Refractory epilepsy: an evaluation of psychological methods in outpatient management.

abstract：:With microwave diathermy, febrile seizures were produced in epileptic chicks aged 2-5 days. Drugs that enhance GABAergic activity (i.e., GABA, muscimol, and progabide), as well as valproic acid and gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, produced dose-dependent increases in latency to onset of seizures. ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Pedder SC,Wilcox R,Tuchek J,Johnson DD,Crawford RD

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare epileptic encephalopathy with a peak age of onset of 3-5 years of age. Reported prevalence rates for LGS vary widely from 1-10% of all childhood epilepsies. Incidence rates are much lower. LGS is characterized by intractable, multiple, generalized seizure types and an interictal...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Camfield PR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Treatments for convulsive status epilepticus (SE) have a wide range of effectiveness. The estimated effectiveness of non-intravenous benzodiazepines (non-IV BZDs) ranges from approximately 70% to 90% and the estimated effectiveness of non-benzodiazepine antiseizure medications (non-BZD ASMs) ranges from appro...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sánchez Fernández I,Gaínza-Lein M,Barcia Aguilar C,Amengual-Gual M,Loddenkemper T

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) with a nonlesional and nonepileptogenic hippocampus (HC), in order to preserve functionally intact brain tissue, the HC is not resected. However, some patients experience postoperative memory decline, possibly due to disruption of the extrahippocampal memory netwo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wagner K,Gau K,Metternich B,Geiger MJ,Wendling AS,Kadish NE,Reuner G,Mayer H,Mader I,Beck J,Zentner J,Urbach H,Schulze-Bonhage A,Kaller CP,Foit NA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven patients had seizures with unilateral temporal lobe onset recorded with simultaneous bilateral medial temporal depth electrodes and neocortical (subdural) electrodes at least on the side of seizure onset. Of a total of 55 seizures, four had simultaneous onset in neocortex and hippocampus, and 51 had onset in un...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Spencer SS,Williamson PD,Spencer DD,Mattson RH

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper addresses methodologic issues in studies of mortality, and the impact of these issues in studies of mortality in epilepsy. One important issue is to identify the question: Is it whether epilepsy increases the risk of dying? Or is it whether the underlying condition that led to epilepsy, itself associated wi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Logroscino G,Hesdorffer DC

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pinealectomy of the Mongolian gerbil leads to seizure activity. The pineal gland is a major source of malatonin (5-methoxy-N-acetyltryptamine) which may possess a modulatory influence upon neural activity. Melatonin administered in the form of subcutaneous beeswax implants was given to gerbils four days prior to pinea...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Rudeen PK,Philo RC,Symmes SK

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of status epilepticus (SE) in Asian children, including Japanese, has not been reported. METHODS:In 2003, we performed an epidemiological study of SE on Japanese children (31 days or older to <15 years of age) in Okayama City by ascertaining all lifetime first episodes of SE. RESULTS:Thirty-s...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Nishiyama I,Ohtsuka Y,Tsuda T,Inoue H,Kunitomi T,Shiraga H,Kimura T,Fujimoto K

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study cortical excitability after status epilepticus induced in two age groups of immature rats. METHODS:Lithium-pilocarpine status epilepticus was elicited in 12- (SE12) or 25-day-old (SE25) rats. Control siblings received saline instead of pilocarpine. Interhemispheric responses were elicited by stimulati...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mares P,Tsenov G,Aleksakhina K,Druga R,Kubová H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The study was conducted to determine the familiarity with, knowledge of, misunderstandings, and attitudes toward epilepsy among the Kuwaiti population. METHODS:A pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 784 Kuwaiti individuals, selected from five governorates in Kuwait using a multista...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Awad A,Sarkhoo F

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lacosamide (Vimpat) is a newly licensed novel antiepileptic drug. We report a case of refractory convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) that was successfully controlled with lacosamide. The 38-year-old male patient was admitted for a series of complex partial seizures with secondary generalization leading to refractory C...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tilz C,Resch R,Hofer T,Eggers C

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:It remains controversial whether a specific pattern of interictal epileptiform activity exists that may help to differentiate temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due to hippocampal sclerosis (HS) from other forms of TLE. In this study, we characterized the distribution of interictal epileptiform discharges in TLE due ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hamer HM,Najm I,Mohamed A,Wyllie E

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) is the most common pathologic finding in intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In many patients, HS is accompanied by an extrahippocampal lesion (EHL). We sought to assess the lobar distribution and side of EHLs in relation to HS in a large consecutive series of patients presentin...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hofman PA,Fitt G,Mitchell LA,Jackson GD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seizure prevalence among school age children residing in a rural western Kentucky area (Hardin County) was determined utilizing a method designed to minimize false positives and to allow estimation of false negatives. The observed prevalence of epilepsy is 5.7/1,000 and of febrile seizures 17/1,000. Because of the hig...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Baumann RJ,Marx MB,Leonidakis MG

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many patients with medically refractory epilepsy now undergo successful surgery based on noninvasive diagnostic information, but intracranial electroencephalography (IEEG) continues to be used as increasingly complex cases are considered surgical candidates. The indications for IEEG and the modalities employed vary ac...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Jayakar P,Gotman J,Harvey AS,Palmini A,Tassi L,Schomer D,Dubeau F,Bartolomei F,Yu A,Kršek P,Velis D,Kahane P

