Clinical pharmacology of lamotrigine.

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine prevalence of active epilepsy in school children in a defined area and assess the usefulness of International League Against Epilepsy classification of seizures and epileptic syndromes, with special emphasis on frequency, additional handicaps, and therapeutic problems of severe cases. METHODS:The ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Waaler PE,Blom BH,Skeidsvoll H,Mykletun A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep is a modulator of seizure activity, and many antiepileptic drugs are modulators of sleep. Can influences on sleep organization be involved in antiepileptic drug action, and can these partly account for differences in drug response of various epileptic syndromes? Much more exact data must be collected before thes...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wolf P,Röder-Wanner UU,Brede M

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the influence of valproate (VPA) treatment on acylcarnitines in children with epilepsy. METHODS:Determination of acylcarnitines (including free carnitine and acylcarnitines from C2 to C18) in dried blood spot specimens using tandem-mass spectrometry. Longitudinal study of changes in acylcarnitines...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Werner T,Treiss I,Kohlmueller D,Mehlem P,Teich M,Longin E,Gerstner T,Koenig SA,Schulze A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe epileptic condition characterized by multiple seizure types including tonic seizures, slow spike-and-wave discharges on electroencephalography (EEG), and cognitive impairment. LGS can occur in apparently healthy subjects or in patients with preexisting brain damage. The...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ferlazzo E,Adjien CK,Guerrini R,Calarese T,Crespel A,Elia M,Striano P,Gelisse P,Bramanti P,di Bella P,Genton P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is controversy between clinicians and statisticians on the appropriateness of the number needed to treat (NNT) as a summary statistic to report the effectiveness of a treatment. We examine the two viewpoints and make proposals concerning the reporting of clinical trial results. METHODS:In the context of ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lesaffre E,Boon P,Pledger GW

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Benzodiazepines (BZD) are recommended as first-line treatment for status epilepticus (SE), with lorazepam (LZP) and midazolam (MDZ) being the most widely used drugs and part of current treatment guidelines. Clonazepam (CLZ) is also utilized in many countries; however, there is no systematic comparison of thes...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Alvarez V,Lee JW,Drislane FW,Westover MB,Novy J,Dworetzky BA,Rossetti AO

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Doublecortin (DCX) is a microtubule-associated protein with regulatory roles in radial and tangential migration of neurons during cortical development. In normal adult cortex there is restricted expression, and DCX is widely used as a marker of neurogenesis. Imperfect corticogenesis is thought to underpin many ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Srikandarajah N,Martinian L,Sisodiya SM,Squier W,Blumcke I,Aronica E,Thom M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-five outpatients with chronic epilepsy with complex partial seizures (CPS) alone or associated with secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures (SGTCS) were treated with carbamazepine (CBZ) monotherapy. All patients had only a unilateral scalp electroencephalographic (EEG) focus. Left- (n = 29) and right- (n =...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Defazio G,Lepore V,Specchio LM,Pisani F,Livrea P

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of rescue benzodiazepines in the management of seizures is widely accepted in emergency pediatric practice. They can, however, cause severe side effects, such as respiratory depression. We describe five patients who presented with severe respiratory depression following benzodiazepine administration for seizur...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lacroix L,Fluss J,Gervaix A,Korff CM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Potentially pathogenic autoantibodies are found increasingly in adults with seizure disorders, including focal seizures and those of unknown cause. In this study, we investigated a cohort of children with new-onset seizures to see whether there were autoantibodies and the relationship to any specific seizure or...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Suleiman J,Wright S,Gill D,Brilot F,Waters P,Peacock K,Procopis P,Nibber A,Vincent A,Dale RC,Lang B

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of the neural mechanisms of non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM) is steadily increasing. Given the intriguing activation of paroxysmal activity during NREM sleep in patients with Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS), a thorough characterization of commonalities and differences between the neural correlates ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mascetti L,Foret A,Bonjean M,Matarazzo L,Dang-Vu T,Maquet P

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:  Despite the consistent observation that γ-aminobutyric acid A (GABA(A) ) receptors mediate excitatory responses at perinatal stages, the role of the GABAergic system in the generation of neonatal epileptiform activity remains controversial. Therefore, we analyzed whether tonic and phasic GABAergic transmissio...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kolbaev SN,Sharopov S,Dierkes PW,Luhmann HJ,Kilb W

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We sought to characterize and compare the histopathologic and clinical changes elicited by subdural and depth electrodes in subjects undergoing epilepsy surgery evaluation. METHODS:A retrospective review of clinical records, imaging and histopathologic studies of epilepsy surgery cases requiring subdural strip...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Stephan CL,Kepes JJ,SantaCruz K,Wilkinson SB,Fegley B,Osorio I

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study investigated the impact of a treatment information package on patients being monitored for possible surgical treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy. METHODS:One hundred patients were randomly assigned to either a high- or low-information preparation condition. Levels of anxiety were tested soon after ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Andrewes D,Camp K,Kilpatrick C,Cook M

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to examine the impact of clinical variables, particularly age at onset of epilepsy, on intellectual function in a group of children with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHODS:We reviewed the preoperative neuropsychological test results of 79 children with unilateral TLE who subsequent...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Cormack F,Cross JH,Isaacs E,Harkness W,Wright I,Vargha-Khadem F,Baldeweg T

