Subfield-specific loss of hippocampal N-acetyl aspartate in temporal lobe epilepsy.

abstract：PURPOSE:We analyzed sequential changes in the localization of EEG foci along with age to identify a specific EEG pattern, and the relation between the clinical manifestations and the EEG pattern in patients with Panayiotopoulos syndrome (PS). METHODS:The subjects were 76 children, who had been followed up >2 years wit...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ohtsu M,Oguni H,Hayashi K,Funatsuka M,Imai K,Osawa M

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three infants and children underwent cortical resection (n = 15) or hemispherectomy (n = 8) for intractable infantile spasms. Infantile spasms were present at the time of surgery in 17 of the 23 patients; in six, spasms had evolved to other seizure types during surgical evaluation. Children with a remote histor...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Chugani HT,Shewmon DA,Shields WD,Sankar R,Comair Y,Vinters HV,Peacock WJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the incidence, duration, risk factors for, and clinical correlates of postictal generalized electroencephalography (EEG) suppression (PGES), and to further delineate the significance of PGES in the pathogenesis of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tao JX,Yung I,Lee A,Rose S,Jacobsen J,Ebersole JS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aims of the present study were to explore the relation between ictal scalp EEG patterns and ictal hyperperfusion patterns in patients with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis-associated mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (HS-MTLE) by using semiquantitative single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) analysis...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kim JH,Im KC,Kim JS,Lee SA,Lee JK,Khang SK,Kang JK

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Study of families containing multiple affected individuals is essential for genetic research on the epilepsies, yet practically nothing has been published about methods for identification and recruitment of families or expected participation rates. Here we describe the strategy used for data collection in a gen...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ottman R,Berenson K,Barker-Cummings C

更新日期：2005-02-01 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：:5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and homovanillic acid (HVA) were measured by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) in lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) obtained from febrile children subdivided according to the presence or absence of convulsions. Lumbar puncture was made either early (mean time 2 h) or late...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Giroud M,Dumas R,Dauvergne M,D'Athis P,Rochette L,Beley A,Bralet J

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to develop a quantitative framework to estimate the likelihood of multifocal epilepsy based on the number of unifocal seizures observed in the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU). METHODS:Patient records from the EMU at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) from 2012 to 2014 were asse...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Struck AF,Cole AJ,Cash SS,Westover MB

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on internal carotid artery (ICA) blood flow velocity, as an index of total cerebral blood flow (CBF). The subjects were 45 newly diagnosed children with febrile convulsion or epilepsy who were seizure-free for a period long enough not to affect the results. They had ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Futagi Y,Otani K,Imai K

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A large number of studies have highlighted the important role of the gut microbiota in the pathophysiology of neurological disorders, suggesting that its manipulation might serve as a treatment strategy. We hypothesized that the gut microbiota participates in absence seizure development and maintenance in the...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Citraro R,Lembo F,De Caro C,Tallarico M,Coretti L,Iannone LF,Leo A,Palumbo D,Cuomo M,Buommino E,Nesci V,Marascio N,Iannone M,Quirino A,Russo R,Calignano A,Constanti A,Russo E,De Sarro G

更新日期：2021-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We review what is currently known about functional and morphologic plasticity of hippocampal neuronal circuits in animal epilepsy models. RESULTS:Perforant-path kindling has been shown to enhance excitatory synaptic transmission in the dentate gyrus significantly, and this enhancement has lasted for > or =1 mo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Maru E,Kanda M,Ashida H

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed the effects of phenytoin (PHT) overdosage on ballistic arm abduction movements in nine epileptic patients receiving long-term PHT treatment. During the overdosage period, all but one showed clinical abnormalities referable to impaired cerebellar function; one also had slowness of movement. Ballistic moveme...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Benvenuti F,Bandinelli S,Mencarelli MA,Lunardelli ML,Campostrini R,Zaccara G,Pantaleo T

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we review the incidence and significance of seizures in well-established autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes mellitus, celiac disease, thyroid disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The five following presentations discuss the incidence and possible pathogenesis...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vincent A,Crino PB

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：PURPOSE:Upper extremity automatisms are considered to be an ipsilateral seizure lateralizing sign in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Herein we describe different types of contralateral upper extremity automatisms (CUEAs). METHODS:One hundred ninety-three video-(electroencephalography) EEG recordings of 59 patients were ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kelemen A,Fogarasi A,Borbély C,Szucs A,Fabó D,Jakus R,Rásonyi G,Halász P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is effective in demonstrating pathologic lesions in patients with epilepsy. It has been suggested that MRI might also reveal functional abnormalities at an interictal epileptic focus when no gross structural change such as gliosis or tumor is present. Experimental epileptic foci were p...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： McLachlan RS,Karlik SJ,Myles V

