Double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of topiramate as add-on therapy in patients with refractory partial seizures.

abstract：:Fifty-six consecutive epileptic patients with partial seizures (30 temporal, 26 extratemporal) and facial asymmetry were studied. Facial asymmetry was compared with EEG, radiologic, and other clinical findings. Thirty patients had a lesional epilepsy whereas 26 were considered cryptogenic. In lesional epilepsies, 60% ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tinuper P,Plazzi G,Provini F,Cerullo A,Leonardi M,Agati R,Righini A,Montagna P

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Substantia nigra (SN) and locus coeruleus (LC) neurons are implicated in the propagation and suppression of amygdaloid seizures. Both structures are activated concomitant with amygdaloid seizure discharges. Their mechanisms of activation, however, remain to be elucidated. SN firing is not associated with the in...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Silveira DC,Liu Z,de LaCalle S,Lu J,Klein P,Holmes GL,Herzog AG

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of phenytoin (PHT) on the spontaneous activity of cerebellar Purkinje cells and the drug serum levels have been examined following both intravenous and intraperitoneal administration in rats. Purkinje cell activity was assessed by on-line computer analysis of interspike interval distributions. PHT levels w...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Latham A,Paul DH

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a randomized parallel group study design, we compared the cognit ive effects of carbamazepine (CBZ), phenobarbital (PB), and valproate (VPA) in children with epilepsy. Seventy-three children with newly diagnosed epilepsy were tested with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Revised (WISC-R), Bender-Gesta...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Chen YJ,Kang WM,So WC

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten regularly menstruating women with epilepsy were studied in a 12-month prospective follow-up study to evaluate the short-term effects of carbamazepine (CBZ) on serum sex hormone balance and pituitary function. Thirteen female epilepsy patients receiving long-term CBZ monotherapy (mean medication duration 5.3 years)...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Isojärvi JI

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Among children with epilepsy, to develop and evaluate a model to predict emergency department (ED) use, an indicator of poor disease control and/or poor access to care. METHODS:We used electronic health record data from 2013 to predict ED use in 2014 at 2 centers, benchmarking predictive performance against ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Grinspan ZM,Patel AD,Hafeez B,Abramson EL,Kern LM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This chapter covers the syndromes of benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS), nonlesional focal epilepsy in otherwise normal children (NLFN), and the genetic generalized epilepsies. BECTS is an epilepsy syndrome that always enters terminal remission before the general age of a planned transition of adolesce...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Camfield CS,Berg A,Stephani U,Wirrell EC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on data from the EURAP observational International registry of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and pregnancy, we assessed changes in seizure control and subsequent AED changes in women who underwent attempts to withdraw valproic acid (VPA) during the first trimester of pregnancy. Applying Bayesian statistics, we comp...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tomson T,Battino D,Bonizzoni E,Craig J,Lindhout D,Perucca E,Sabers A,Thomas SV,Vajda F,EURAP Study Group.

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polypharmacy is a widely employed treatment strategy in epilepsy, particularly for individuals with poorly controlled seizures. Drug combinations should be carefully considered to minimize the potential for unfavorable interactions. Older-generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are well known for their pharmacokinetic i...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sills G,Brodie M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The course and outcome of epilepsy following central nervous system (CNS) infections has been poorly characterized. Likewise, the impact of antimicrobial treatment as well as other preventative and therapeutic interventions on the development of epilepsy following neurological infectious disorders has been insufficien...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Singh G,Prabhakar S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We used a model of self-staining status epilepticus (SSSE), induced by brief intermittent stimulation of the perforant path in unanesthetized rats, to study the mechanism of initiation and of maintenance of SSSE and the role of neuropeptides in those processes. METHODS:The perforant path was stimulated intermi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wasterlain CG,Mazarati AM,Naylor D,Niquet J,Liu H,Suchomelova L,Baldwin R,Katsumori H,Shirasaka Y,Shin D,Sankar R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Compelling evidence supports the presence of P450 enzymes (CYPs) in the central nervous system (CNS). However, little information is available on the localization and function of CYPs in the drug-resistant epileptic brain. We have evaluated the pattern of expression of the specific enzyme CYP3A4 and studied its...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ghosh C,Marchi N,Desai NK,Puvenna V,Hossain M,Gonzalez-Martinez J,Alexopoulos AV,Janigro D

