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 incidence of idiopathic/cryptogenic epilepsy and isolated unprovoked seizures has been relatively stable in the population of Rochester, Minnesota, for the 50-year period 1935 through 1984. In each decade, the age-specific rates exhibited a consistent U-shaped pattern of decreasing rates from infancy to age 40-49 ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Annegers JF,Hauser WA,Lee JR,Rocca WA

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some investigators argue that treating epilepsy with several antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) simultaneously (polytherapy) may give rise to more adverse effects than monotherapy, but this argument lacks supporting quantitative data. To reexamine this issue, we recruited a cohort of patients from the outpatients of the Speci...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lammers MW,Hekster YA,Keyser A,Meinardi H,Renier WO,van Lier H

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the incidence of seizures due to acute CNS insults for residents of Rochester, Minnesota, U.S.A., from 1935 through 1984. The age-adjusted incidence rates for 1955-1984, the period of most complete case ascertainment, was 39.0/100,000 person-years (United States 1970 population as standard). The age-adju...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Annegers JF,Hauser WA,Lee JR,Rocca WA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular field potential recordings were made in CA3 subfield of hippocampal slices from rats aged 11-22 days. In these experiments, we analyzed the effects induced by modifying [Mg2+] in the medium (1 or 2 mM) on (a) 4-aminopyridine (4-AP, 50 microM)-induced synchronous events (including ictal- and interictal-li...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fueta Y,Siniscalchi A,Tancredi V,Avoli M

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of short-term withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on auditory event-related potentials (ERPs) was studied in 16 patients undergoing preoperative evaluation for epilepsy surgery. ERPs were performed for all patients during treatment with full medication and after a 1-week period during ongoing tapering ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tuunainen A,Nousiainen U,Pilke A,Mervaala E,Riekkinen P

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the relationship of age of onset of epilepsy, chronological age at time of operation, and adequacy of preoperative memory performance to pre- to postoperative verbal memory decline. Patients who underwent left (n = 50) or right (n = 51) anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) were administered tests of verbal ep...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hermann BP,Seidenberg M,Haltiner A,Wyler AR

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous, generalized 2.5 to 3.5-Hz spike-wave (SW) discharges were evident in an EEG performed 13 h after a first seizure associated with a viral illness, in an 8-year-old girl. On eye opening, the EEG abnormality was suppressed and replaced by delta activity and brief spike-wave paroxysms. No alteration in conscio...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Gökyiğit A,Calişkan A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of factors have contributed to improvements in the care of epilepsy during the past decade, including the International League Against Epilepsy classifications, therapeutic antiepileptic drug (AED) monitoring and the concept of monotherapy, new AEDs with novel mechanisms of action, and new insights into etiol...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Gram L

更新日期：1995-01-01 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 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：:Why some patients with seizures are successfully treated with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and others prove medically intractable is not known. Inadequate intraparenchymal drug concentration is a possible mechanism of resistance to AEDs. The multiple drug resistance gene (MDR1) encodes P-glycoprotein, an energy-dependen...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tishler DM,Weinberg KI,Hinton DR,Barbaro N,Annett GM,Raffel C

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the results of neuroimaging studies in patients with periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (PLEDs) or bilateral independent periodic lateralized epileptiform discharges (BIPLEDs) for localization of lesions in gray or white matter to determine if "cortical isolation" is a critical mechanism in the p...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Raroque HG Jr,Purdy P

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of surgical strategies are available to deal with intractable epilepsy. These are resective operations, consisting of the removal of a focus or a discrete lesion, gross removal of malfunctioning brain, and functional operations consisting of division of the pathways of propagation or of an epileptic neuronal...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Polkey CE,Binnie CD

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of epilepsy in the elderly requires understanding of the unique biochemical and pharmacologic characteristics of this patient population. Accurate assessment of seizures and identification of epilepsy syndromes, thorough neurologic assessment to define etiology, and comprehensive evaluation of the patient's...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Willmore LJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective study of 51 consecutive patients who underwent operation for intractable partial epilepsy related to low-grade intracerebral neoplasms between 1984 and 1990. All patients had medically refractory partial seizures and a mass lesion identified on neuroimaging studies. Lesionectomy was perfor...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Britton JW,Cascino GD,Sharbrough FW,Kelly PJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) detects signal changes in brain that accompany regional changes in neuronal activity. In normal human brain, FMRI shows changes in signal in the postcentral gyrus or superior temporal gyrus that correlate with voluntary motor activity or language processing, respectively. T...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Morris GL 3rd,Mueller WM,Yetkin FZ,Haughton VM,Hammeke TA,Swanson S,Rao SM,Jesmanowicz A,Estkowski LD,Bandettini PA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:No reports of the Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (WPSI) have yet been presented from Asian countries in detail. We performed a multiinstitutional study of this test in 652 Japanese subjects. The mean value of the Lie Scale was high, and only one third of our subjects were under the limit of the original cri...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hosokawa K,Kugoh T,Mino S

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old Chinese girl had a first episode of symptomatic partial epilepsy at age 2 years. Despite regular treatment with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), the seizures remitted and exacerbated. Epileptiform EEG discharges were evident, arising from the left centroparietal region. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and co...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wang PJ,Liu HM,Young C,Lin MY,Shen YZ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative analysis of hippocampal formations (HF) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was correlated with depth electrode recordings in 18 patients with partial epilepsy. All had seizures of mesiotemporal origin. Electrodes explored three HF segments: amygdala and HF head and anterior and posterior HF body. Corresp...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Baulac M,Saint-Hilaire JM,Adam C,Martinez M,Fontaine S,Laplane D

