Epilepsy in general practice: the Dutch situation.

abstract：PURPOSE:The novel antiepileptic drug (AED) levetiracetam (LEV; Keppra) has a wide therapeutic index and pharmacokinetic characteristics predicting limited drug-interaction potential. It is indicated as an add-on treatment in patients with epilepsy, and thus coadministration with valproic acid (VPA) is likely. These stu...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Coupez R,Nicolas JM,Browne TR

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the developmental trajectories of quality of life (QoL) in a large cohort of children with epilepsy, and to assess the relative contribution of clinical, psychosocial, and sociodemographic variables on QoL trajectories. METHODS:Five assessments during a 28-month prospective cohort study were used...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ferro MA,Avery L,Fayed N,Streiner DL,Cunningham CE,Boyle MH,Lach L,Glidden G,Rosenbaum PL,Ronen GM,QUALITÉ group.

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:Little is known about the effects of carbamazepine (CBZ) on sleep despite the relationship between sleep and epilepsy and the common clinical use of CBZ. As part of a larger study on sleep and interictal activity in kindled cats, we performed sleep recordings in 11 normal cats before and after acute administration of ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Gigli GL,Gotman J,Thomas ST

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amygdala kindling is used to investigate cerebellar dentate nucleus participation in the neuronal plasticity of the cerebrum. We studied the behavioral change, the occurrence of epileptiform events, and the duration of afterdischarge during amygdaloid kindling under control conditions and after a dentate lesion of the...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tsuru N,Kawasaki H,Genda S,Hara K,Hashiguchi H,Ueda Y

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ketogenic diets (KDs) are effective treatments for epilepsy. The mechanisms of action are poorly understood. In some experimental seizure models, calorie restriction and hypoglycemia may augment the antiseizure effects of KDs. In addition, inhibiting glycolysis or diverting glucose from the glycolytic pathway inhibits...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Yamada KA

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Compare annual direct and indirect costs between privately insured U.S. patients with epileptic partial onset seizures (POS) and matched controls. METHODS:One thousand eight hundred fifty-nine patients (including a subset of 758 employees) with >or=1 (POS) diagnosis (ICD-9-CM: 345.4.x-345.7.x), 1999-2004, ages...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ivanova JI,Birnbaum HG,Kidolezi Y,Qiu Y,Mallett D,Caleo S

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:Reliably detecting focal seizures without secondary generalization during daily life activities, chronically, using convenient portable or wearable devices, would offer patients with active epilepsy a number of potential benefits, such as providing more reliable seizure count to optimize treatment and seizure forecast...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ryvlin P,Cammoun L,Hubbard I,Ravey F,Beniczky S,Atienza D

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its introduction into clinical practice in 1999, levetiracetam, the S enantiomer of piracetam, has rapidly found a secure place, initially in the therapy of partial onset seizures and subsequently in the treatment of idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGE). It has many of the properties of an "ideal" antiepilept...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Grünewald R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultimate treatment goal in epilepsy therapy is always freedom from seizures with as few treatment adverse effects as possible. If seizures persist with the first monotherapy, alternative monotherapy with another antiepileptic drug (AED) should be considered. Continuing seizures should lead to a reevaluation of dif...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ben-Menachem E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In CSWS (continuous spike waves during sleep) activation of spike waves during slow wave sleep has been causally linked to neuropsychological deficits, but the pathophysiologic mechanisms are still unknown. In healthy subjects, the overnight decrease of the slope of slow waves in NREM (non-rapid eye movement)...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bölsterli Heinzle BK,Fattinger S,Kurth S,Lebourgeois MK,Ringli M,Bast T,Critelli H,Schmitt B,Huber R

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male and female sexuality and reproductive functions are complex systems with cortical, limbic system, hypothalamic, pituitary, and end organ interactions. Sexual steroids are produced in the sexual glands, the adrenals, and the brain. They undergo interconversion in the brain, bind to different brain areas, and have ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Penovich PE

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed the blink reflex (BR) in 20 normal volunteers, 13 epileptic patients receiving antiepileptic drug (AED) monotherapy, and 13 epileptic patients receiving AED polytherapy. Comparison of R1, ipsilateral and contralateral R2 and VIIth nerve latencies in the three groups showed no statistically significant dif...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lancman ME,Cristiano E,Golimstok A,Granillo RJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Nuclear receptors and cytochrome P450 (CYP) regulate hepatic metabolism of several drugs. Nuclear receptors are expressed at the neurovascular unit of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. We studied whether glucocorticoid receptor (GR) silencing or inhibition in human epileptic brain endothelial cells (EPI-...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ghosh C,Hossain M,Mishra S,Khan S,Gonzalez-Martinez J,Marchi N,Janigro D,Bingaman W,Najm I

