Operational classification of seizure types by the International League Against Epilepsy: Position Paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology.

abstract：:Ten infantile spasms (IS) patients had single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) with [99mTc]HMPAO, EEG, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. SPECT showed localized cerebral hypoperfusion in 7 infants (4 unifocal; 3 multifocal) always involving the temporal regions either unilaterally or bilaterally....

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Miyazaki M,Hashimoto T,Fujii E,Tayama M,Kuroda Y

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine if there are differences in the incidence of seizure disorders between the children of the indigenous and immigrant (predominantly Pakistani) populations of Bradford, United Kingdom. Annual incidence rates per 100,000 for new onset seizures were calculated along with Townsend deprivation scores....

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hamdy NA,Ginby D,Feltbower R,Ferrie CD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This study evaluated topiramate (TPM) antagonism of glutamate receptors activated by kainate. METHODS:The ability of TPM (3-30 microM) to attenuate kainate (300 microM)-activated cobalt (Co2+) flux through nonselective cation channels permeable to Co2+, Mn2+, and Ca2+ into cultured cerebellar granule neurons [...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Skradski S,White HS

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The selection of a minimal active sequence of erythropoietin allowed the design of peptide mimetics that exert beneficial effects in the central nervous system but lack an erythropoietic effect. Erythropoietin has been suggested as a promising therapeutic and prophylactic for epilepsies based on its neuroprotec...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Seeger N,Zellinger C,Rode A,Roloff F,Bicker G,Russmann V,Fischborn S,Wendt H,Potschka H

更新日期：2011-12-01 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：:In animal models, inflammation is both a cause and consequence of seizures. Less is known about the role of inflammation in human epilepsy. We performed positron emission tomography (PET) using a radiotracer sensitive to brain inflammation in a patient with frontal epilepsy ~36 h after a seizure as well as during a se...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Butler T,Li Y,Tsui W,Friedman D,Maoz A,Wang X,Harvey P,Tanzi E,Morim S,Kang Y,Mosconi L,Talos D,Kuzniecky R,Vallhabjosula S,Thesen T,Glodzik L,Ichise M,Silbersweig D,Stern E,de Leon MJ,French J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess anger/hostility during treatment with lamotrigine adjunctive therapy versus levetiracetam adjunctive therapy in patients with partial seizures. METHODS:This randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study in adults with partial seizures included an 8-week escalation phase, during which adjunctive lamo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Labiner DM,Ettinger AB,Fakhoury TA,Chung SS,Shneker B,Tatum Iv WO,Mitchell Miller J,Vuong A,Hammer AE,Messenheimer JA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Seizures are common in individuals with duplications of chromosome 15q11.2-q13 (Dup15q). The goal of this study was to examine the phenotypes and treatments of seizures in Dup15q in a large population. METHODS:A detailed electronic survey was conducted through the Dup15q Alliance containing comprehensive que...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Conant KD,Finucane B,Cleary N,Martin A,Muss C,Delany M,Murphy EK,Rabe O,Luchsinger K,Spence SJ,Schanen C,Devinsky O,Cook EH,LaSalle J,Reiter LT,Thibert RL

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of rescue benzodiazepines in the management of seizures is widely accepted in emergency pediatric practice. They can, however, cause severe side effects, such as respiratory depression. We describe five patients who presented with severe respiratory depression following benzodiazepine administration for seizur...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lacroix L,Fluss J,Gervaix A,Korff CM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The objective of this study was to evaluate the interaction of the preferential brain nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, 7-nitroindazole (7-NI), with conventional antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) against amygdala-kindled seizures in rats. METHODS:Experiments were performed on fully kindled rats. Adverse effects ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Borowicz KK,Kleinrok Z,Czuczwar SJ

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:It has been suggested that multilobar epilepsies caused by lesions restricted to the posterior cerebral quadrant (ie, the parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes) can be treated successfully by a procedure termed posterior disconnection. The objective of the present paper was to identify determinants of the e...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kalbhenn T,Cloppenborg T,Wörmann FG,Blümcke I,Coras R,May TW,Polster T,Simon M,Bien CG

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Optimal choice of antiseizure medication (ASM) depends on seizure type, syndrome, age, gender, comorbidities and co-medications. There are no fixed rules on how to weigh these factors; choices are subjective and experience-driven. We investigated agreement among experts in selecting ASM as monotherapy and use...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Beniczky S,Rampp S,Asadi-Pooya AA,Rubboli G,Perucca E,Sperling MR

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To study the neurophysiologic characteristics of epileptic myoclonus in patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and myoclonic astatic epilepsy (MAE). METHODS:Three patients with symptomatic LGS (mean age, 15 years +/- 4) and three with cryptogenic MAE (mean age, 9 years +/- 3) were studied. Temporal relati...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bonanni P,Parmeggiani L,Guerrini R

