High-resolution molecular genomic autopsy reveals complex sudden unexpected death in epilepsy risk profile.

abstract：:We examined the seizure records of 13 patients (nine men and four women, ages 27-50 years) with intractable partial epilepsy, maintained with steady anti-epileptic drug dosages. Patients recorded daily seizure frequency on calendars. Periods of outpatient observation ranged from 99 to 1,710 days and the number of obse...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Balish M,Albert PS,Theodore WH

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine whether seizure frequency and cycle days with seizure occurrence vary across the menstrual cycle. The subjects were the first 100 women with intractable focal onset seizures, 13-45 years old, who completed the baseline phase of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Progeste...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Herzog AG,Fowler KM,Sperling MR,Massaro JM,Progesterone Trial Study Group.

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocyte and microglial activation occurs following seizures and plays a role in epileptogenesis. However, the precise temporal and spatial response to seizures has not been fully examined. The pilocarpine model of temporal lobe epilepsy was selected to examine glial changes following seizures because morphological c...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Shapiro LA,Wang L,Ribak CE

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Seizures are currently defined by their electrographic features. However, neuronal networks are intrinsically dependent on neurotransmitters of which little is known regarding their periictal dynamics. Evidence supports adenosine as having a prominent role in seizure termination, as its administration can ter...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Van Gompel JJ,Bower MR,Worrell GA,Stead M,Chang SY,Goerss SJ,Kim I,Bennet KE,Meyer FB,Marsh WR,Blaha CD,Lee KH

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To address concerns about possible increases in rates of sudden unexplained death (SUD) after use of new anticonvulsants, more information on the rate of SUD among subjects with refractory epilepsy is needed to provide a comparison. METHODS:We conducted a study to estimate the incidence of SUD among subjects y...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Derby LE,Tennis P,Jick H

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Most people in the world with epilepsy are untreated with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). In some developing countries, this is because treatment facilities are unavailable or difficult to access. It has even been suggested that indigenous health systems threaten the prospect of the global control of epilepsy with ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Pal DK,Das T,Sengupta S,Chaudhury G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To compare the risks of fetal malformation during pregnancy associated with antiepileptic drug (AED) polytherapy and monotherapy. METHODS:Statistical analysis of malformation rate and antiepileptic drug exposure data from the Australian Register of Antiepileptic Drugs in Pregnancy, and from the literature. RE...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vajda FJ,Hitchcock AA,Graham J,O'Brien TJ,Lander CM,Eadie MJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To advance the development of (2S,3S)-sec-butylpropylacetamide (SPD) as a new treatment for acute repetitive seizures (ARS), by studying its pharmacokinetics (PK) in pigs and its PK-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) correlation in rats. METHODS:Two (2S,3S)-SPD intramuscular formulations (FA and FB ) were administered...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bibi D,Bialer M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenobarbital (phenobarbitone) was first used as an antiepileptic drug 100 years ago, in 1912. This article tells the story of the discovery of its antiepileptic action, its early development, and the subsequent course of its clinical use over the 100-year period. The side effects, pharmacokinetics, and misuse of barb...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Yasiry Z,Shorvon SD

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) it remains an unresolved issue whether the interictal decrease in N-acetyl aspartate (NAA) detected by proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRS) reflects the epilepsy-associated loss of hippocampal pyramidal neurons or metabolic dysfunction. METHODS...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vielhaber S,Niessen HG,Debska-Vielhaber G,Kudin AP,Wellmer J,Kaufmann J,Schönfeld MA,Fendrich R,Willker W,Leibfritz D,Schramm J,Elger CE,Heinze HJ,Kunz WS

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic factors play a major role in the etiology of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), a common form of idiopathic generalized epilepsy, but so far, genes related to JME remain largely unknown. JME shares electroclinical features with Unverricht-Lundborg disease (progressive myoclonic epilepsy type 1; EPM1), a form o...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mumoli L,Tarantino P,Michelucci R,Bianchi A,Labate A,Franceschetti S,Marini C,Striano P,Gagliardi M,Ferlazzo E,Sofia V,Pennese L,Annesi G,Aguglia U,Guerrini R,Zara F,Gambardella A,Genetic Commission, Italian League Agai

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetic profiles of diazepam (DZP) were investigated in plasma, erythrocytes, and discrete brain areas in the rat, and the effects of valproic acid (VPA), given as sodium valproate, on kinetic parameters were analyzed. The experiments were performed on two groups of rats treated daily for 15 days, the first receiv...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hariton C,Jadot G,Valli M,Mesdjian E,Mandel P

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the potential pharmacokinetic interactions between topiramate (TPM) and phenytoin (PHT) in patients with epilepsy by studying their pharmacokinetics (PK) after monotherapy and concomitant TPM/PHT treatment. METHODS:Twelve patients with epilepsy stabilized on PHT monotherapy were enrolled in this st...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sachdeo RC,Sachdeo SK,Levy RH,Streeter AJ,Bishop FE,Kunze KL,Mather GG,Roskos LK,Shen DD,Thummel KE,Trager WF,Curtin CR,Doose DR,Gisclon LG,Bialer M

