Prevalence of epilepsy and seizures in the Navajo Nation 1998-2002.

abstract：PURPOSE:Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of epilepsy (KAPE) among the public play a major role in determining the extent to which people with epilepsy can be integrated into their society. KAPE SURVEYS IN ASIA:Surveys conducted among Chinese in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong demonstrated simila...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lim SH,Pan A

更新日期：2005-01-01 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:To evaluate the antiepileptic and neuroprotective properties of topiramate (TPM) alone and with coadministration of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-receptor antagonist budipine in a rat model of refractory status epilepticus. METHODS:Male Sprague-Dawley rats had electrodes implanted into the perforant path and...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fisher A,Wang X,Cock HR,Thom M,Patsalos PN,Walker MC

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-seven patients with medically refractory paroxysmal disorders underwent EEG-video-audio (EVA) monitoring in an inpatient neurology-neurosurgery unit over 1-15 (mean 8.9) days. Fast visual review of all EEG records (5,784 h) and subsequent analysis of synchronized EVA patterns demonstrated a total of 208 partial...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Pierelli F,Chatrian GE,Erdly WW,Swanson PD

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of functional MRI (fMRI) to predict postoperative language decline compared to direct cortical stimulation (DCS) in epilepsy surgery patients. METHODS:In this prospective case series, 17 patients with drug-resistant epilepsy had intracranial monitoring and resection from 2012 to 2016 wi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Rolinski R,Austermuehle A,Wiggs E,Agrawal S,Sepeta LN,Gaillard WD,Zaghloul KA,Inati SK,Theodore WH

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To test the sensitivity of extracranial magnetoencephalography (MEG) for epileptic spikes in different cerebral sites. METHODS:We simultaneously recorded MEG and electrocorticography (ECoG) by using subdural electrodes with 1-cm interelectrode distances for one patient with lateral frontal epilepsy and one pat...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Oishi M,Otsubo H,Kameyama S,Morota N,Masuda H,Kitayama M,Tanaka R

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize features influencing marital status in a group of patients with refractory epilepsy before and after epilepsy surgery and to assess the effect of seizure control on marital status after epilepsy surgery. METHODS:We analyzed marital status in 430 epilepsy surgery patients and in a subset with te...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Carran MA,Kohler CG,O'Connor MJ,Cloud B,Sperling MR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:High-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at 4 Tesla depicts details of the internal structure of the hippocampus not visible at 1.5 Tesla, and so allows for in vivo parcellation of different hippocampal subfields. The aim of this study was to test if distinct subfield atrophy patterns can be detected in...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mueller SG,Laxer KD,Barakos J,Cheong I,Garcia P,Weiner MW

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy Bereaved? is a charity that aims to inform, support, and empower partners, relatives, and friends of people affected by sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). It also works toward preventing mortality due to SUDEP through raising awareness and promoting research. The aim of Epilepsy Bereaved? is to enab...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hanna J

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interictal discharges can occur silently without apparent simultaneous clinical manifestations. Nevertheless, formal testing during electroencephalographic (EEG) recording may demonstrate transitory cognitive impairment (TCI). The probability of demonstrating TCI is related to the nature of the test employed and the t...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Binnie CD,Marston D

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A), the binding site for the antiepileptic drug (AED) levetiracetam, has been shown to be involved in the control of neuronal excitability. The aim of the study was to define the expression and cell-specific distribution of SV2A in developmental focal lesions associated with medi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Toering ST,Boer K,de Groot M,Troost D,Heimans JJ,Spliet WG,van Rijen PC,Jansen FE,Gorter JA,Reijneveld JC,Aronica E

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2011, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) established eight epilepsy quality measures (EQMs) for chronic epilepsy treatment to address deficits in quality of care. This study assesses the relationship between adherence to these EQMs and epilepsy-related adverse hospitalizations (ERAHs). A retrospective chart re...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ladner TR,Morgan CD,Pomerantz DJ,Kennedy VE,Azar N,Haas K,Lagrange A,Gallagher M,Singh P,Abou-Khalil BW,Arain AM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Children with epilepsy often grow into adults with significant social problems including decreased employment, marriage, social relationships, and independent living arrangements. These problems are noted in population-based longitudinal and cross-sectional studies from many countries. Learning disorder and mental han...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Camfield CS,Camfield PR

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are local malformations of the human neocortex and a leading cause of medically intractable epilepsy. FCDs are characterized by local architectural disturbances of the neocortex and often by a blurred gray-white matter boundary indicating abnormal white matter myelination. We...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Donkels C,Peters M,Fariña Núñez MT,Nakagawa JM,Kirsch M,Vlachos A,Scheiwe C,Schulze-Bonhage A,Prinz M,Beck J,Haas CA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antiepileptic properties of carbamazepine (Tegretol) and clonazepam (Rivotril) were compared in a double-blind randomized study comprising 36 patients with newly diagnosed, untreated psychomotor epilepsy (partial seizures with complex symptomatology). No significant differences were found between the two drugs dur...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mikkelsen B,Berggreen P,Joensen P,Kristensen O,Køhler O,Mikkelsen BO