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNESs) are events that alter or seem to alter the neurologic function and, in their appearance, resemble epileptic seizures (ESs). In patients with ESs the psychological and medical aspects of epilepsy greatly influence the health-related quality of life (HRQOL). The relation ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Szaflarski JP,Hughes C,Szaflarski M,Ficker DM,Cahill WT,Li M,Privitera MD

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:High-dose i.v. opioids (e.g., alfentanil, 50 microg/kg bolus) are known to increase the intraoperative reading of epileptiform activity during epilepsy surgery (ES), thereby facilitating localization of the epileptogenic zone (i.e., the site of ictal onset and initial seizure propagation). However, this phenome...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wass CT,Grady RE,Fessler AJ,Cascino GD,Lozada L,Bechtle PS,Marsh WR,Sharbrough FW,Schroeder DR

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter covers the syndromes of benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS), nonlesional focal epilepsy in otherwise normal children (NLFN), and the genetic generalized epilepsies. BECTS is an epilepsy syndrome that always enters terminal remission before the general age of a planned transition of adolesce...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Camfield CS,Berg A,Stephani U,Wirrell EC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Few reports detailing late-onset epileptic spasms have been published. To determine whether this condition merely represents a late variant of classic West syndrome or exhibits specific features distinct from the latter and related to a later stage of brain maturation, we analyzed the whole population with this...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Eisermann MM,Ville D,Soufflet C,Plouin P,Chiron C,Dulac O,Kaminska A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Focal cortical dysplasia type IIb (FCD IIb) lesions are highly epileptogenic and frequently cause pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Complete surgical resection leads to seizure freedom in most cases. However, the term "complete" resection is controversial with regard to the necessity of performing resections of the s...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wagner J,Urbach H,Niehusmann P,von Lehe M,Elger CE,Wellmer J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hyperventilation is an activation method that provokes physiological slowing of brain rhythms, interictal discharges, and seizures, especially in generalized idiopathic epilepsies. In this study we assessed its effectiveness in inducing focal seizures during video-EEG monitoring. METHODS:We analyzed the effect...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Guaranha MS,Garzon E,Buchpiguel CA,Tazima S,Yacubian EM,Sakamoto AC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonconvulsive status epilepticus may be subdivided into generalized (absence) status and complex partial status. The latter is regarded as a rarity, whereas the former constitutes the dominant part of the hitherto reported cases. We report 10 consecutive cases of adult patients with nonconvulsive status epilepticus, a...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tomson T,Svanborg E,Wedlund JE

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine the relationship between seizures and excitatory amino acid transporter (EAAT) activity and whether up-regulation of EAAT activity alters epileptogenicity. METHODS:In this study, we exposed rat hippocampal slices to different convulsants before measuring EAAT activity. Rats were exposed to the EAAT ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Claudio OI,Ferchmin P,Velísek L,Sperber EF,Moshé SL,Ortiz JG

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clobazam (CLB), a 1,5-benzodiazepine, is a remarkably effective add-on drug for individual patients with refractory partial epilepsy. CLB has an excellent safety record. As with all benzodiazepines used for treating epilepsy, sedation and withdrawal effects, together with the development of tolerance, limit its useful...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Schmidt D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of the children in 12 families examined the impact of and adjustments to epilepsy in one of the parents. Young children allowed to see the parent's seizures and the treatment for those seizures adapted to the threat of illness in a parent by becoming involved in the care and supervision of the affe...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lechtenberg R,Akner L

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurogenetic disorder characterized by developmental delay and a frequently refractory epileptic condition. Valproate, clonazepam and/or phenytoin are said to be the most effective antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) against the seizures in AS. Experience with the newer AEDs is very limited d...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Dion MH,Novotny EJ Jr,Carmant L,Cossette P,Nguyen DK

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Lowering the length of stay (LOS) is thought to potentially decrease hospital costs and is a metric commonly used to manage capacity. Patients with epilepsy undergoing intracranial electrode monitoring may have longer LOS because the time to seizure is difficult to predict or control. This study investigates ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Chan AY,Kharrat S,Lundeen K,Mnatsakanyan L,Sazgar M,Sen-Gupta I,Lin JJ,Hsu FPK,Vadera S

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics of phenylethylmalonamide (PEMA), a major metabolite of primidone, were investigated following administration of single oral doses (400 mg) to six normal subjects and six patients receiving chronic treatment with antiepileptic drugs. Peak serum PEMA levels were usually attained with 2-4 h after int...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Cottrell PR,Streete JM,Berry DJ,Schäfer H,Pisani F,Perucca E,Richens A

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttraumatic epilepsy is a common complication of traumatic brain injury (TBI), occurring in up to 15-20% of patients with severe brain trauma. Trauma accounts for approximately 5% of chronic epilepsy in the community. Because it is a common condition, and because of the relatively short latency period between injury...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Diaz-Arrastia R,Agostini MA,Madden CJ,Van Ness PC

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To validate and translate the English version of the Neurologic Depression Disorders Inventory in Epilepsy (NDDI-E) into Spanish as a screening instrument for major depressive episodes (MDE) for patients with epilepsy from Argentina and Uruguay. METHODS:One hundred fifty-five consecutive outpatients with ep...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Thomson AE,Calle A,Fontela ME,Yepez L,Muñoz Giacomelli F,Jáuregui A,Racosta JM,Kanner AM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00