Abstract：
:An approach to the selection of appropriate antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for inclusion in polytherapy is to take into account both the efficacy of a drug and also its mechanism of action and pharmacokinetic profile. The AED zonisamide is licensed in Europe and the USA for use as adjunctive therapy in adult patients with partial onset epilepsy. Four pivotal clinical studies in patients with refractory partial seizures demonstrated that zonisamide as an add-on was most effective at doses of >or=300 mg/day, with responder rates (>or=50% reduction from baseline in seizure frequency) ranging from 28 to 47% for all seizures. In addition, zonisamide has a unique combination of multiple mechanisms of action that are potentially complementary with concomitant AEDs. Zonisamide has no clinically relevant effects on the pharmacokinetics of other commonly used AEDs, however, co-administration with cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inducers or inhibitors may change zonisamide's pharmacokinetic profile. Zonisamide is well tolerated with the majority of adverse events being mild-to-moderate and generally manageable. The tolerability of zonisamide has also been shown to improve with slower drug titration and duration of drug treatment. These characteristics suggest that zonisamide may be suitable as a key adjunct in rational polytherapy.
journal_name
Epilepsy Resjournal_title
Epilepsy researchauthors
Baulac M,Leppik IEdoi
10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.04.007subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-07-01 00:00:00pages
75-83issue
2-3eissn
0920-1211issn
1872-6844pii
S0920-1211(07)00138-6journal_volume
75pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract：PURPOSE:Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) provides information about magnitude (diffusivity) and directionality (anisotropy, FA) of water diffusion. We explored the characteristics of pathology-proven cortical dysplasia (CD) in the posterior quadrant in a case series of three patients using DTI measures, to assess associa...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2010.03.006
更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:Cryptogenic focal epilepsy (CFE) is a heterogeneous clinical disorder including patients with severe refractory forms and patients with a fairly good prognosis. Predictors of prognosis in CFE are poorly understood. The aim of this retrospective study is to identify long-term (5-year) prognostic predictors in pa...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.07.004
更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Interruption of neurogenesis and/or neuronal migration produces brain dysplasia modifying susceptibility to epileptic seizures in adulthood. The course of neurogenesis has a strictly defined time-table. Consequently, the developmental stage at which the interruption occurs determines what functional subsystem potentia...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2005.09.006
更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Classification of seizures arising from the cortical motor system classically distinguishes between primary motor seizures and supplementary motor area (SMA) seizures. With the aim of better characterizing the underlying networks of motor seizures, we quantitatively studied the "epileptogenicity" of brain structures i...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.04.011
更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Despite increasing amounts of research on periodic discharges (PDs), large clinical studies regarding their prognostic value are lacking. The aim of the current study was to evaluate the clinical implications and prognostic value of PDs. METHODS:In this single-center retrospective cohort study, we included p...
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
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Ictal activity itself can cause pathological cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings. However, data regarding pathological CSF findings caused by SE itself to date remain scarce. We here evaluated the frequency and specificity of pathological CSF findings in non-infectious SE. METHODS:We performed a retrospective...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.12.008
更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Evidence shows neurosteroids play a key role in regulating epileptogenesis. Neurosteroids such as testosterone modulate seizure susceptibility through its transformation to metabolites which show proconvulsant and anticonvulsant effects, respectively. Reduction of testosterone by aromatase generates proconvulsant 17-β...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.04.004
更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Seizure forecasting would improve the quality of life of patients with refractory epilepsy. Although early findings were optimistic, no single feature has been found capable of individually characterizing brain dynamics during transition to seizure. Cross-frequency phase amplitude coupling has been recently proposed a...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.11.009
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Opioid peptide release was monitored in the amygdala and hippocampus of freely moving rats following a single oral administration of gabapentin using microdialysis. Extracellular opioid peptide levels were elevated above basal levels in the amygdala within the first 60 (54%) and 90 min (68%) after gabapentin administr...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00121-1
更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) has frequently been used to investigate cerebral brain perfusion (CBP) occurring ictally and inter-ictally in epileptic patients. Several studies have addressed the multimodal analysis of the modifications occurring in cerebral areas involved in seizure activity, by c...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(00)00111-x
更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare subjective complaints of epilepsy patients with objective results of neuropsychological assessment and to investigate the possible influence of depression on self-reported complaints. 62 patients from the neurology clinic were included in the study. They were asked to fill the subje...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.02.006
更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recognition of the role of genetics in the epilepsies has increased dramatically, impacting on clinical practice across many epilepsy syndromes. There is limited research investigating the impact of gene identification on individuals and families with epilepsy. While research has focused on the impact of delivering ge...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2015.02.011
更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Post-stroke seizures occur in 5-20% of patients. Modeling of stroke-induced seizures in animals provides a useful tool for investigating the molecular basis of epileptogenesis and for developing therapies for stroke patients at increased risk for epileptogenesis. The questions addressed in the study were: (1) Do rats ...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(03)00034-2
