Memory in patients with drug-responsive mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis.

abstract：:We set out to review the extent to which molecular karyotyping has overtaken conventional cytogenetics in applications related to epilepsy. Multiplex ligase-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) targeted to predetermined regions such as SCN1A and KCNQ2 has been effectively applied over the last half a decade, and oligo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mulley JC,Mefford HC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate brain electrical activity in Q54 mice that display spontaneous seizures because of a gain-of-function mutation of the Scn2a sodium channel gene, and to evaluate the efficacy of low frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) for seizure frequency reduction. METHODS:Electroencephalography (EEG), elect...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kile KB,Tian N,Durand DM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the clinical significance of bisynchronous spike-wave complexes which appear in EEGs of some patients with focal spikes in one or both temporal lobes. Few features distinguished patients with bisynchronous spike-waves from those with only focal temporal spikes: a higher incidence of patients with more than...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sadler RM,Blume WT

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogens are essential for normal brain functions. The effects of estrogens on seizures are contradictory. More studies are necessary to determine under which conditions the estrogens have proconvulsant effects and when the estrogens may have beneficial action in patients with epilepsy. ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Velísková J,De Jesus G,Kaur R,Velísek L

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute effects of valproate (200 and 400 mg/kg), ethosuximide (200 and 400 mg/kg), phenytoin (25 and 50 mg/kg), and pentobarbital (30 and 60 mg/kg) on cerebral energy metabolism of rats were studied by measuring the cerebral content of energy metabolites and by evaluating the rate of metabolite utilization followin...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Gueldry S,Rochette L,Bralet J

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A drug holiday seems to produce seizure interval prolongation (SIP) after reinstitution of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). This effect was demonstrated mainly with carbamazepine. We evaluated SIP with newer AEDs and tested the relationship of SIP to history of AED tolerance. METHODS:We prospectively studied patien...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Azar NJ,Lagrange AH,Wang L,Song Y,Abou-Khalil BW

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy (NFLE) is a condition primarily characterized by seizures occurring exclusively or predominantly during sleep, the semiology of which suggest a frontal lobe origin and, more specifically, the involvement of the orbitofrontal or mesial frontal regions. It is usually considered as a relat...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ryvlin P,Rheims S,Risse G

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Evidence for a poor psychiatric, social, and vocational adult outcome in childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) suggests long-term unmet mental health, social, and vocational needs. This cross-sectional study examined behavioral/emotional, cognitive, and linguistic comorbidities as well as their correlates in childre...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Caplan R,Siddarth P,Stahl L,Lanphier E,Vona P,Gurbani S,Koh S,Sankar R,Shields WD

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A transient functional depression of thalamic activity (TFDTA) was induced in acute experiments in cats by the microinjection of 25% KCl into the thalamus. Spontaneous and evoked thalamic electrical activity was markedly depressed at the site of KCl microinjection. Spread of this depression to other thalamic areas oft...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Avoli M,Gloor P

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood-brain barrier, a unique feature of the cerebral vasculature, is gaining attention as a feature in common neurologic disorders including stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, and schizophrenia. Although acute blood-brain barrier dysfunction can induce cerebral edema, seizures, or neuropsychiatric symptoms...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Schoknecht K,Shalev H

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We evaluated the dose-related impacts of tiagabine (TGB) on cognition and mood in a monotherapy study. METHODS:Patients were 123 adults with uncontrolled partial seizures, each treated with a single currently available antiepileptic drug (AED) for management of clinical epilepsy. They completed a battery of ne...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Dodrill CB,Arnett JL,Shu V,Pixton GC,Lenz GT,Sommerville KW

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies to surface proteins that influence neuronal excitability are increasingly found in different forms of epilepsy or encephalitis in adults, and are also beginning to be identified in children. The conditions are often refractory to traditional antiepileptic drugs. Detection of these antibodies can help to...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vincent A,Irani SR,Lang B

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of the 605 patients seen since 1973, 336 patients have been treated with sodium valproate (VPA) alone or in combination with drugs other than carbamazepine (CBZ). Of these 336, 240 have been on monotherapy, of whom 200 are seizure-free. Follow up has been longer than 3 years in 78%. Complete control of seizures has be...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Covanis A,Gupta AK,Jeavons PM