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Bone disease and fractures are common with chronic antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. This study aimed to characterize adverse bone effects of valproate and to identify mouse strains either resistant or sensitive to these effects. METHODS:Seven mouse strains ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Senn SM,Kantor S,Poulton IJ,Morris MJ,Sims NA,O'Brien TJ,Wark JD

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe the long-term outcome of childhood-onset secondarily generalized epilepsies (SGEs). METHODS:Children were identified from the Nova Scotia population-based epilepsy study (n=692). Onset of epilepsy was between 1977 and 1985, and follow-up was mainly in 2003. SGE was defined as having a mixture of mo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Camfield P,Camfield C

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:There is some structural similarity between the androgen receptor antagonist, flutamide (Flut) and benzodiazepines (BZDs). We evaluated the possible anticonvulsant effect and interaction of Flut with BZD receptors in common seizure models. METHODS:(a) Different groups of mice each were pretreated i.p. with Flu...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ahmadiani A,Mandgary A,Sayyah M

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Prenatal exposure to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is associated with an increased risk of cognitive dysfunction at early school age. Our aim was to investigate whether signs of adverse drug effects on brain function could be detected already during the first 2 weeks of life. METHODS:We studied prospectively 56...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Videman M,Tokariev A,Stjerna S,Roivainen R,Gaily E,Vanhatalo S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the last decade several studies have been published on incidence, etiology, and prognosis of status epilepticus (SE) with population-based data from the United States and Europe. The aim of this review is to summarize the available information on the epidemiology of SE and to outline the sources of the var...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Logroscino G,Hesdorffer DC,Cascino G,Hauser WA,Coeytaux A,Galobardes B,Morabia A,Jallon P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anticonvulsant and motor effects of gabapentin (GBP) were evaluated in rat pups aged 16-17 days. Fourteen-day-old rat pups received an implanted stimulating electrode in the amygdala unilaterally. Kindled seizures were produced on day 16 of life by repeatedly applying an electrical current stimulus to the amygdala...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lado FA,Sperber EF,Moshé SL

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study aims to map the temporal and extratemporal 18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET)-defined hypometabolism in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE). We hypothesize that quantitative analysis will reveal extensive extratemporal glucose hypometabolism (EH), that the EH is related to ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wong CH,Bleasel A,Wen L,Eberl S,Byth K,Fulham M,Somerville E,Mohamed A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent clinical trials indicate that cannabidiol (CBD) may reduce seizure frequency in pediatric patients with certain forms of treatment-resistant epilepsy. Many of these patients experience significant impairments in quality of life (QOL) in physical, mental, and social dimensions of health. In this study, we measur...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Rosenberg EC,Louik J,Conway E,Devinsky O,Friedman D

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to characterize the incidence and etiology of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) in a community-based cohort of children with new-onset disease. METHODS:A community-based cohort of 30 children with TLE was studied. The patients had new-onset disease before age 14 years between 1995 and 1999...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sztriha L,Gururaj AK,Bener A,Nork M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To present new information on the semiology and short-term evolution of seizures associated with primary brain tumors (PBTs) in a prospective study. METHODS:This study is a section of the PERNO study--Project of Emilia Romagna Region on Neuro-Oncology, the main aim of which is to collect prospectively all case...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Michelucci R,Pasini E,Meletti S,Fallica E,Rizzi R,Florindo I,Chiari A,Monetti C,Cremonini AM,Forlivesi S,Albani F,Baruzzi A,PERNO Study Group.

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We used the paired-pulse inhibition paradigm to determine whether the cell loss in the hilus of the dentate gyrus of female rats after kainic acid (KA)-induced status epilepticus (SE) is associated with functional changes in the dentate gyrus. Additionally, we determined whether the lost function could be prese...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Velísek L,Velísková J

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenterally injected penicillin in rats induces a peculiar pattern of multifocal epilepsy. The effective amount is higher than that required in cats. The epileptiform activity initially appears on the cortical mantle of one hemisphere; after a variable delay, contralateral cortical spikes arise in a completely asynch...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fariello RG

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To identify and define clinical and behavioral features of patients with adult-onset idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE). METHODS:We reviewed the charts of 313 IGE patients at the NYU Comprehensive Epilepsy Center over the past 5 years to identify patients with adult onset (18 years old or older). We exclude...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Cutting S,Lauchheimer A,Barr W,Devinsky O

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), the thalamus is well known for its role in the propagation and spread of epileptiform activity. However, the integrity of thalamocortical functional connectivity (FC) in TLE and its relation to specific seizure patterns have not yet been determined. We address these issues wit...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： He X,Doucet GE,Sperling M,Sharan A,Tracy JI

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether the outcome of status epilepticus (SE), a neurological emergency associated with high mortality and morbidity, has changed over the past decade. We investigated the difference in prognosis (mortality, functional status at discharge) after adult SE episodes in a large registry between 2 time point...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fatuzzo D,Novy J,Rossetti AO

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00