Low-pressure hydrocephalic state complicating hemispherectomy: a case report.

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:The role of the superior colliculus (SC) in seizure expression is controversial and appears to be dependent upon the epilepsy model. This study shows the effect of disconnection between SC deep layers and adjacent tissues in the expression of acute and kindling seizures. METHODS:Subcollicular transections, abl...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Doretto MC,Cortes-de-Oliveira JA,Rossetti F,Garcia-Cairasco N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire survey was conducted in Japan to investigate the causes and prevalence of death related to Dravet syndrome. The questionnaire was delivered to 246 hospitals at which physicians were treating childhood epilepsy to gain information about the total number of patients with Dravet syndrome and the prevalenc...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sakauchi M,Oguni H,Kato I,Osawa M,Hirose S,Kaneko S,Takahashi Y,Takayama R,Fujiwara T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous studies have shown that the immunosuppressant cyclosporin A (CsA), a specific blocker of the mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT) pore, can dramatically ameliorate the selective neuronal necrosis resulting from ischemia-reperfusion, traumatic brain injury, and N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-evoked ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Santos JB,Schauwecker PE

更新日期：2003-08-01 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：: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：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

abstract：PURPOSE:Despite the reported diagnostic value of the intracarotid amobarbital procedure (IAP) or "Wada test" for determining hemispheric lateralization and memory functioning, it has never undergone formal reliability testing because a prospective test-retest study design is neither feasible nor ethical. However, some ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Whitman LA,Morrison CE,Becske T,Barr WB,Carlson C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a critical issue in epilepsy, and DBA/1 mice are a useful animal model of this devastating epilepsy sequela. The serotonin hypothesis for SUDEP proposes that modifying serotonergic function significantly alters susceptibility to seizure-induced respiratory arrest...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kommajosyula SP,Faingold CL

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated clinical indicators of genetic susceptibility to epilepsy in the families of 1,957 adults with epilepsy (probands) ascertained from voluntary organizations. Very few of the probands in this series had idiopathic epilepsy syndromes. Among relatives of probands with postnatal CNS insults, risks of epilepsy ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ottman R,Lee JH,Risch N,Hauser WA,Susser M

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ablation surgery has become the first line of treatment for hypothalamic hamartomas (HHs). For effective treatment, optimum targeting of ablation is mandatory. The present study aimed to evaluate the correspondence between the electrophysiological features of HHs and morphological targeting by semimicrorecord...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Shirozu H,Masuda H,Kameyama S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The annual prevalence of antiepileptic drug (AED) prescribing reported in the literature differs considerably among European countries due to use of different type of data sources, time periods, population distribution, and methodologic differences. This study aimed to measure prevalence of AED prescribing ac...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： de Groot MC,Schuerch M,de Vries F,Hesse U,Oliva B,Gil M,Huerta C,Requena G,de Abajo F,Afonso AS,Souverein PC,Alvarez Y,Slattery J,Rottenkolber M,Schmiedl S,Van Dijk L,Schlienger RG,Reynolds R,Klungel OH

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ACC-9653, the disodium phosphate ester of 3-hydroxymethyl-5,5-diphenylhydantoin, is a prodrug of phenytoin with advantageous physicochemical properties. ACC-9653 is rapidly converted enzymatically to phenytoin in vivo. ACC-9653 and phenytoin sodium have equivalent anticonvulsant activity against seizures induced by ma...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Smith RD,Brown BS,Maher RW,Matier WL

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Each antiepileptic drug has a characteristic pharmacokinetic profile, and the unique properties of each must be considered when selecting the optimal agent for a particular patient. Detailed pharmacologic data are obtained during the preapproval evaluation of a drug, particularly in early phase studies in healthy volu...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Faught E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the effect of age on seizure latency, intensity, reproducibility, and mortality in genetically epilepsy-prone rats of the severe colony (GEPR-9s), 472 seizure-naive rats, ranging in age from 14 to 65 days, received a series of three audiogenic stimulations. Both the percentage of rats having one or more seizu...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Thompson JL,Carl FG,Holmes GL

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Assumptions regarding the benefits of seizure control after pediatric epilepsy surgery for cognitive, psychosocial, and family function were explored in a prospective study of 51 children with intractable epilepsy. METHODS:Thirty children who underwent surgery were studied before and 1 year after surgery, and ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Smith ML,Elliott IM,Lach L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate whether atypical language dominance in epilepsy patients is related to localization and type of lesions. METHODS:Four hundred and forty-five epilepsy patients received bilateral Wada testing. Language was classified as left (L), right (R), bilateral-dependent (BD, speech arrest after left and ri...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Möddel G,Lineweaver T,Schuele SU,Reinholz J,Loddenkemper T