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a severe epileptic condition characterized by multiple seizure types including tonic seizures, slow spike-and-wave discharges on electroencephalography (EEG), and cognitive impairment. LGS can occur in apparently healthy subjects or in patients with preexisting brain damage. The...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ferlazzo E,Adjien CK,Guerrini R,Calarese T,Crespel A,Elia M,Striano P,Gelisse P,Bramanti P,di Bella P,Genton P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-standing practice of polypharmacy in treating epilepsy is giving way to use of monotherapy. Monotherapy can improve seizure control as well as reduce the risk of serious idiosyncratic reactions, dose-related side effects, and complex drug interactions. Monotherapy also offers improved compliance and cost-effe...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wilder BJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy-prone and epilepsy-resistant substrains were selectively bred from a strain of BALB/c mice; audiogenic-sensitive epilepsy-prone animals showed enhanced sensitivity to chemical convulsants. Treatment with pyridoxine (100 mg/L in drinking water) initiated at mating and continued throughout pregnancy and the lif...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Dolina S,Peeling J,Sutherland G,Pillay N,Greenberg A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of the Neuropsychological Battery for Epilepsy is presented. The tests are designed to be helpful in the evaluation of adult epileptics. The battery consists of General Measures which include tests in the areas of intellectual functioning, emotional status, and lateral dominance. The development of a s...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Dodrill CB

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A major limitation of intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) is recording from a confined region. This may falsely localize seizure onset if the distinction between ictal onset zone, proximity, and spread is unclear, or if the ictal rhythm is not clearly identified. Delineation of the ictal onset zone is ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Singh S,Sandy S,Wiebe S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steady-state plasma antiepileptic drug (AED) concentrations were measured at intervals throughout pregnancy and during the postnatal period in 105 women who underwent 134 pregnancies. Phenytoin (PHT) dosage had to be increased in 85% of pregnancies in which the drug was received, carbamazepine (CBZ) dosage in 70%, and...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lander CM,Eadie MJ

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs) is not generally difficult if one follows the clinical and electroencephalogram (EEG) definitions of each subsyndrome that constitutes IGEs. In contrast, symptomatic epilepsies develop based on organic brain lesions and are easily diagnosed by the presence of d...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Oguni H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Postictal refractoriness checked by paired stimulations of the limbic structures was demonstrated to fail in rats<2 weeks old. Cortical epileptic afterdischarges were used in our study to examine if this phenomenon is restricted to old cortical structures or if it is a general one. Rats 12, 15, 18, 25, and 90 days old...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mareš P,Kubová H

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To conduct the first randomized trial on classical and medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) versions of the ketogenic diet, examining efficacy and tolerability after 3, 6, and 12 months. METHODS:One hundred forty-five children with intractable epilepsy were randomized to receive a classical or an MCT diet. Seizure ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Neal EG,Chaffe H,Schwartz RH,Lawson MS,Edwards N,Fitzsimmons G,Whitney A,Cross JH

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vagus is a mixed nerve carrying somatic and visceral afferents and efferents. The majority of vagal nerve fibers are visceral afferents and have a wide distribution throughout the central nervous system (CNS) either monosynaptically or via the nucleus of the solitary tract. Besides activation of well-defined refle...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Rutecki P

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of biochemical signs of vitamin D deficiency and the effects of vitamin D supplementation were investigated in 83 children and 95 adults on chronic antiepileptic therapy and 40 mentally retarded controls living under comparable conditions. Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D and serum calcium, and elevated immunorea...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Offermann G,Pinto V,Kruse R

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Low-frequency fiber-tract stimulation has been shown to be effective in treating mesial temporal lobe epilepsies through activation of the hippocampal commissure in rodents and human patients. The corpus callosum is a major pathway connecting the two hemispheres of the brain; however, few experiments have doc...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Couturier NH,Durand DM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The astrocytic enzyme glutamine synthetase (GS) is a key regulator of glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) metabolism in the glutamate/glutamine cycle (GGC). Inhibition of GS results in changes of neurotransmitter release and recycling. However, little is known about the influence of GGC on neurotransmitter...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Cremer CM,Bidmon HJ,Görg B,Palomero-Gallagher N,Escobar JL,Speckmann EJ,Zilles K

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate possible predictive factors for seizure control in a group of children and adults with low IQs (IQ, < or =70) who underwent resective surgery for intractable focal epilepsy and to study outcome with respect to seizures and neuropsychological functioning. We also studied psychosocial outcome in th...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bjørnaes H,Stabell KE,Heminghyt E,Røste GK,Bakke SJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 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：:An early EEG (within 48 h) and high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (hr_MRI) are the methods of choice for an accurate diagnosis after a first seizure presentation. Together with a careful history and examination, they will allow definition of the epilepsy syndrome in two-thirds of patients and help assess the i...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Pohlmann-Eden B,Newton M

更新日期：2008-01-01 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