Nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry in a penicillin model of focal epilepsy.

abstract：:Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor genes are involved mainly in nocturnal frontal epilepsy. Despite extensive studies, to date, the α2 subunit did not show a strong association with this peculiar epileptic phenotype. We report CHRNA2 missense mutation in a family with benign familial infantile seizures (BFIS). TrueSeq C...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Trivisano M,Terracciano A,Milano T,Cappelletti S,Pietrafusa N,Bertini ES,Vigevano F,Specchio N

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old patient with hyperglycemia and rheumatoid arthritis presented with attacks of involuntary lingual movements that were associated with pain at the base of the tongue, often followed by aversion of head and eyes to the left with clonic contractions of the left corner of the mouth. Seizures could be induced...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Neufeld MY,Blumen SC,Nisipeanu P,Korczyn AD

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropsychological evaluation differs from other methods used to localize cerebral lesions in that it analyzes cognitive function. Tests sample widely among cognitive abilities, contrasting language proficiency with visuospatial skills. A thorough assessment of memory is crucial in the investigation because of the pro...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Jones-Gotman M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suppressive effect of sunglasses upon photoparoxysmal responses (PPRs) elicited by 15-Hz flicker stimuli with a low luminance of nearly 10 nits was studied in eight patients with photosensitive epilepsy. Using three commercially available sunglasses of neutral density (ND), blue, and brown, the influence upon gene...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Takahashi T,Tsukahara Y

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess the efficacy and safety of multiple subpial transection (MST), a new technique in epilepsy surgery, alone and in combination with resection. METHODS:MST was performed in 22 patients with intractable epilepsy, 10 of whom were treated with a combination of a resection and MST in functionally important ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hufnagel A,Zentner J,Fernandez G,Wolf HK,Schramm J,Elger CE

更新日期：1997-06-01 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

abstract：:We examined EEG findings from an ongoing study of 347 children with a first unprovoked seizure. EEGs were available in 321 (93%), and 135 (42%) had an abnormal EEG. EEG abnormalities included focal spikes (n = 77), generalized spike and wave discharges (n = 28), slowing (n = 43), and nonspecific abnormalities (n = 7)....

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Shinnar S,Kang H,Berg AT,Goldensohn ES,Hauser WA,Moshé SL

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) exhibit structural brain damage involving gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM). The mechanisms underlying tissue loss in MTLE are unclear and may be associated with a combination of seizure excitotoxicity and WM vulnerability. The goal of this study was to in...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lee CY,Tabesh A,Benitez A,Helpern JA,Jensen JH,Bonilha L

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 10-year-old boy developed febrile convulsions at age 2 years, and multiple types of nonfebrile generalized seizures over the ensuing months and years. Gestation, birth, and early development were normal, as were initial EEG and brain imaging studies. By age 5 years, he had developed behavioral difficulties, and the ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Grant AC,Vazquez B

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen deficiency is unusually common among men with epilepsy. It may contribute to reproductive and sexual dysfunction and possibly exacerbate seizure frequency. The most important androgen is testosterone. it exists in the serum in a free form or bound to albumin or sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG). Free testos...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Herzog AG

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Refractory status epilepticus (RSE) is the persistence of seizure activity despite appropriate therapy; it is treated with high-dose suppressive anesthetic agents. We report here the outcome of RSE in a large series of children. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed cases of RSE treated at Children's Hospital, B...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sahin M,Menache CC,Holmes GL,Riviello JJ

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study prospectively the evolution of visual attention in children with West syndrome to evaluate its development before the onset of spasms, its possible deterioration as a consequence of epileptic disorders, and its outcome at the age of 2 years, and the possible relation between the impairment of visual at...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Guzzetta F,Frisone MF,Ricci D,Randò T,Guzzetta A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In evaluation of patients with complex partial seizures who are candidates for surgical treatment, exact definition of the epileptogenic focus is essential for a good surgical outcome. We report a new technique which permits detailed mapping of the epileptogenic activity in the basal temporal lobe and the convexity of...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lüders H,Hahn J,Lesser RP,Dinner DS,Morris HH 3rd,Wyllie E,Friedman L,Friedman D,Skipper G

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping studies from our laboratory identified a 6.6 Mb segment of distal chromosome 1 that contains a gene (or genes) having a strong influence on the difference in seizure susceptibility between C57BL/6 (B6) and DBA/2 (D2) mice. A gene transfer strategy involving a bacte...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ferraro TN,Golden GT,Dahl JP,Smith GG,Schwebel CL,MacDonald R,Lohoff FW,Berrettini WH,Buono RJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:Epilepsy can be a devastating disorder. In addition to debilitating seizures, epilepsy can cause cognitive and emotional problems with reduced quality of life. Therefore, the major aim is to prevent the disorder in the first place: identify, detect, and reverse the processes responsible for its onset, and monitor and ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Koepp MJ,Årstad E,Bankstahl JP,Dedeurwaerdere S,Friedman A,Potschka H,Ravizza T,Theodore WH,Baram TZ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We determined the prevalence of oral disorders and the dental treatment needs of outpatients with epilepsy. METHODS:A questionnaire was administered to 56 consecutive patients (35 males, 21 females) presenting to an outpatient clinic. All patients underwent dental examinations. The clinical and diagnostic feat...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ogunbodede EO,Adamolekun B,Akintomide AO