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In animal models, inflammation is both a cause and consequence of seizures. Less is known about the role of inflammation in human epilepsy. We performed positron emission tomography (PET) using a radiotracer sensitive to brain inflammation in a patient with frontal epilepsy ~36 h after a seizure as well as during a se...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Butler T,Li Y,Tsui W,Friedman D,Maoz A,Wang X,Harvey P,Tanzi E,Morim S,Kang Y,Mosconi L,Talos D,Kuzniecky R,Vallhabjosula S,Thesen T,Glodzik L,Ichise M,Silbersweig D,Stern E,de Leon MJ,French J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The adenosinergic system is known to exert an inhibitory affect in the brain, and as such adenosine has been considered an endogenous anticonvulsant. Entorhinal cortex (EC) layer II neurons, which serve as the primary input to the hippocampus, are spared in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and become hyperexcitable...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hargus NJ,Jennings C,Perez-Reyes E,Bertram EH,Patel MK

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has proposed to expand the definition of remission to 10 years seizure-free with the last 5 years off antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). We examined if a 10-year remission is needed to predict the lowest recurrence risk. METHODS:The population-based study cohort cons...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sillanpää M,Schmidt D,Saarinen MM,Shinnar S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Optimal choice of antiseizure medication (ASM) depends on seizure type, syndrome, age, gender, comorbidities and co-medications. There are no fixed rules on how to weigh these factors; choices are subjective and experience-driven. We investigated agreement among experts in selecting ASM as monotherapy and use...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Beniczky S,Rampp S,Asadi-Pooya AA,Rubboli G,Perucca E,Sperling MR

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is associated with mild cognitive deficits, especially language impairment. This study aimed to clarify whether children with BECTS with left- or right-hemispheric, or bilateral focus have specific neuropsychological language deficits when compared to healthy c...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Datta AN,Oser N,Bauder F,Maier O,Martin F,Ramelli GP,Steinlin M,Weber P,Penner IK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) is a common structural malformation of cortical development. Mutations in the filamin A gene are frequent in familial cases with X-linked PNH. However, many cases with sporadic PNH remain genetically unexplained. Although medically refractory epilepsy often brings attention to...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Montier L,Haneef Z,Gavvala J,Yoshor D,North R,Verla T,Van Ness PC,Drabek J,Goldman AM

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ictal single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) may help localize the seizure-onset zone (SOZ) by detecting changes in regional cerebral blood flow induced by epileptic discharges. This imaging method also reveals hyperperfusions in areas of seizure propagation, including the hemisphere contralateral t...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Huberfeld G,Habert MO,Clemenceau S,Maksud P,Baulac M,Adam C

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe a previously unreported type of self-induced pattern-sensitive seizures in a child. METHODS:Evaluation of clinical and EEG features. RESULTS:An 18-month-old boy was initially seen with series of short focal tonic seizures self-induced by gazing intermittently at round objects. Self-induction of th...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Brockmann K,Huppke P,Karenfort M,Gärtner J,Höger C

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mean gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) level in lumbar CSF of 31 children with epilepsy was not significantly different from that of 41 age-matched controls. However, when the epileptic children were subdivided into untreated patients and patients treated with antiepileptic drugs, the medication-free subgroup had a s...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Löscher W,Siemes H

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The antiepileptic drug (AED) vigabatrin (VGB), which exerts its pharmacologic effects on the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system, causes concentric visual field constriction in >40% of exposed adults. This may be a class effect of all agents with GABA-related mechanisms of action. We compared the concentratio...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sills GJ,Butler E,Forrest G,Ratnaraj N,Patsalos PN,Brodie MJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamazepine (CBZ) selectively suppressed kindled convulsions, whereas ethosuximide (ESM) suppressed spike-wave activity accompanying systemic penicillin epilepsy in cats. Evoked potential data indicated that CBZ acted at the thalamic level, whereas ESM acted at cortex. Reduction of seizures and thalamic or cortical ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Shouse MN,Stroh PJ,Vreeken T

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery for seizures arising from the rolandic area can be performed effectively, and accurate mapping of eloquent regions may improve seizure and functional outcome. Noninvasive cortical mapping is, however, hardly feasible in young children. We studied two children with epileptogenic focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) t...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Barba C,Montanaro D,Frijia F,Giordano F,Blümcke I,Genitori L,De Masi F,Guerrini R

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00