Psychiatric outcome after temporal lobectomy: a predictive study.

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：:Four groups of pregnant rats were used to study the effects of dietary supplements of folic acid (FA) alone or a mixture of FA, vitamins (Vit), and amino acids (AA) on the teratogenic effects of phenytoin (PHT). Groups A, B, and C received intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of high-dose (75 mg/kg/day) phenytoin (PHT) b...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Zhu MX,Zhou SS

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied 47 consecutive patients who underwent temporal resection for seizure control. Nineteen (40%) had febrile convulsions preceding onset of their habitual seizures. In 17 of 18 patients whose disease duration was known, the febrile convulsions were prolonged (mean 4 h). As compared with patients without precedi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Abou-Khalil B,Andermann E,Andermann F,Olivier A,Quesney LF

更新日期：1993-09-01 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：:Six barbiturates with diverse time-action characteristics--thiopental, pentobarbital, butabarbital, phenobarbital, diphenylbarbiturate, and barbital--were evaluated for "anticonvulsant" and "neurotoxic" effects. For the former, the MES test, clonic seizures induced by pentylenetetrazol, 90 mg/kg, s.c., and maximal sei...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Raines A,Blake GJ,Richardson B,Gilbert MB

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitive and behavioral impairments are found more often among epileptic children than among their peers. The cause of these impairments is multifactorial. Identifying the relative contribution of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) to these problems has been the object of a large number of clinical investigations. This area ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bourgeois BF

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current neurologic literature tends to equate the term "epilepsy" with "epileptic seizures" and regards the condition mainly as a symptom of several different neurologic disorders. This has led to the creation of a great variety of "epilepsies" and a proposal to establish an International Classification of Epileps...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Rodin E

更新日期：1987-05-01 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：: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：PURPOSE:Although anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) is an effective treatment for many patients with medically refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), one risk associated with this procedure is postsurgical decline in memory. A substantial number of past studies examined factors that predict memory decline after surger...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lineweaver TT,Morris HH,Naugle RI,Najm IM,Diehl B,Bingaman W

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Decline in verbal memory as a surgical complication remains an unresolved problem in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Some areas in the temporal lobe associated with the language function, often including the basal temporal language area, have been removed or transected by conventional surgical procedures. The au...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mikuni N,Miyamoto S,Ikeda A,Satow T,Taki J,Takahashi J,Ohigashi Y,Hashimoto N

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in elderly individuals with epilepsy. METHODS:We searched four electronic databases as well as bibliographies and conference abstracts. Published and unpublished, randomized, or quasirandomized trials reporting the use of AEDs in people ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lezaic N,Gore G,Josephson CB,Wiebe S,Jetté N,Keezer MR

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Effects of pre- and postsynaptic γ-aminobutyric acid B (GABA(B)) receptor activation were characterized in human tissue from epilepsy surgery. METHODS:Slices of human cortical tissue were investigated in a submerged-type chamber with intracellular recordings in layers II/III. Parallel experiments were performe...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Teichgräber LA,Lehmann TN,Meencke HJ,Weiss T,Nitsch R,Deisz RA

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To profile European trends in pediatric epilepsy surgery (<16 years of age) between 2008 and 2015. METHODS:We collected information on volumes and types of surgery, pathology, and seizure outcome from 20 recognized epilepsy surgery reference centers in 10 European countries. RESULTS:We analyzed retrospectiv...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Barba C,Cross JH,Braun K,Cossu M,Klotz KA,De Masi S,Perez Jiménez MA,Gaily E,Specchio N,Cabral P,Toulouse J,Dimova P,Battaglia D,Freri E,Consales A,Cesaroni E,Tarta-Arsene O,Gil-Nagel A,Mindruta I,Di Gennaro G,Giu

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of acute and chronic vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in genetic absence epilepsy rats from Strasbourg (GAERS). This is a validated model for absence epilepsy, characterized by frequent spontaneous absences concomitant with spike and wave discharges (SWD) on the E...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Dedeurwaerdere S,Vonck K,Van Hese P,Wadman W,Boon P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRg-LITT) is an alternative to open epilepsy surgery. We assess safety and effectiveness of MRg-LITT for extratemporal lobe epilepsy (ETLE) in patients who are considered less favorable for open resection. METHODS:We retrospectively ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Gupta K,Cabaniss B,Kheder A,Gedela S,Koch P,Hewitt KC,Alwaki A,Rich C,Ramesha S,Hu R,Drane DL,Gross RE,Willie JT

