Ex vivo characterization of neuroinflammatory and neuroreceptor changes during epileptogenesis using candidate positron emission tomography biomarkers.

abstract：:The possible effect of in utero antiepileptic drug (AED) exposure on the incidence of spontaneous abortion was evaluated among pregnancies of women with epilepsy and the wives of men with epilepsy. The proportion of pregnancy outcomes terminating in spontaneous abortion, the gestational age-specific rates of spontaneo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Annegers JF,Baumgartner KB,Hauser WA,Kurland LT

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Many antiseizure drugs (ASDs) act on voltage-dependent sodium channels, and the molecular basis of these effects is well established. In contrast, how ASDs act on the level of neuronal networks is much less understood. METHODS:In the present study, we determined the effects of eslicarbazepine (S-Lic) on diff...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Schmidt S,Pothmann L,Müller-Komorowska D,Opitz T,Soares da Silva P,Beck H

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperthermia was induced in mature rats by immersing them in 20 cm of 45 degrees C water for 4 min. Rats were made hyperthermic once every 4 days for six exposures. A significant number had at least one convulsion by the third exposure. During the seventh exposure, 2 weeks after the sixth exposure, twice as many rats ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Klauenberg BJ,Sparber SB

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To characterize the epileptogenic zone in neocortical epilepsy (NE) by using magnetoencephalography (MEG). METHODS:We defined and compared locations of single and multiple clusters of equivalent current dipoles (ECDs) for interictal spikes with MRI findings, ictal-onset zones (IOZs) from subdural electroenceph...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Oishi M,Kameyama S,Masuda H,Tohyama J,Kanazawa O,Sasagawa M,Otsubo H

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a surgically treated case of early infantile epileptic encephalopathy (EIEE) with suppression-bursts associated with focal cortical dysplasia. Tonic-clonic seizures followed by a series of spasms occurred about a hundred times a day at a few days of age. Interictal electroencephalogram (EEG) revealed a suppr...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Komaki H,Sugai K,Sasaki M,Hashimoto T,Arai N,Takada E,Maehara T,Shimizu H

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed the blink reflex (BR) in 20 normal volunteers, 13 epileptic patients receiving antiepileptic drug (AED) monotherapy, and 13 epileptic patients receiving AED polytherapy. Comparison of R1, ipsilateral and contralateral R2 and VIIth nerve latencies in the three groups showed no statistically significant dif...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lancman ME,Cristiano E,Golimstok A,Granillo RJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multicenter prospective study was initiated at the time of first antiepileptic treatment for afebrile seizures with 283 unselected patients in Italy. Each patient started with monotherapy at standard daily doses. Data were collected at admission, at scheduled 6-month exams, and at unscheduled exams and included age,...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Beghi E,Tognoni G

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism(s) for sudden death in epilepsy (SUDEP) remain(s) unknown, but seizure spread to brainstem areas serving autonomic and respiratory function is critical. In a rat model, we established a mechanism for SUDEP that involves seizure-induced laryngospasm and obstructive apnea lasting until respiratory arrest. ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Irizarry R,Sukato D,Kollmar R,Schild S,Silverman J,Sundaram K,Stephenson S,Stewart M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Established antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) decrease membrane excitability by interacting with neurotransmitter receptors or ion channels. AEDs developed before 1980 appear to act on sodium channels, gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptors, or calcium channels. Benzodiazepines and barbiturates enhance GABAA recept...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Macdonald RL,Kelly KM

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The computed tomography (CT) scans of 132 patients with late onset epilepsy were compared with the CT scans of an age- and sex-matched control group. Patients with neurologic symptoms in addition to epilepsy, patients with a definite antecedent cause for epilepsy, and patients with tumours on CT scanning were excluded...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Roberts RC,Shorvon SD,Cox TC,Gilliatt RW

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) experience significant deficits in category-related object recognition and naming following standard surgical approaches. These deficits may result from a decoupling of core processing modules (e.g., language, visual processing, and semantic memory), due to "collate...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Drane DL,Loring DW,Voets NL,Price M,Ojemann JG,Willie JT,Saindane AM,Phatak V,Ivanisevic M,Millis S,Helmers SL,Miller JW,Meador KJ,Gross RE

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The role of alpha 1b-adrenergic receptor (alpha 1b-AR) in relation with neuronal degeneration, drug addiction, and seizure susceptibility has recently emerged. In particular, mice that overexpress alpha 1b-AR undergo spontaneous epileptic seizures and progressive neuronal loss in a variety of brain areas. There...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Pizzanelli C,Lazzeri G,Fulceri F,Giorgi FS,Pasquali L,Cifelli G,Murri L,Fornai F

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1929 and 1980, 284 patients with refractory nontumoral frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) underwent operation at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI). We studied 39 patients (14%) who required reoperation. Mean age at the time of first operation was 18 years and at reoperation was 22 years. Clinical manifestatio...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Salanova V,Quesney LF,Rasmussen T,Andermann F,Olivier A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy was defined conceptually in 2005 as a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures. This definition is usually practically applied as having two unprovoked seizures >24 h apart. The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) accepted recommendations of a t...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fisher RS,Acevedo C,Arzimanoglou A,Bogacz A,Cross JH,Elger CE,Engel J Jr,Forsgren L,French JA,Glynn M,Hesdorffer DC,Lee BI,Mathern GW,Moshé SL,Perucca E,Scheffer IE,Tomson T,Watanabe M,Wiebe S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of biochemical signs of vitamin D deficiency and the effects of vitamin D supplementation were investigated in 83 children and 95 adults on chronic antiepileptic therapy and 40 mentally retarded controls living under comparable conditions. Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D and serum calcium, and elevated immunorea...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Offermann G,Pinto V,Kruse R

