Hometown
Kalisz, Poland
Specialty
Neurology, Epilepsy, Clinical Neurophysiology
Degrees
Residency:
University of Cincinnati Hospital
Cincinnati, Ohio
Medical Degree:
Medical University
Wroclaw, Poland
Undergraduate Degree:
Medical University
Wroclaw, Poland
Favorite Thing About Our Program
It's a well-rounded, small program.
What is your favorite thing to do in New Orleans?
Living in the city.
Leadership
Member of the National MS Society Louisiana Chapter Clinical Advisory Committee
Member of the National MS Society South Central Region Clinical Advisory Committee
Chair of the Access to Care Committee for the National MS Society South Central Region
Publications
1. Dziadkowiak E, Chojdak-Łukasiewicz J, Olejniczak P, Paradowski B. Regulation of microRNA Expression in Sleep Disorders in Patients with Epilepsy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2021; 22(14):7370. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22147370
2. Mader E C, Xiang X M, Olejniczak P W, et al. (May 29, 2021) Ictal Hypersalivation and Salivary Gland Enlargement in a Patient With Acquired Frontal Lobe Epilepsy. Cureus 13(5): e15319. doi:10.7759/cureus.15319
3. Nair D.R. and Neuropace Group including PW Olejniczak and N. Pittman: MS TITLE: Nine-year prospective efficacy safety of brain-responsive neurostimulation for focal epilepsy. Neurology. 2020;95(9):e1244-e1256. DOI: 10.1212/WNL0000000000010154; Epub 2020 Jul 20; PMID 32690786
4. Ramos A., Cruz R.A, Villemarette-Pittman N., Mader E., Olejniczak P.: Dexamethasone as abortive treatment for refractory seizures or status epilepticus in the inpatient setting. Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports. May 2019. Doi.org/10.1177/2324709619848816; PMID 31104535
5. Mader EC Jr, Miller D, Toler J, Olejniczak PW: Focal epileptiform discharges can mimic electrode artifacts when recorded of the scalp near a skull defect. Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, Vol 6. First Published August 21, 2018.
6. Mader EC Jr, Cannizzaro LA, Williams F J, Saurabh L, Olejniczak PW. Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges can survive anesthesia and result in asymmetric drug-induced burst suppression. Neurol Int. 2017; 9:6933.
7. B. Jobst et al. including P. Olejniczak: Brain responsive neurostimulation in patients with medically intractable seizures arising from eloquent and other neocortical areas. Epilepsia. 2017; 58(6):1005-1014; Epub 2017 Apr 27. DOI: 10.1111/epi.13739. PMD 2387951
8. E.C. Mader, L.A. Cannizzaro, F.J. Williams, S. Lalan, P.W. Olejniczak: Periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges can survive anesthesia and result in asymmetric drug-induced burst suppression. Neurology International 2017; 9:6933. PubMed PMID: 28286626; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5337755
9. G.K. Bergey. et.al, including P. Olejniczak: Long-term treatment with responsive brain stimulation in adults with refractory partial seizures. Neurology. 2015; 84: 810-817. DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000001280. Epub 2015 Jan 23. PMID: 25616485
10. E.C. Mader, N.R. Pittman, C.T. Rogers, F. Torres-Delgado, P.W. Olejniczak, JD. England: Unihemispheric burst suppression. Neurology International. 2014; 6(3):5487. DOI:10.4081/ni.2014.5487. PMID: 25309713
11. Mader Jr., E.C., El-Abassi, R., Villemarette-Pittman, N.R., Santana-Gould, L., Olejniczak, P.W. & England, J.D. Sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease with focal findings: Caveats to current diagnostic criteria. Neurology International, 2013-02-15 10:36:10
12. E.C. Mader, Jr., N.R. Villemarette-Pittman, L. Santana-Gould, S.V. Kashirny, P.W. Olejniczak: Typical spike and wave activity in hypoxic-ischemic brain injury and its implications for classifying nonconvulsive status epilepticus. Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2012; 5:99-106.
13. E. Mader, B. Fisch, N.Villemarette-Pittman, P. Olejniczak and M. Carey: Botulinum Toxin Injections for Simple Partial Motor Seizures Associated with Pain. Case Reports in Medicine, vol. 2012, Article ID 295251, 4 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/295251.
14. S. Bunch, C. M. De Giorgio, S. Krahl, J. Britton , P. Green , M. Lancman, J. Murphy, P. Olejniczak, J. Shih, C. N. Heck. Vagus Nerve Stimulation For Epilepsy: Is Output Current Correlated with Acute Response? Acta Neurol Scan. 2007; 116:217-220.
15. P. Olejniczak. Neurophysiologic basis of EEG. J Clin Neurophysiol. 2006; 23(3):186-189.
16. C. De Giorgio, C. Heck, J. Britton, P. Green, M. Lancman, J. Murphy, P.Olejniczak, J. Shih, S. Arrambide, S. Bunch, J. Soss. Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy: Randomized Comparison of Three Stimulation Paradigms for Initial Treatment. Neurology. 2005; 65:317-319.
17. G. Butterbaugh, M. Rose, J. Thomson, B. Roques, R. Costa, M. Brinkmeyer, P.Olejniczak, B. Fisch, M. Carey. Mental Health symptoms in partial epilepsy. Arch Clin Neuropsych. 2005; 20:647-654.
18. S. Bejanishvili, L.E. Osborne, K. Messenger, P. Olejniczak, A. Gutierez. EMG vagus nerve stimulator artifact. Neurol Clin Neurophysiol. 2005;1.
19. Grant Butterbaugh, Piotr Olejniczak, Betsy Roques, Richard Costa, Marcy Rose, Bruce Fisch, Michael Carey, Jessica Thomson, & John Skinner. Lateralization of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Learning Disabilities, as Defined by Disability-Related Civil Rights Law. Epilepsia. 2004; 45(8):963-970.
20. P.W. Olejniczak, McGuire S.M., B.J. Fisch. A discussion of sleep. Prim Care Clin Office Pract. 2004; 31:149-174.
Book Chapters
1. E.C.Mader, Jr. D. Miller, P. Olejniczak: Clinical Neurophysiology (basic anatomy, physiology, terminology). In: Atlas Of Artifact in Clinical Neurophysiology. W. Tatum ed. Demos 2018
2. E.C. Mader, Jr., P. Olejniczak. Epilepsy Syndromes. Epilepsy and Intensive Care Monitoring. Ed. B.J Fisch. Demos Publishing, 2010. 10:119-150.
3. P. Olejniczak. Focal EEG changes. Neurological Consultations and EEG. Ed. Andrzej Brzecki and Jadwiga Ziemianska-Banach. Medical University in Wroclaw; 2008. 163-167.
4. B.J. Fisch and P. Olejniczak. Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures. The Treatment of Epilepsy. Principles and Practice. Ed. Elaine Wyllie. 4th edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2006; 19:279-304.
5. B.J. Fisch and P. Olejniczak. Generalized Epilepsy: The Treatment of Epilepsy. Principles and Practice. Ed. Elaine Wyllie. 3rd edition. Williams & Wilkins; 2001. 23:369-393.
6. P. Olejniczak, B. Fisch. Metabolic encephalopathies and brain death. Neurology Clinics. Diagnostic Testing in Neurology. Ed. Evans R.W., W.B. Saunders; 1999. 9:113-129.
7. P. Olejniczak, B.J. Fisch. Intracarotid Amobarbital (Wada) Test. Neurology Perspective. Interventional Radiology, ed. JJ Connors & JC Wojak, W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia; 1999. 33:374-377.