Sleep alterations after acute administration of carbamazepine in cats.

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible frontal cognitive dysfunction in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and to compare the results with those of patients with frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), as well as with controls. METHODS:A total of 50 pati...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Piazzini A,Turner K,Vignoli A,Canger R,Canevini MP

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Convulsive epilepsies are generally unmistakable. Absence epilepsies, which are easily recognized by the provocation of an episode during hyperventilation and by the typical features of the EEG, can be overdiagnosed, especially in the child who daydreams in class and has scattered, asymptomatic, epileptogenic EEG chan...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Murphy JV,Dehkharghani F

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) as an anticonvulsant is controversial. Status epilepticus was induced in 0.5% halothane-anesthetized Wistar rats with a threshold (90 mg/kg) or suprathreshold (200 mg/kg) dose of intravenous (i.v.) pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) under stereotactic hippocampal depth electrode monitoring. F...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Link MJ,Anderson RE,Meyer FB

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy was defined conceptually in 2005 as a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures. This definition is usually practically applied as having two unprovoked seizures >24 h apart. The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) accepted recommendations of a t...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fisher RS,Acevedo C,Arzimanoglou A,Bogacz A,Cross JH,Elger CE,Engel J Jr,Forsgren L,French JA,Glynn M,Hesdorffer DC,Lee BI,Mathern GW,Moshé SL,Perucca E,Scheffer IE,Tomson T,Watanabe M,Wiebe S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Five to 20% of patients discontinue antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy because of adverse reactions. Careful reintroduction, however, may be considered if true drug allergy can be ruled out. Definitive assessment of such immunologically mediated reactions requires demonstration of either specific antibodies or se...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Troost RJ,Van Parys JA,Hooijkaas H,van Joost T,Benner R,Prens EP

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this prospective incident community-based study was to assess the influence of pre- and perinatal risk factors in children in whom an unprovoked afebrile epileptic seizure later developed. METHODS:From November 1, 1985, until June 30, 1987, 75 children aged 0-15 years with a first unprovoked afebril...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sidenvall R,Heijbel J,Blomquist HK,Nyström L,Forsgren L

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sudden unexplained death syndrome (SUDS) accounts for about 10% of deaths in patients with epilepsy. It is associated with subtherapeutic postmortem serum antiepileptic drug (AED) levels but no anatomic cause of death on autopsy. The mechanisms of death are not known. We investigated 44 cases of SUDS for details of se...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Earnest MP,Thomas GE,Eden RA,Hossack KF

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Low-pressure hydrocephalic state (LPHS) has only recently been described as a distinct clinical entity occurring in patients with bioatrophic lesions of the brain. We report a patient in whom this syndrome developed after subtotal hemispherectomy for intractable epilepsy. METHODS:A 30-year-old man developed...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Daniel RT,Lee GY,Halcrow SJ

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Our aim was to develop a screening test to predict Dravet syndrome before the first birthday based on the clinical characteristics of infants and the SCN1A mutation analysis. METHODS:Ninety-six patients who experienced febrile seizures before the age of one were enrolled. The patients were divided into two gro...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hattori J,Ouchida M,Ono J,Miyake S,Maniwa S,Mimaki N,Ohtsuka Y,Ohmori I

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of epilepsy (KAPE) among the public play a major role in determining the extent to which people with epilepsy can be integrated into their society. KAPE SURVEYS IN ASIA:Surveys conducted among Chinese in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong demonstrated simila...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lim SH,Pan A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the safety, tolerability, and comparative pharmacokinetics (PK) of intravenous and oral carbamazepine. METHODS:In this phase 1, open-label study, adult patients with epilepsy on a stable oral carbamazepine dosage (400-2,000 mg/day) were converted to intravenous carbamazepine (administered at 70% ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tolbert D,Cloyd J,Biton V,Bekersky I,Walzer M,Wesche D,Drummond R,Lee D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Whether magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is informative in febrile seizures (FS) is unknown. We undertook a study to determine the frequency of MRI-detected brain abnormalities and to evaluate their association with FS type and with specific features of complex FS. METHODS:A prospective cohort study, from 19...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hesdorffer DC,Chan S,Tian H,Allen Hauser W,Dayan P,Leary LD,Hinton VJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Exposure to toxic levels of organophosphorus (OP) nerve agents can lead to seizures, respiratory failure, and, if untreated, death. The cholinesterase inhibitor soman belongs to the class of OP nerve agents and can cause status epilepticus (SE) and brain damage due to neuroexcitotoxicity. In the present study, ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： de Araujo Furtado M,Lumley LA,Robison C,Tong LC,Lichtenstein S,Yourick DL

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The use of primary health care personnel to identify cases of epilepsy and initiate simple treatment protocols has been advocated as a solution to the numeric inadequacy and uneven distribution of medical manpower available for the management of epilepsy in developing countries. This study sought to evaluate th...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Adamolekun B,Mielke JK,Ball DE