更新日期：1998-06-01 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：:Continuous, generalized 2.5 to 3.5-Hz spike-wave (SW) discharges were evident in an EEG performed 13 h after a first seizure associated with a viral illness, in an 8-year-old girl. On eye opening, the EEG abnormality was suppressed and replaced by delta activity and brief spike-wave paroxysms. No alteration in conscio...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Gökyiğit A,Calişkan A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perampanel is an adjunctive treatment for epilepsy that works through the direct inhibition of AMPA receptors. The same molecular mechanism has recently been shown for a fatty acid, decanoic acid, prescribed in the medium chain triglyceride ketogenic diet for the treatment of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Bec...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Augustin K,Williams S,Cunningham M,Devlin AM,Friedrich M,Jayasekera A,Hussain MA,Holliman D,Mitchell P,Jenkins A,Chen PE,Walker MC,Williams RSB

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain uptake index (BUI) method of Oldendorf was used to examine blood-brain barrier (BBB) drug transport in mice, rats, and rabbits; felbamate (FBM) extraction (E) in a single transcapillary passage was 5-20%, and drug uptake in rat brain was not concentration-dependent. Like diazepam, FBM was retained in mouse b...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Cornford EM,Young D,Paxton JW,Sofia RD

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although the number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is increasing, none displays neuroprotective or antiepileptogenic properties that could prevent status epilepticus (SE)-induced drug-resistant epilepsy. Ketogenic diet (KD) and calorie restriction (CR) are proposed as alternative treatments in epilepsy. Our goal...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Linard B,Ferrandon A,Koning E,Nehlig A,Raffo E

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Identification of patients at risk of developing epilepsy before the first spontaneous seizure may promote the development of preventive treatment providing opportunity to stop or slow down the disease. METHODS:As development of novel radiotracers and on-site setup of existing radiotracers is highly time-con...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bascuñana P,Gendron T,Sander K,Jahreis I,Polyak A,Ross TL,Bankstahl M,Arstad E,Bankstahl JP

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated ictal stereotaxic electroencephalogram (SEEG) records in 75 patients with complex partial seizures who later received anterior temporal lobectomy and were evaluated for long-term seizure relief. The time required for seizures to propagate from the putatively epileptogenic hippocampal formation to ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lieb JP,Engel J Jr,Babb TL

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Concerns over teratogenicity of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) during pregnancy must be balanced against the risks of seizures to the mother and developing fetus. Pharmacokinetic changes and vomiting may alter drug levels, but more important may be the patient's decision to stop medication before or during pregnanc...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Williams J,Myson V,Steward S,Jones G,Wilson JF,Kerr MP,Smith PE

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) are commonly found in patients with stroke and cerebral amyloid angiopathy. However, there have been no reports of CMBs or their acute appearance in patients with status epilepticus. Herein we describe two patients with refractory status epilepticus of uncertain origin. Both patients were p...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Jeon SB,Parikh G,Choi HA,Lee K,Lee JH,Schmidt JM,Badjatia N,Mayer SA,Claassen J

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical identification of neonatal seizures is critical for the recognition of brain dysfunction; however, diagnosis is often difficult because of the poorly organized and varied nature of these behaviors. Current classification systems are limited in their ability to communicate motor, autonomic, and electroence...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mizrahi EM

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To define the phenotypic spectrum of phosphatidylinositol glycan class A protein (PIGA)-related congenital disorder of glycosylation (PIGA-CDG) and evaluate genotype-phenotype correlations. METHODS:Our cohort encompasses 40 affected males with a pathogenic PIGA variant. We performed a detailed phenotypic ass...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bayat A,Knaus A,Pendziwiat M,Afenjar A,Barakat TS,Bosch F,Callewaert B,Calvas P,Ceulemans B,Chassaing N,Depienne C,Endziniene M,Ferreira CR,Moura de Souza CF,Freihuber C,Ganesan S,Gataullina S,Guerrini R,Guerrot AM,

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report our evaluation of interictal two epileptic spike fields on magnetoencephalography (MEG) by using invasive intracranial monitoring in a patient without lesion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS:A 15-year-old left-handed boy with a 9-year history of refractory simple partial seizures, seconda...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Otsubo H,Sharma R,Elliott I,Holowka S,Rutka JT,Snead OC 3rd

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Epilepsy is the most common serious neurologic disease, and current treatments are ineffective for

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Nilsen KE,Kelso AR,Cock HR

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00