distinguish between patients with non-epileptic versus epileptic seizures. Epilepsy & Behavior 2021 [in press]
• 2. Kluger B, Drees C, Wodushek T, Frey L, Strom L, Brown, M, Bainbridge J, Fischer S, Shrestha A, Spitz M. Would People Living with Epilepsy Benefit from Palliative Care? Epilepsy Behav. 2020
• 3. Randi Libbon, Sarah Baker, Meagan Watson, Crystal Natvig, Laura Strom, Susan Mikulich. Sex Effects on Coping, Dissociation, and PTSD in Patients with Non-epileptic Seizures. Current Psychiatry Reports (2020) 22:69.
• Lenio, S., Kerr, W. T., Watson, M., Baker, S., Bush, C., Rajic, A., & Strom, L. (2021). Adherence to Tele-Mental Healthcare in the NES population during the COVID-19 Era.Epilepsy & Behavior, 116, 107767. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107767
• Lenio S, Kerr W, Watson M, Baker S, Bush C, Rajic A, Strom L. Validation of a predictive calculator to distinguish between patients with non-epileptic versus epileptic seizures. Epilepsy Behav, 116, 107767.doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.107767.
• Kluger B, Drees C, Wodushek T, Frey L, Strom L, Brown, M, Bainbridge J, Fischer S, Shrestha A, Spitz M. Would People Living with Epilepsy Benefit from Palliative Care? Epilepsy Behav., 114(PtA), 107618.doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107618.
• Andrea Chau, Meagan Watson, Sarah Baker, Emily Janio MPH, Lisa Viltz, Laura Strom MD., Characterizing Stigma in Patients with Non-Epileptic Seizures: A Prospective Study. 2.287 American Epilepsy Society Abstract (2021)
• 1. Meagan Watson, Holly Borland, Sarah Baker, Stefan Sillau, Carl Armon, Laura Strom. Exploring the influence of telehealth on patient engagement with a multidisciplinary Non-Epileptic Seizures (NES) Clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic. Epilepsy & Behavior, 2022. Vol 131, 108707
• Strom, L et al (2022) Measuring Patient reported outcomes in a population of patients with NES, treated with a group model. [manuscript in preparation]
• Financial Feasibility of Integrating an Outpatient Non-Epileptic Seizure Clinic in Neurology. Meagan Watson, MPH, Meagan Bean MPH, Wesley Kerr, MD,PhD, Laura Strom MD [manuscript in preparation anticipated submission 1/2023]
• Ictal Injuries in Patient’s with Non-Epileptic Seizures (NES). Lyndsey Babcock, Stefan Sillau, Meagan Watson, Laura Strom. American Epilepsy Society. (2022)
• Cumulative childhood trauma, perceived severity, and non-epileptic seizure onset: a retrospective, observational study Kimberlyn Cook Kimberlyn Cook, Meagan Watson, Sarah Baker, Stefan Sillau, Elizabeth Greenwell, Laura Strom 4th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorders (2022)
• Strom, Laura; Drees, Cornelia; Woodward, Jared; Lenio, Steven.. Epilepsy and Behavior. Encyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences, 3rd Edition. John England, MD, 3rd ed. © Academic Press 2023
• MM Watson, WT Kerr, M Bean, L Strom. Functional Seizure Clinics: A Proposed Financially Viable Solution to the Neurologist Supply and Demand Mismatch. Neurol Clin Prac 2023 Vol. 13 Issue 4 Pages e200179. Accession Number : 37529298. DOI: 10.1212.cpj. 0000000000200179
• M. Watson, J. Woodward and L.A.Strom. The Financial Burden of Neurological Disease. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2023 Accession Number: 37695443 DOI: 10.1007/s11910-023-01298-8
• Suicide in Deep Brain Stimulation for Parkinson’s Disease: A Retrospective Case-Control Study. Kennis, M, Emily Hale, Rachel Davis, Steven Ojemann, Laura Strom, Olga Klepitskaya. Journal of Parkinson’s Disease 2023 Vol. 13 Issue 3 p 415-419.
• Financial Feasibility of Integrating an Outpatient Non-Epileptic Seizure Clinic in Neurology. Meagan Watson, MPH, Meagan Bean MPH, Wesley Kerr, MD,PhD, Laura Strom MD American Epilepsy Society. (2022)
• Collection of self-reported trauma history data in an NES population Sarah Baker, Meagan Watson, Stefan Sillau, Kelly Thoma, Chelsea Frantz, Laura Strom 4th International Conference on Functional Neurological Disorders (2022)
• Luke Kim, Steven Savinoff, Laura Strom. Seizure Reduction is Not the Only Treatment Goal for Person with NES American Epilepsy Society Abstract December 2023
• Katherine N. McFarlane1, Corinne H. Allas2,3, Samuel W. Terman4, Sung Hyun Seo4, Amir H. Karimi2,3, Siddhika S. Sreenivasan2,3, Jena M. Smith2,3, Di Sun5, Meagan Watson8, Elissa H. Patterson4,6, Nicholas J. Beimer4,6, John M. Stern2, Jamie D. Feusner3, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski5, Markus Reuber7, Laura A. Strom8, Jian Kang9, William C. Stacey4,10, Wesley T. Kerr1-4,11* Quantifying the impact of computer-aided diagnostic score on the diagnosis of functional seizures. Katherine N. McFarlane. (AAN annual meeting 2024)

Professional Memberships

• American Academy of Neurology, Member
• American Clinical Neurophysiology Society, Member
• American Epilepsy Society, Member
• Functional Neurological Disorder Society, Member

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

• Center for Neuroscience

Specialty Information

• Neurology, Board Certification (2017)
• Epilepsy (2013)
• ABPN certification in Epilepsy, Board Certification (2013)

• Brain and Nervous System
• Mental Health and Behavior
• Brain and Nervous System - Epilepsy