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ictal vomiting represents a rare clinical manifestation during seizures originating from the temporal lobes of the nondominant hemisphere. The precise anatomic structures responsible for generation of ictal vomiting remain to be clarified. Ictal single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), which allows o...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Baumgartner C,Olbrich A,Lindinger G,Pataraia E,Gröppel G,Bacher J,Aull S,Serles W,Hoffmann M,Leutmezer F,Czech T,Prayer D,Pietrzyk U,Asenbaum S,Podreka I

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Some evidence suggests that levetiracetam (LEV) possesses antiepileptogenic characteristics. The purpose of this study was to investigate the time course of seizure protection by LEV compared with that of phenytoin (PHT), phenobarbital (PB), valproate (VPA), and carbamazepine (CBZ) in the spontaneously epilepti...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ji-qun C,Ishihara K,Nagayama T,Serikawa T,Sasa M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to develop a quantitative framework to estimate the likelihood of multifocal epilepsy based on the number of unifocal seizures observed in the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU). METHODS:Patient records from the EMU at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) from 2012 to 2014 were asse...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Struck AF,Cole AJ,Cash SS,Westover MB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical treatment of seizure disorders is a complex process, requiring extensive interaction and co-operation between physician and patient. The physician must have an accurate diagnosis of the patient's illness and a comprehensive understanding of seizures and seizure disorders. The physician must consider specif...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ferrendelli JA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Epilepsy is a nervous system abnormality that may be caused by unknown exposures during fetal development. Studies have shown neuroprotective effects of early exposure to vitamin D in other neurological disorders, and seasonal variation in birth of children with epilepsy. We aimed to investigate if neonatal 2...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Specht IO,Thorsteinsdottir F,Walker KC,Olsen J,Heitmann BL

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dogs with spontaneous diseases can exhibit a striking similarity in etiology, clinical manifestation, and disease course when compared to human patients. Therefore, dogs are intensely discussed as a translational model of human disease. In particular, genetic studies in selected dog breeds serve as an excellent tool t...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Potschka H,Fischer A,von Rüden EL,Hülsmeyer V,Baumgärtner W

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hemispherectomy is an established surgical treatment for carefully selected pediatric patients with intractable epilepsy. Published perioperative data report low mortality rates and seizure reduction rates of 50-89%. This study investigates trends in the demographics, hospital utilization, and in-hospital com...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lin Y,Harris DA,Curry DJ,Lam S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Unresolved past stressful events can induce a state of vulnerability to epilepsy and comorbidities. Using an experimental model of stress-induced vulnerability to depression, we tested whether an antioxidant treatment applied after the onset of epileptogenesis was disease modifying and could prevent the occur...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Becker C,Mancic A,Ghestem A,Poillerat V,Claverie D,Bartolomei F,Brouillard F,Benoliel JJ,Bernard C

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Procedures for identifying novel antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are changing and need to change more. Widespread reliance on two primary screens has led to the identification of novel compounds that resemble either phenytoin (suppressing high-frequency repetitive firing in cultured neurons and prolonging inactivation of v...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Meldrum BS

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kindling of the cingulate cortex in the Senegalese baboon Papio papio led to a protracted nonconvulsive seizure state characterized by immobile staring with (anterior cingulate, AC) or without (posterior cingulate, PC) widening of eyelids and neck flexion, followed by postictal visual searching behavior. Despite early...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wada JA,Tsuchimochi H

更新日期：1995-11-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate health care expenditures among elderly patients with epilepsy in the United States. METHODS:We performed an analysis of weighted 37 738 607 US participants aged 65 years to estimate health care expenditures in the elderly with and without epilepsy using the Medical E...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lekoubou A,Bishu KG,Ovbiagele B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To try to identify the critical structures during epileptogenesis, we used the lithium-pilocarpine model that reproduces most clinical and neuropathological features of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). We used imaging techniques as well as a disease modifying approach and pharmacological strategy. With [14C]-2-deoxygluco...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： André V,Dubé C,François J,Leroy C,Rigoulot MA,Roch C,Namer IJ,Nehlig A

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monotherapy is the policy for management of patients with epilepsy. With increasing knowledge of the biology of epilepsy and of the modes of action of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), this concept must be reevaluated. When monotherapy fails to control seizures, subsequent treatment should be based on "rational pharmacology...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： de Bittencourt PR,Mazer S,Marcourakis T,Bigarella MM,Ferreira ZS,Mumford JP

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo incorporation of [14C] from [U-14C]-glucose into rat brain proteins from different cortical areas was examined in three different experimental focal epilepsies: cobalt, freeze-lesions, and tityustoxin. When [U-14C]-glucose was injected intraperitoneally into awake and unrestrained animals with marked signs...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Coutinho-Netto J,Boyar MM,Abdul-Ghani AS,Bradford HF

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00