Assistant Professor
Neurology
Hahnemann University Hospital
Broad and Vine Streets, Mail Stop 423
Philadelphia  PA 19102-1192
Tel: (215) 762-7037
Fax: (215) 762-8613
Email: Sigmund.Jenssen@drexelmed.edu

Research Interests

Dr. Jenssen's interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and in central nervous system physiology.

Education

1975-78
College: St. Svithun Gymnas, Real-linjen, Stavanger, Noway  

1981
University Training: Examen Philosphicum

1981-82
Psychology, University of Bergen

1984-91
Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

1996-97
Internship, Internal Medicine, New York Downtown Hospital, New York

1997-2000
Residency in Neurology, George Washington University, Washington, DC

1999
Chief Resident

2000-02
Fellowship, Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Phila., PA

Publications

Jenssen S, Gracely EJ, Sperling MR. How long do most seizures last? A systematic comparison of seizures recorded in the epilepsy monitoring unit. Epilepsia. 2006 Sep;47(9):1499-503.

Jenssen S, Sperling MR, Nei M, Tracy JI, Glosser D, Liporace J, O’Connor M. Corpus callosotomy in refractory idiopathic generalized epilepsy. (Presented as poster annual Meeting of American Epilepsy Society 2001)

Jensssen S, Sperling MR, Nei M, Liporace J, O’Connor M. Evaluation and outcome of patients with independent bitemporal seizures on scalp EEG. Presented as poster during Annual Meeting of American Academy of Neurology 2002)

Jenssen S, Sperling MS. Partial seizure duration: A prospective study. (Presented as poster during European Congress of Epileptology 2002).

Jenssen S, Roberts C, Dlugos D, Sperling M, O’Connor M. Patterns of seizure propagation on intracranial EEG. (Presented as poster during Annual Meeting of American Epilepsy Society 2002)

Tariq Mahmood, Sigmund Jenssen, Michael R. Sperling, Joseph I. Tracy, William Young. Neurology, Drexel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Neurology. EXCESSIVE DAYTIME SLEEPINESS AND DEPRESSION ARE TWO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA; Neuropsychology, Epilepsia 44 Suppl. 9 :180 (Abst. 2.014), 2003

Rabia B. Choudry, Sigmund Jenssen, Carol F. Lippa. EEG PATTERNS IN MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT Neurology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA Epilepsia 44 Suppl. 9 :123 (Abst. 1.352) , 2003

Sigmund Jenssen, Michael R. Sperling. TYPICAL SEIZURE DURATION AND STATUS EPILEPTICUS Neurology, Drexel Medical College, Philadelphia, PA; Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA Epilepsia 44 Suppl. 9 :178 (Abst. 2.007) 2003