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old patient had a 3-year history of recurrent memory disturbances. The video electroencephalographic (EEG) recording of one attack showed that the amnesic state, which clinically resembled transient global amnesia, was characterized by a normal EEG tracing followed by electroclinical complex partial seizures...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tassinari CA,Ciarmatori C,Alesi C,Cardinaletti L,Salvi F,Rubboli G,Plasmati R,Forti A,Michelucci R

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) become available, physicians will define their appropriate use in particular patient populations. For women, the issues include gender-specific efficacy and tolerability, including the impact of the AED on reproductive health. Women with epilepsy who are treated with established AEDs ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Morrell MJ

更新日期：1996-01-01 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：: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：:The feasibility of automated detection of cortical-onset epileptic seizures from subcortical structures such as the thalamus was investigated via simultaneous recording of electroencephalography (EEG) and anterior and centromedian thalamic nuclei electrical signals (electrothalamography) in nine subjects with pharmaco...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Osorio I,Frei MG,Lozano AM,Wennberg R

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We examine improvement and worsening in quality of life (QOL) in terms of proportions achieving minimum clinically important change (MCID), and factors related to MCID, in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy randomized to medical or surgical treatment. METHODS:Eighty patients with temporal lobe epilepsy ran...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fiest KM,Sajobi TT,Wiebe S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tendency for four strains of parathyroidectomized (PTx) rats to convulse after pinealectomy (Px) was observed in this experiment; telencephalic serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine were examined to note any correlation between amines and convulsions. The strains of rats tested were Sprague-Dawley, Wistar, Long-...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Philo R,Reiter RJ

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In a previous investigation (Lah et al., 2004), we found deficits in retrograde memory in patients who had undergone temporal lobectomy (TL). In this study, we set out to determine whether such deficits are present before surgery in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHODS:Memory for public and auto...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lah S,Lee T,Grayson S,Miller L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epilepsy can be a devastating disorder. In addition to debilitating seizures, epilepsy can cause cognitive and emotional problems with reduced quality of life. Therefore, the major aim is to prevent the disorder in the first place: identify, detect, and reverse the processes responsible for its onset, and monitor and ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Koepp MJ,Årstad E,Bankstahl JP,Dedeurwaerdere S,Friedman A,Potschka H,Ravizza T,Theodore WH,Baram TZ

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine the long-term cognitive and educational outcomes in children prospectively identified at the time of a first unprovoked seizure. METHODS:A cohort of children with a first unprovoked seizure was enrolled and followed for a mean of 15 years. Cognitive function and educational outcomes were determine...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sogawa Y,Masur D,O'Dell C,Moshe SL,Shinnar S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, many important discoveries in nervous system structure and function involved the electrical properties of nerve tissue. The application of these advances, as well as those in electronic amplification and recording, led to the discovery of the human electroencephalogram ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Zifkin BG,Avanzini G

更新日期：2009-03-01 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：:Four groups of pregnant rats were used to study the effects of dietary supplements of folic acid (FA) alone or a mixture of FA, vitamins (Vit), and amino acids (AA) on the teratogenic effects of phenytoin (PHT). Groups A, B, and C received intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections of high-dose (75 mg/kg/day) phenytoin (PHT) b...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Zhu MX,Zhou SS

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To report our evaluation of interictal two epileptic spike fields on magnetoencephalography (MEG) by using invasive intracranial monitoring in a patient without lesion on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS:A 15-year-old left-handed boy with a 9-year history of refractory simple partial seizures, seconda...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Otsubo H,Sharma R,Elliott I,Holowka S,Rutka JT,Snead OC 3rd

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current neurologic literature tends to equate the term "epilepsy" with "epileptic seizures" and regards the condition mainly as a symptom of several different neurologic disorders. This has led to the creation of a great variety of "epilepsies" and a proposal to establish an International Classification of Epileps...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Rodin E

更新日期：1987-05-01 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:To assess the usefulness of an early postictal EEG in neurologically normal children with complex febrile seizures. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective chart review of all neurologically normal children who were hospitalized over a period of 2.5 years after complex febrile seizures, and had an EEG up to 1 wee...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Maytal J,Steele R,Eviatar L,Novak G

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate relationships between self-report measures of seizure severity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in people with refractory localization-related epilepsy. METHODS:A sample of 340 adults enrolled in a seven-center, prospective study of resective epilepsy surgery completed baseline questionna...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vickrey BG,Berg AT,Sperling MR,Shinnar S,Langfitt JT,Bazil CW,Walczak TS,Pacia S,Kim S,Spencer SS

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00