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generalized epilepsies are treatable with a number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) that are effective in different seizure types and epilepsy syndromes. The mechanisms of action of these AEDs are incompletely understood but include inhibition of low-threshold calcium currents and of voltage-gated sodium channels and fac...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Berkovic SF

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations of the SCN1A subunit of the sodium channel is a cause of genetic epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS(+) ) in multiplex families and accounts for 70-80% of Dravet syndrome (DS). DS cases without SCN1A mutation inherited have predicted SCN9A susceptibility variants, which may contribute to complex inheri...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mulley JC,Hodgson B,McMahon JM,Iona X,Bellows S,Mullen SA,Farrell K,Mackay M,Sadleir L,Bleasel A,Gill D,Webster R,Wirrell EC,Harbord M,Sisodiya S,Andermann E,Kivity S,Berkovic SF,Scheffer IE,Dibbens LM

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in a number of genes encoding voltage-gated sodium channels cause a variety of epilepsy syndromes in humans, including genetic (generalized) epilepsy with febrile seizures plus (GEFS+) and Dravet syndrome (DS, severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy). Most of these mutations are in the SCN1A gene, and all are d...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Escayg A,Goldin AL

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common focal epilepsy in adults. TLE has a high chance of becoming medically refractory, and as such, is frequently considered for further evaluation and surgical intervention. Up to 30% of TLE cases, however, can have normal ("nonlesional" or negative) magnetic resonance imagi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Muhlhofer W,Tan YL,Mueller SG,Knowlton R

更新日期：2017-05-01 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:The study was conducted to determine the familiarity with, knowledge of, misunderstandings, and attitudes toward epilepsy among the Kuwaiti population. METHODS:A pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from a sample of 784 Kuwaiti individuals, selected from five governorates in Kuwait using a multista...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Awad A,Sarkhoo F

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:In 45 patients suffering from secondary generalized epilepsy, we have recorded 239 drop seizures both by radio-telemetered EEG/split-screen video taping and polygraphically. Twenty of these patients had pure tonic drop seizures. Nine patients each had myoclonic-atonic or pure atonic seizures, whereas seven had slow fa...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Egli M,Mothersill I,O'Kane M,O'Kane F

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:  Despite the consistent observation that γ-aminobutyric acid A (GABA(A) ) receptors mediate excitatory responses at perinatal stages, the role of the GABAergic system in the generation of neonatal epileptiform activity remains controversial. Therefore, we analyzed whether tonic and phasic GABAergic transmissio...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kolbaev SN,Sharopov S,Dierkes PW,Luhmann HJ,Kilb W

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergency treatment of seizures is an important practical issue, especially the treatment of generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE). Benzodiazepines or older standard antiepileptic drugs (phenobarbital, phenytoin) have typically been used as initial intravenous treatment of GCSE. As new parenteral antiep...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wheless JW,Treiman DM

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epileptogenic networks are defined by the brain regions involved in the production and propagation of epileptic activities. In this review we describe the historical, methodologic, and conceptual bases of this model in the analysis of electrophysiologic intracerebral recordings. In the context of epilepsy surgery, the...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bartolomei F,Lagarde S,Wendling F,McGonigal A,Jirsa V,Guye M,Bénar C

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in pregnant women with epilepsy (WWE) is associated with an increased risk of major congenital malformations (MCM). Previous studies have suggested that WWE who had a malformation in their index pregnancy were at an increased risk of recurrence in future pregnancies. We aimed to asses...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Begum S,Sarma SP,Thomas SV

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with medial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) exhibit structural brain damage involving gray matter (GM) and white matter (WM). The mechanisms underlying tissue loss in MTLE are unclear and may be associated with a combination of seizure excitotoxicity and WM vulnerability. The goal of this study was to in...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lee CY,Tabesh A,Benitez A,Helpern JA,Jensen JH,Bonilha L

更新日期：2013-10-01 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：PURPOSE:Brivaracetam (BRV) is a new anticonvulsant under development. Although BRV is an analog of levetiracetam (LEV), in addition to being an SV2A ligand, it also inhibits sodium channels in a voltage-dependent manner. The cognitive effects of BRV are uncertain. METHODS:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Meador KJ,Gevins A,Leese PT,Otoul C,Loring DW

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined auto-correlation and interval distribution characteristics of neuronal discharge from patients with complex partial seizures. The objective was to compare the interictal firing patterns of neurons in mesial temporal structures ipsilateral to the site of seizure onset with firing patterns of neurons in homo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Colder BW,Frysinger RC,Wilson CL,Harper RM,Engel J Jr

更新日期：1996-02-01 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