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Both early life inflammation and prolonged febrile seizures have been associated with increased excitation in the adult brain. We hypothesized this may be due in part to changes in the cation-chloride cotransporter system. Rat pups received saline or lipopolysaccharide/kainic acid (LPS/KA) resulting in inflammation, f...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Reid AY,Riazi K,Campbell Teskey G,Pittman QJ

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Acute encephalopathy is the most serious complication of pediatric viral infections, such as influenza and exanthema subitum. It occurs worldwide, but is most prevalent in East Asia. Recently, there have been sporadic case reports of epilepsy/febrile seizure and acute encephalopathy with a neuronal sodium chann...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Saitoh M,Shinohara M,Hoshino H,Kubota M,Amemiya K,Takanashi JL,Hwang SK,Hirose S,Mizuguchi M

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of factors have contributed to improvements in the care of epilepsy during the past decade, including the International League Against Epilepsy classifications, therapeutic antiepileptic drug (AED) monitoring and the concept of monotherapy, new AEDs with novel mechanisms of action, and new insights into etiol...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Gram L

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal epilepsy can be produced by a blood-brain barrier (BBB)-excluded systemic convulsant (penicillin, folic acid, etc.) in the presence of a focal BBB lesion. Bicuculline methiodide, a gamma-aminobutyric acid blocking epileptogen, crosses the normal BBB of rats poorly and produces no consistent abnormality behaviora...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Remler MP,Marcussen WH

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocyte and microglial activation occurs following seizures and plays a role in epileptogenesis. However, the precise temporal and spatial response to seizures has not been fully examined. The pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy was selected to examine glial changes following seizures because morphological c...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Shapiro LA,Wang L,Ribak CE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the cellular mechanisms of cobalt-induced epileptiform discharges in mouse hippocampal slices. METHODS:Hippocampal slices were prepared from adult mice and briefly exposed to a CoCl(2)-containing external solution. Population and single cell activities were examined via extracellular and whole-cell ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： He J,Hsiang HL,Wu C,Mylvagnanam S,Carlen PL,Zhang L

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify the temporal lobe cortical dysplasia (CD) histopathology classification subtype and determine the seizure outcome of patients who underwent temporal lobectomy with coincident CD. METHODS:We reviewed the data of 28 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy who underwent surgery with pathologically verifi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Srikijvilaikul T,Najm IM,Hovinga CA,Prayson RA,Gonzalez-Martinez J,Bingaman WE

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Children with epilepsy have high rates of behavior problems. The purpose was to describe prospectively the association of seizures and behavior problems in children with new-onset seizures. METHODS:Subjects were 224 children with new-onset seizures (aged 4-14 years) and 159 siblings (4-18 years). Caregiver's r...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Austin JK,Dunn DW,Caffrey HM,Perkins SM,Harezlak J,Rose DF

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determining a prognosis for functional recovery after prolonged status epilepticus can be difficult. Prior case studies have shown that despite seizure control, functional outcomes are typically poor unless a reversible cause is identified. Herein we present a case of idiopathic status epilepticus with a surprisingly ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Standley K,Abdulmassih R,Benbadis S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for new treatments for seizures, epilepsies, and their comorbidities faces considerable challenges. This is due in part to gaps in our understanding of the etiology and pathophysiology of most forms of epilepsy. An additional challenge is the difficulty in predicting the efficacy, tolerability, and impact o...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Galanopoulou AS,Kokaia M,Loeb JA,Nehlig A,Pitkänen A,Rogawski MA,Staley KJ,Whittemore VH,Dudek FE

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An animal model was used to study the effects of phenytoin on immune function. Inbred NFS mice, injected with phenytoin, 10-40 mg/kg, and immunized with bovine serum albumin (BSA), demonstrated a dose-dependent decrease in production of IgG antibodies to BSA. Phenytoin at the dosages used in this study did not appear ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Margaretten NC,Warren RP

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Intracerebral vascular malformations including cavernous angiomas (CAs) and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are an important cause of chronic pharmacoresistant epilepsies. Little is known about the pathogenetic basis of epilepsy in patients with vascular malformations. Intracerebral deposits of iron-containi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Raabe A,Schmitz AK,Pernhorst K,Grote A,von der Brelie C,Urbach H,Friedman A,Becker AJ,Elger CE,Niehusmann P

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old patient had a 3-year history of recurrent memory disturbances. The video electroencephalographic (EEG) recording of one attack showed that the amnesic state, which clinically resembled transient global amnesia, was characterized by a normal EEG tracing followed by electroclinical complex partial seizures...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tassinari CA,Ciarmatori C,Alesi C,Cardinaletti L,Salvi F,Rubboli G,Plasmati R,Forti A,Michelucci R

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The predictive value of intraoperative electrocorticography (ECoG) in pediatric epilepsy surgery is unknown. In a population of children undergoing ECoG followed typically by invasive extraoperative monitoring (IEM) and resection, we aimed to determine the relationship between frequent ECoG abnormalities and ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Greiner HM,Horn PS,Tenney JR,Arya R,Jain SV,Holland KD,Leach JL,Miles L,Rose DF,Fujiwara H,Mangano FT

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is well documented that long-term therapy with older antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) leads to an increase in risk for atherosclerosis, there has been only limited information regarding the vascular risk in patients who are treated with new AEDs. We therefore conducted a prospective longitudinal study to assess ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kim DW,Lee SY,Shon YM,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00