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored Kentuckians' attitudes toward children with epilepsy. Questions compared respondents' attitudes about children with epilepsy, asthma, hyperactivity, and AIDS. Random digit dialing led to 617 completed interviews. The key questions asked concerned (a) how a pupil with each illness would alter the classroom ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Baumann RJ,Wilson JF,Wiese HJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess pharmacokinetics and safety of diazepam nasal spray (NRL-1; VALTOCO®) in pediatric and adult patients with epilepsy in seizure and nonseizure states. METHODS:A single dose of diazepam nasal spray (5, 10, 15, or 20 mg based on weight) was administered during each of two conditions (ictal/peri-ictal ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hogan RE,Tarquinio D,Sperling MR,Klein P,Miller I,Segal EB,Rabinowicz AL,Carrazana E

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The aim of this article is to review the literature on the effects of psychostimulants in epileptic subjects in order to reach a consensus statement regarding the use or abuse of these substances. METHODS:Psychostimulant substances have been considered the drugs that share the ability to produce excitation of ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Zagnoni PG,Albano C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Patients with gliomas frequently present with seizures, but the factors associated with seizure development are still poorly understood. In this study, we assessed peritumoral synaptic network activity in a glioma animal model and tested the contribution of aberrant glutamate release from gliomas on glioma-asso...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Campbell SL,Buckingham SC,Sontheimer H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical treatment of seizure disorders is a complex process, requiring extensive interaction and co-operation between physician and patient. The physician must have an accurate diagnosis of the patient's illness and a comprehensive understanding of seizures and seizure disorders. The physician must consider specif...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ferrendelli JA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To examine which variables available early in the course of childhood epilepsy are associated with a poor short-term outcome and to develop models to predict such an outcome. METHODS:We prospectively followed up 466 children with newly diagnosed epilepsy for 2 years. Variables were collected at intake and afte...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Arts WF,Geerts AT,Brouwer OF,Boudewyn Peters AC,Stroink H,van Donselaar CA

更新日期：1999-06-01 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：BACKGROUND:Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS) is a well-known clinical entity caused by partial deletion of the short arm of one chromosome 4 (4p- syndrome). Seizures occur in almost all the cases, but studies on the electroclinical disorder and its evolution are still scarce. We present a longitudinal study of the electro...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Battaglia D,Zampino G,Zollino M,Mariotti P,Acquafondata C,Lettori D,Pane M,Vasta I,Neri G,Dravet C,Guzzetta F

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain slices incubated with glucose have provided most of our knowledge on cellular, synaptic, and network driven mechanisms. It has been recently suggested that γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) excites neonatal neurons in conventional glucose-perfused slices but not when ketone bodies metabolites, pyruvate, and/or lactate ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ben-Ari Y,Tyzio R,Nehlig A

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:The incidence of epilepsy and of all unprovoked seizures was determined for residents of Rochester, Minnesota U.S.A. from 1935 through 1984. Age-adjusted incidence of epilepsy was 44 per 100,000 person-years. Incidence in males was significantly higher than in females and was high in the first year of life but highest...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hauser WA,Annegers JF,Kurland LT

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valproate (VPA) is an effective, widely used antiepileptic drug. Unfortunately its use in pregnant women is associated with neural tube defects in the offspring. Although the etiology of neural tube defects is multifactorial, there is evidence that underlying genetic susceptibility plays a part. We describe two women ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Duncan S,Mercho S,Lopes-Cendes I,Seni MH,Benjamin A,Dubeau F,Andermann F,Andermann E

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac changes may occasionally occur during vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) used in epileptic patients. As they can be potentially life-threatening, it is important to detect them, and this is why an intraoperative test is performed during the implantation. Few cases of asystole during this test have been described. O...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Iriarte J,Urrestarazu E,Alegre M,Macías A,Gómez A,Amaro P,Artieda J,Viteri C

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the effects of depression and anxiety disorder symptoms on the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of children and adolescents with epilepsy. Sixty children and adolescents and their parents participated in the study. Symptoms of anxiety disorders were identified by the Screen for Child Anxiety...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Stevanovic D,Jancic J,Lakic A

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Scrub typhus is an emerging infection, and there is little information about status epilepticus (SE) in scrub typhus. We report the clinical spectrum and outcome of SE in scrub typhus. In a 3-year prospective hospital-based observational study, all scrub typhus patients with SE were included. Scrub typhus was diagnose...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kalita J,Mani VE,Bhoi SK,Misra UK

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed positron emission tomography (PET) with [11C]deuterium-deprenyl in 9 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) undergoing evaluation for possible epilepsy surgery. Seven patients had unilateral and 2 had bilateral mesiotemporal epileptic foci based on the preoperative investigation including ictal EEG di...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kumlien E,Bergström M,Lilja A,Andersson J,Szekeres V,Westerberg CE,Westerberg G,Antoni G,Långström B

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To describe postoperative outcome in patients with familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (FMTLE). METHODS:We studied FMTLE patients who underwent surgical treatment for refractory seizures. FMTLE was defined when at least two individuals in a family had a clinical EEG diagnosis of MTLE. Preoperative investiga...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kobayashi E,D'Agostino MD,Lopes-Cendes I,Andermann E,Dubeau F,Guerreiro CA,Schenka AA,Queiroz LS,Olivier A,Cendes F,Andermann F

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00