Abstract：
PURPOSE:This study aimed to evaluate the carotid artery intima-media thickness (CA-IMT) in adult patients with epilepsy and its contribution to oxidative stress and vascular risk biomarkers. METHODS:This study included 225 adult epileptic and 60 control subjects. For all, CA-IMT, fasting lipid profile (TC, TG, HDL-c and LDL-c), total homocysteine (tHcy), von Willbrand factor (vWF), fibrinogen, oxidized LDL (Ox-LDL), malondialdehyde (MDA), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARs), uric acid, total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH.Px), were assessed. RESULTS:Compared to control group, the IMT of patients' common carotid artery, bifurcation area and internal carotid arteries was significantly thickened in 51.1%, 73.3% and 43.6% in various groups of patients (treated and untreated). In the studied patients, the levels of tHcy, vWF, fibrinogen, MDA, TBARs, Ox-LDL levels were increased while HDL-c and TAC were decreased. Patients on CBZ showed the most significant changes in the levels of tHcy, vWF and HDL-c while patients on VPA showed significant alteration in uric acid, TBARs and GSH.Px. CONCLUSION:This study supports that in patients with epilepsy, various vascular risk factors and CA-IMT, get worse which could be attributed to epilepsy itself and/or its antiepileptic medications.
journal_name
Epilepsy Resjournal_title
Epilepsy researchauthors
Hamed SA,Hamed EA,Hamdy R,Nabeshima Tdoi
10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.03.010subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-05-01 00:00:00pages
183-92issue
2-3eissn
0920-1211issn
1872-6844pii
S0920-1211(07)00100-3journal_volume
74pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:Multiple forms of the ketogenic diet (KD) have been successfully used to treat drug-resistant epilepsy, however its mainstream use as a first-line therapy is still limited. Further investigation into its clinical efficacy as well as the molecular basis of activity is likely to assist in the reversal of any resistance ...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(00)00179-0
更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.09.025
更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Food intake triggers convulsions in fasted BALB/c mice and Wistar albino rats treated with antimuscarinic drugs, scopolamine or atropine. Inbred strain studies have yielded considerable information regarding genetic influences on seizure susceptibility and factors contribute to epileptogenesis in rodents. This study, ...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.03.001
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0920-1211(89)90012-0
更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Resting motor threshold (rMT) assessed by means of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is thought to reflect trans-synaptic excitability of cortico-spinal neurons. TMS studies reporting rMT in idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs) yielded discrepant results, so that it is difficult to draw a definitive conclusi...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章,meta分析,评审
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.03.020
更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2012.09.002
更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.10.007
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00072-2
更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2006.05.014
更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0920-1211(92)90051-t
更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(02)00185-7
更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Understanding the relationship between seizure frequency, seizure type and scores obtained from quality of life (QOL) measures is important if the incorporation of QOL measures into epilepsy clinical trials is to become standard practice. There is also a need to consider cross-cultural differences obtained from QOL me...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00010-2
更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.02.012
更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Chemical kindling, as an experimental model of epileptogenesis, is induced by repetitive administration of subconvulsive amount of excitatory drugs. Kindled mice do not typically display spontaneous recurrent seizures, but are instead characterized by enhanced seizure susceptibility to convulsive stimulations. In orde...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.10.019
更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.06.006
更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.10.009
更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.02.019
更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(96)00053-8
更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.10.002
更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0920-1211(93)90040-e
更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(00)00120-0
更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.02.004
更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(02)00032-3
更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(00)00193-5
更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Early neuropsychological changes following partial anterior callosotomy were evaluated in 15 patients with epilepsy (10 secondary generalized and 5 Lennox-Gastaut syndromes) by comparing their performances 1 month before surgery and then 15-20 and 90-100 days postoperatively without modifying the anticonvulsant treatm...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0920-1211(90)90091-9
更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The NTRK2 gene encodes a member of the neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor family known as TrkB. It is a membrane-associated receptor with signaling and cellular differentiation properties that has been involved in neuropsychiatric disorders, including epilepsy. We report here the frequencies of NTRK2 allel...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.08.010
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