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep and epilepsy are interrelated. Understanding the relationship between epilepsy and sleep is important for optimizing management of the epilepsy patient in several ways. First, sleep modulates the expression of epileptic seizures and interictal epileptiform discharges. Second, epilepsy and its treatment influence...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Malow BA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mutations involving the cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5) gene cause an early onset epileptic encephalopathy (EE) with severe neurologic impairment and a skewed 12:1 female-to-male ratio. To date, 18 mutations have been described in boys. We analyzed our cohort of boys with early onset EE to assess the d...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mei D,Darra F,Barba C,Marini C,Fontana E,Chiti L,Parrini E,Dalla Bernardina B,Guerrini R

更新日期：2014-11-01 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

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：PURPOSE:Diacylglycerol kinase epsilon (DGKepsilon) regulates seizure susceptibility and long-term potentiation through arachidonoyl-inositol lipid signaling. We studied the significance of arachidonoyl-diacylglycerol (20:4 DAG) in epileptogenesis in DGKepsilon-deficient mice undergoing rapid kindling epileptogenesis. ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Musto A,Bazan NG

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess seizure and cognitive outcomes and their predictors in children (<16 years at surgery) and adults undergoing temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) surgery in eight Italian centers. METHODS:This is a retrospective multicenter study. We performed a descriptive analysis and subsequently carried out multivariab...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Barba C,Cossu M,Guerrini R,Di Gennaro G,Villani F,De Palma L,Grisotto L,Consales A,Battaglia D,Zamponi N,d'Orio P,Revay M,Rizzi M,Casciato S,Esposito V,Quarato PP,Di Giacomo R,Didato G,Pastori C,Pavia GC,Pellacani

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with epilepsy often grow into adults with significant social problems including decreased employment, marriage, social relationships, and independent living arrangements. These problems are noted in population-based longitudinal and cross-sectional studies from many countries. Learning disorder and mental han...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Camfield CS,Camfield PR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurogenesis in the adult central nervous system has been well documented in several mammals including humans. By now, a plethora of data has been generated with the aim of understanding the molecular and cellular events governing neurogenesis. This growing comprehension will provide the basis for modulation of neurog...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Rotheneichner P,Marschallinger J,Couillard-Despres S,Aigner L

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the occurrence of ictal and postictal aphasia in different focal epilepsy syndromes. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the video-electroencephalographic monitoring data of 1,118 patients with focal epilepsy for seizure-associated aphasia (SAA). Statistical analysis included chi-square analys...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Loesch AM,Steger H,Losher C,Hartl E,Rémi J,Vollmar C,Noachtar S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common focal epilepsy in adults. TLE has a high chance of becoming medically refractory, and as such, is frequently considered for further evaluation and surgical intervention. Up to 30% of TLE cases, however, can have normal ("nonlesional" or negative) magnetic resonance imagi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Muhlhofer W,Tan YL,Mueller SG,Knowlton R

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seizures in the neonate are often considered a form of status epilepticus (SE) because they are relatively prolonged, difficult to control with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), and may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite their clinical importance, there is still no clear understanding of how sei...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mizrahi EM

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the structure-function relation of the temporal lobe in newly diagnosed West syndrome of unknown cause (uWS). METHODS:Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (three-dimensional [3D] structural MRI and diffusion tensor imaging [DTI]) was analyzed using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and tract-based ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fosi T,Chu C,Chong WK,Clark C,Scott RC,Boyd S,De Haan M,Neville B

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Prior single-photon emission tomography studies showed losses of muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (MAChR) binding in patients with refractory mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Experimental animal studies demonstrated transient losses of MAChR due to electrically induced seizures originating in the amygdala. Howev...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Pennell PB,Burdette DE,Ross DA,Henry TR,Albin RL,Sackellares JC,Frey KA

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is an under-recognized cause of altered mental status. There are hardly any reported data on NCSE in developing countries. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Prospectively 210 consecutive patients with altered mental status admitted to neurological intensive care unit (NICU) of a tert...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Narayanan JT,Murthy JM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge of patients with epilepsy about their own condition is poor, and thus the need for educational programs for people with epilepsy has long been recognized. However, no such programs have been established in their routine care. The Modular Service Package Epilepsy (MOSES) now tries to fill this gap for pat...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ried S,Specht U,Thorbecke R,Goecke K,Wohlfarth R

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Polymicrogyria (PMG) is an epileptogenic malformation of cortical development. We describe the clinical epilepsy and imaging features of a large cohort with PMG-related epilepsy. METHODS:Participants were recruited through the Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project, a multicenter collaborative effort to collect detai...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Shain C,Ramgopal S,Fallil Z,Parulkar I,Alongi R,Knowlton R,Poduri A,EPGP Investigators.

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00