更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Seizures induced by the convulsant methionine sulfoximine (MSO) resemble human "grand mal" epilepsy, and brain glutamine synthetase is inhibited. We recently selected two inbred lines of mice: sensitive to MSO (MSO-Fast) and resistant (MSO-Slow). In the present study, the selection pressure was increased and consangui...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2011.08.012
更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：AIM:To investigate biochemical cardiovascular risk factors and vascular endothelial function and structure in children with epilepsy on antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), particularly sodium valproate (VPA) and carbamazepine (CBZ). BACKGROUND:Individuals with epilepsy have increased risk factors for vascular disease, particu...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2014.04.006
更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate whether there may be a correlation between the anatomical variants of Circle of Willis (CoW) and presence/laterality of mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS). METHODS:We retrospectively identified the CoW variants on Wada angiograms in 71 patients with pathologically proven...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.02.017
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The limbic/mesial temporal lobe epilepsy syndrome has been defined as a focal epilepsy, with the implication that there is a well defined focus of onset, traditionally centered around the hippocampus. The pathology of the hippocampus in this syndrome has been well described and a number of physiological abnormalities ...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00051-5
更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In this preliminary study, we evaluated the predictive ability of Correlation Dimension (CD) and Nonlinear Interdependence (NI) for seizures in pediatric myoclonic epilepsy patients. Scalp EEG recordings of eight diagnosed cases of myoclonic epilepsy were analyzed using Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) for discriminatin...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.06.011
更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Uncomplicated childhood-onset epilepsy is associated with increased brain amyloid load at late middle age, but its possible association with Alzheimer-type neurodegenerative processes is unclear. After 50-year follow-up, 42 childhood onset epilepsy subjects and 45 matched controls were investigated with [18F]fluorodeo...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.09.006
更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The inbred Wistar Albino Glaxo Rats from Rijswijk (WAG/Rij) and the Genetic Absence Epilepsy Rats from Strasbourg (GAERS) are well-validated genetic models of absence epilepsy. Although they share similar characteristics including the spike-and-wave discharges (SWDs) in the EEG, some differences have been reported bet...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2009.12.005
更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Much remains to be learned about mechanisms underlying entry into, and temporal progression of, status epilepticus (SE). This report describes a non-pharmacologic model of generalized convulsive SE in rat. Pulsed trains of suprathreshold electric current, were administered bilaterally to either of four rostral forebra...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0920-1211(94)90084-1
更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the semiology of focal onset bilateral motor (convulsive) seizure (FBMS) in patients with intractable focal epilepsy who underwent epilepsy surgery to understand its value in localizing the origin of the seizure. METHODS:The study included 20 patients who underwent resective surgery after int...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106553
更新日期：2021-01-07 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Recent studies have suggested that the early introduction of a ketogenic diet (KD) could improve seizure control in myoclono-astatic epilepsy (MAE). This multicenter study sought to identify the benefits of KD use on seizure control and epilepsy and on developmental outcomes in children with resistant MAE. M...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2017.02.005
更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Interpreting electrocorticography (ECoG) in the context of neuroimaging requires that multimodal information be integrated accurately. However, the implantation of ECoG electrodes can shift the brain impacting the spatial interpretation of electrode locations in the context of pre-implant imaging. We characterized the...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106410
更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The development of epilepsy and a progressive increase in susceptibility to seizures may involve changes in inhibitory and excitatory systems from the beginning of the process. The present study was focused to analyze the opioid peptide changes induced by a chemical sub-convulsant stimulation. Experiments were carried...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(99)00056-x
更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Treatment of epileptic patients with valproic acid (VPA) may be associated with substantial weight changes that may increase morbidity and impair adherence to the treatment regimen. VPA-induced weight gain seems to be associated with many metabolic disturbances; the most frequent are hyperinsulinemia and insulin resis...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2013.08.016
更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The novel anticonvulsant, remacemide HCl [(+/-)-2-amino-N-(1-methyl-1,2-diphenylethyl)acetamide monohydrochloride; FPL12924AA], and a desglycinated metabolite [(+/-)-1-methyl-1,2-diphenylethylamine monohydrochloride; FPL 12495AA] reversibly limited sustained high-frequency repetitive firing (SRF) of sodium-dependent a...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0920-1211(95)00053-4
更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the correlation between time of day and sleep-wake state prior to seizure onset for seizures recorded in an inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit. METHODS:We prospectively enrolled a consecutive series of patients undergoing inpatient epilepsy monitoring. For each epileptic seizure recorded, continuou...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2020.106524
更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that remacemide and its desglycinyl metabolite, AR-R 2495AA, reduce neuronal damage in animal models of ischemia, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and traumatic brain injury. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether remacemide hydrochloride also alleviates seizure-induced neur...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0920-1211(98)00122-3
更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：PURPOSE:To use proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) to measure in vivo temporal lobe GABA and glutamate plus glutamine (GLX) concentrations in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) attributable to unilateral hippocampal sclerosis (HS) before and following anterior temporal lobe resection (ATLR). METHODS:W...
journal_title：Epilepsy research
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2008.11.006
更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00