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the anticonvulsant action of a gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) uptake inhibitor NNC-711 in two models of cortical epileptogenesis in immature rats. METHODS:Twelve-, 18-, and 25-day-old rat pups with implanted electrodes were used in this study. Epileptogenic foci were elicited by a local application of...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bernásková K,Slamberová R,Mares P

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective study of 51 consecutive patients who underwent operation for intractable partial epilepsy related to low-grade intracerebral neoplasms between 1984 and 1990. All patients had medically refractory partial seizures and a mass lesion identified on neuroimaging studies. Lesionectomy was perfor...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Britton JW,Cascino GD,Sharbrough FW,Kelly PJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nitric oxide (NO), a short-lived radical synthesized from L-arginine by activation of the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS), has been implicated in the pathophysiology of epilepsy by some investigators. However, the current data about NO and NOS in epilepsy are controversial and are derived only from animal mo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： González-Hernández T,García-Marín V,Pérez-Delgado MM,González-González ML,Rancel-Torres N,González-Feria L

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Genetic variants in STXBP1, which encodes the conserved exocytosis protein Munc18-1, are associated with a variety of infantile epilepsy syndromes. We aimed to develop an in vivo Caenorhabditis elegans model that could be used to test the pathogenicity of such variants in a cost-effective manner. METHODS:The...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Zhu B,Mak JCH,Morris AP,Marson AG,Barclay JW,Sills GJ,Morgan A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine predictors of focal to bilateral tonic-clonic seizures (FBTCS) during video-electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring (VEM). METHODS:All adult patients undergoing presurgical VEM from 2014 to 2015 in the department of epileptology were eligible (N = 229). Those with refractory focal epilepsy and e...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Pensel MC,Schnuerch M,Elger CE,Surges R

更新日期：2020-03-01 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：:Mutations of the SCN1A subunit of the sodium channel is a cause of genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS(+) ) in multiplex families and accounts for 70-80% of Dravet syndrome (DS). DS cases without SCN1A mutation inherited have predicted SCN9A susceptibility variants, which may contribute to complex inheri...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mulley JC,Hodgson B,McMahon JM,Iona X,Bellows S,Mullen SA,Farrell K,Mackay M,Sadleir L,Bleasel A,Gill D,Webster R,Wirrell EC,Harbord M,Sisodiya S,Andermann E,Kivity S,Berkovic SF,Scheffer IE,Dibbens LM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of experimental paradigms have been utilized to study verbal learning and memory ability in patients with epilepsy. One commonly used paradigm, the free recall of a list(s) of related or unrelated words, has revealed a variety of performance anomalies in patients with complex partial seizures (CPS) of tempor...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hermann BP,Wyler AR,Richey ET,Rea JM

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Autoantibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and the voltage-gated potassium channel (VGKC) complex are associated with distinct subtypes of limbic encephalitis regarding clinical presentation, response to therapy, and outcome. The aim of this study was to investigate white matter changes in these...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wagner J,Schoene-Bake JC,Witt JA,Helmstaedter C,Malter MP,Stoecker W,Probst C,Weber B,Elger CE

更新日期：2016-03-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate relationships between self-report measures of seizure severity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in people with refractory localization-related epilepsy. METHODS:A sample of 340 adults enrolled in a seven-center, prospective study of resective epilepsy surgery completed baseline questionna...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vickrey BG,Berg AT,Sperling MR,Shinnar S,Langfitt JT,Bazil CW,Walczak TS,Pacia S,Kim S,Spencer SS

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Infantile spasms is one of the most severe epileptic syndromes of infancy and early childhood. Progress toward understanding the pathophysiology of this disorder and the development of effective therapies has been hindered by the lack of a relevant animal model. We report here the creation of such a model. MET...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lee CL,Frost JD Jr,Swann JW,Hrachovy RA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether acute exacerbations of cirrhotic liver disease are associated with higher odds of readmission for epilepsy or status epilepticus. METHODS:The New York State Inpatient Database is a statewide dataset containing data on 97% of hospitalizations for New York State. In this retrospective, cas...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Gursky JM,Rossi KC,Jetté N,Dhamoon MS

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The possibility that a recent seizure or a recent change in antiepileptic medication might produce an occult change in neuropsychological performance is of interest, and especially so in the context of evaluation for epilepsy surgery. Such an evaluation is often done in a setting of video-EEG monitoring where a...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Dodrill CB,Ojemann GA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00