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Status epilepticus (SE) is a medical emergency associated with a high mortality. Clinical series have suggested that mortality after SE has decreased. No studies have systematically examined trends in incidence, mortality, and case fatality after SE in a well-defined population. METHODS:All first episodes of S...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Logroscino G,Hesdorffer DC,Cascino G,Annegers JF,Hauser WA

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Previous neuroimaging studies provide growing evidence that patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) have both structural and functional abnormalities of the thalamus and frontal lobe gray matter. However, limited data are available regarding the issue of white matter (WM) involvement, making the microst...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kim JH,Suh SI,Park SY,Seo WK,Koh I,Koh SB,Seol HY

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze the relationship between ictal electroencephalography (EEG) and ictal single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and to evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of ictal SPECT as an independent presurgical evaluation technique. METHODS:Sixty-eight patients with temporal lobe epilepsy who underwent...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lee SK,Lee SH,Kim SK,Lee DS,Kim H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The antiepileptic effects of clobazam, a 1,5-benzodiazepine, have been well documented in animal experiments and clinical trials. However, the drug's mechanisms of antiepileptic actions are still undetermined. The purpose of this study was to learn how clobazam and its active metabolite modulate gamma-aminobuty...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Nakamura F,Suzuki S,Nishimura S,Yagi K,Seino M

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is well documented that long-term therapy with older antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) leads to an increase in risk for atherosclerosis, there has been only limited information regarding the vascular risk in patients who are treated with new AEDs. We therefore conducted a prospective longitudinal study to assess ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kim DW,Lee SY,Shon YM,Kim JH

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of phenobarbital (PB) and phenytoin (PHT) was recommended for many years for treatment of epilepsy in humans. We tested the effectiveness of the combination in a model of hippocampal seizures termed maximal dentate activation (MDA). Two parameters of MDA were measured: duration and time to onset. Neith...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Stringer JL,Higgins MG

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of guidelines to prevent the broadcast of epileptogenic television program content has reduced the incidence of seizures in Britain and Japan. Epileptogenic content includes both flicker and patterns. The guidelines for flicker were developed on the basis of a model that related stimulus parameters to the prop...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wilkins A,Emmett J,Harding G

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To confirm the efficacy and to clarify the problems of clobazam (CLB) as a new antiepileptic drug (AED) and clorazepate (CLP) as an alternative AED in Japan. METHODS:CLB and CLP were added on or replaced with conventional AEDs in 55 and 170 patients with refractory epilepsies, respectively. Short-term efficacy...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sugai K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) is an under-recognized cause of altered mental status. There are hardly any reported data on NCSE in developing countries. MATERIAL AND METHODS:Prospectively 210 consecutive patients with altered mental status admitted to neurological intensive care unit (NICU) of a tert...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Narayanan JT,Murthy JM

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Asia-Oceanian region is the most populous region in the world. Although there has been substantial economic development and improvement in health services in recent years, epilepsy remains generally an underrecognized and understudied condition. To help promote research in the region, the Commission on Asian and O...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kwan P,Cabral-Lim L,D'Souza W,Jain S,Lee BI,Liao W,Lim SH,Otsuki T,Tan CT,Wantanabe M,CAOA Research Task Force.

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenteral magnesium sulfate has been used to control acute convulsions of diverse etiologies and is currently a mainstay in controlling eclamptic convulsions. However, the site of this anticonvulsant action has remained controversial and not well studied in experimental epileptic models. Therefore we determined the e...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Borges LF,Gücer G

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of the children in 12 families examined the impact of and adjustments to epilepsy in one of the parents. Young children allowed to see the parent's seizures and the treatment for those seizures adapted to the threat of illness in a parent by becoming involved in the care and supervision of the affe...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lechtenberg R,Akner L

更新日期：1984-02-01 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：PURPOSE:Neuropsychological studies suggest frontal lobe dysfunctions in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). In this study we investigated whether an underlying mechanism could be a regional neuronal damage not visible with structural magnetic resonance (MR), but detectable with magnetic resonance spectrosc...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Savic I,Lekvall A,Greitz D,Helms G

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00