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clobazam (CLB), a 1,5-benzodiazepine, is a remarkably effective add-on drug for individual patients with refractory partial epilepsy. CLB has an excellent safety record. As with all benzodiazepines used for treating epilepsy, sedation and withdrawal effects, together with the development of tolerance, limit its useful...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Schmidt D

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristics of spontaneous spindling in electrocorticograms from awake rodents are described. Comparisons are made between this spontaneous activity and epileptic activity generated in the sensorimotor cortex. ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hammond EJ,Villarreal HJ,Wilder BJ

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the occurrence of ictal and postictal aphasia in different focal epilepsy syndromes. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed the video-electroencephalographic monitoring data of 1,118 patients with focal epilepsy for seizure-associated aphasia (SAA). Statistical analysis included chi-square analys...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Loesch AM,Steger H,Losher C,Hartl E,Rémi J,Vollmar C,Noachtar S

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Symptomatic occipital lobe epilepsy is increasingly recognized among patients with partial-onset seizures. Although traditional clinical and electroencephalographic criteria had defined occipital lobe epilepsy in the past, new neuroimaging techniques and the recognition of specific syndromes associated with occipital ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kuzniecky R

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old patient with hyperglycemia and rheumatoid arthritis presented with attacks of involuntary lingual movements that were associated with pain at the base of the tongue, often followed by aversion of head and eyes to the left with clonic contractions of the left corner of the mouth. Seizures could be induced...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Neufeld MY,Blumen SC,Nisipeanu P,Korczyn AD

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of lamotrigine (LTG) can be limited by the occurrence of cutaneous adverse drug reactions (cADRs) that range from maculopapular eruption (MPE) to the more severe Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis. A few human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-related genetic risk factors for carbamazepine-induced c...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Moon J,Park HK,Chu K,Sunwoo JS,Byun JI,Lim JA,Kim TJ,Shin JW,Lee ST,Jung KH,Jung KY,Jeon D,Kim DW,Yu KS,Jang IJ,Kang HR,Park HW,Lee SK

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To assess medical intractability in patients considered for restrictive epilepsy surgery. METHODS:Seventy-four patients received single drug treatment with carbamazepine (CBZ), phenytoin (PHT), and either phenobarbital (PB) or primidone (PRM). Medical intractability was established if seizure control was not o...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hermanns G,Noachtar S,Tuxhorn I,Holthausen H,Ebner A,Wolf P

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of lamotrigine (LTG), a new antiepileptic drug (AED), were studied in healthy volunteers. In an open dose-escalating study, LTG 240 mg produced peak plasma concentrations of around 3 micrograms/mg with no significant adverse events. Subsequent pharmacokinetic studies revealed ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Peck AW

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ultimate treatment goal in epilepsy therapy is always freedom from seizures with as few treatment adverse effects as possible. If seizures persist with the first monotherapy, alternative monotherapy with another antiepileptic drug (AED) should be considered. Continuing seizures should lead to a reevaluation of dif...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ben-Menachem E

更新日期：2014-01-01 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：:Lacosamide (Vimpat) is a newly licensed novel antiepileptic drug. We report a case of refractory convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) that was successfully controlled with lacosamide. The 38-year-old male patient was admitted for a series of complex partial seizures with secondary generalization leading to refractory C...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tilz C,Resch R,Hofer T,Eggers C

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The rat electrical amygdala kindling model is one of the most widely studied animal models of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE); however, the processes underlying epileptogenesis in this model remain incompletely understood. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful method to investigate epileptogenesis, allowi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Jupp B,Williams JP,Tesiram YA,Vosmansky M,O'Brien TJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy is frequently associated with cognitive dysfunction. However, the reasons for this correlation are unclear. Possible influential factors include patient age; duration, frequency, etiology, and type of seizures; hereditary factors; psychosocial issues; and antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy. Whereas many of thes...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vining EP

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the relationship between clinical characteristics and EEG classification in all children with febrile seizures examined at the University Pediatric Clinic, Skopje, Yugoslavia between 1982 and 1984. This is the only facility in Macedonia providing EEG or neurologic consultation for children. EEGs were class...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sofijanov N,Emoto S,Kuturec M,Dukovski M,Duma F,Ellenberg JH,Hirtz DG,Nelson KB

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nocturnal frontal lobe seizures (NFLS) show one or all of the following semeiological patterns: (1) paroxysmal arousals (PA: brief and sudden recurrent motor paroxysmal behavior); (2) hyperkinetic seizures (HS: motor attacks with complex dyskinetic features); (3) asymmetric bilateral tonic seizures (ATS: mot...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vignatelli L,Bisulli F,Provini F,Naldi I,Pittau F,Zaniboni A,Montagna P,Tinuper P

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00