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant synapse formation has been implicated in development and propagation of epileptic potential. Litzinger et al. (1993a) showed that omega-GVIA conotoxin may be used as a marker for synapse formation in nonepileptic mice. We conducted omega-GVIA binding in synaptosomal preparations from epileptic DBA/2J mice at ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Esplin MS,Abbott JR,Smart ML,Burroughs AF,Frandsen TC,Litzinger MJ

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Nonepileptic seizures (NES) are common and are often diagnosed at epilepsy centers by video-EEG recording of both spontaneous and suggestion-induced episodes, but no study has evaluated provocative testing in a general seizure population. We studied consecutive patients with a tentative diagnosis of epilepsy using sal...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bazil CW,Kothari M,Luciano D,Moroney J,Song S,Vasquez B,Weinreb HJ,Devinsky O

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) on internal carotid artery (ICA) blood flow velocity, as an index of total cerebral blood flow (CBF). The subjects were 45 newly diagnosed children with febrile convulsion or epilepsy who were seizure-free for a period long enough not to affect the results. They had ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Futagi Y,Otani K,Imai K

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a recent surge of interest in chronic animal models of epilepsy. Proper assessment of these models requires documentation of spontaneous seizures by EEG, observation, or both in each individual animal to confirm the presumed epileptic condition. We used the same automatic seizure detection system as tha...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mascott CR,Gotman J,Beaudet A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined EEG findings from an ongoing study of 347 children with a first unprovoked seizure. EEGs were available in 321 (93%), and 135 (42%) had an abnormal EEG. EEG abnormalities included focal spikes (n = 77), generalized spike and wave discharges (n = 28), slowing (n = 43), and nonspecific abnormalities (n = 7)....

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Shinnar S,Kang H,Berg AT,Goldensohn ES,Hauser WA,Moshé SL

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective longitudinal self-controlled study of 124 adult patients treated with resective surgery for medically uncontrolled partial epilepsy from 1949 to 1988. Approximately 65% of the patients experienced > 95% reduction in seizure frequency, and 75% had worthwhile improvement of at least 75% seiz...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Guldvog B,Løyning Y,Hauglie-Hanssen E,Flood S,Bjørnaes H

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has demonstrated a significant anticonvulsant effect in preclinical studies, in pilot studies in humans, and in the acute phase of a multicenter, double-blinded, randomized study. After completion of a 14-week, blinded, randomized study, with 31 receiving high (therapeutic) VNS and 36 rec...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： George R,Salinsky M,Kuzniecky R,Rosenfeld W,Bergen D,Tarver WB,Wernicke JF

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Epilepsy Association of Maryland, an affiliate of the Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA), recognized that the Maryland state regulations and laws on driving licensing restricted the rights of individuals with epilepsy. After identifying the problem, the Association determined the needed changes and planned a leg...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kingham LA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circling seizures (CS) have been described in association with focal lesions as well as with generalized EEG discharges. We report 1 patient with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) who developed CS. There were no focal findings on clinical examination, EEG, or imaging studies. We propose that CS in this patient may rep...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lancman ME,Asconapé JJ,Golimstok A

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monotherapy is the policy for management of patients with epilepsy. With increasing knowledge of the biology of epilepsy and of the modes of action of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), this concept must be reevaluated. When monotherapy fails to control seizures, subsequent treatment should be based on "rational pharmacology...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： de Bittencourt PR,Mazer S,Marcourakis T,Bigarella MM,Ferreira ZS,Mumford JP

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anticonvulsant effect of the dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker, nimodipine (NMD) was evaluated against electroshock-induced seizures in mice. At 1 h postdosing, NMD elicited a dose-dependent reduction in the occurrence of tonic hindlimb extension (THE) after maximal electroshock (MES). The calculated ED50 fo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sills GJ,Carswell A,Brodie MJ

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) can be used for noninvasive measurement of more than two dozen small metabolites in the brains of living animals and humans. In the first decade of its use for study of seizure phenomena in animals, MRS successfully detected in vivo seizure-induced cerebral acidosis and reduction ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Prichard JW

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the launching worldwide of a range of new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), the prescriber has a much wider choice than ever before. Comparative studies between new and established AEDs are few, and those between new AEDs are rarely performed. This report considers the strengths and weaknesses of nine new and establish...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Brodie MJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：:An understanding of the basic principles of human inheritance patterns is necessary to appreciate the variety and complexity of genetic influences in the epilepsies. The various modes of human inheritance include single gene (mendelian), chromosomal, mitochondrial, and multifactorial/polygenic. Recent insights regardi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bird TD

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Convulsive epilepsies are generally unmistakable. Absence epilepsies, which are easily recognized by the provocation of an episode during hyperventilation and by the typical features of the EEG, can be overdiagnosed, especially in the child who daydreams in class and has scattered, asymptomatic, epileptogenic EEG chan...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Murphy JV,Dehkharghani F

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lowering extracellular magnesium induces different patterns of epileptiform activity in rat hippocampus and entorhinal cortex. Short recurrent epileptiform discharges in the hippocampus are stable over time, whereas seizure-like events (SLEs) in the entorhinal cortex, the subiculum, and the neighboring neocortex devel...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Zhang CL,Gloveli T,Heinemann U

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical trials of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are usually performed only in major teaching centers, thus ignoring the very real contribution available from private practice. The relation between the consultant and the referring family physician is often much closer in private practice, allowing much earlier recruitmen...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Beran RG,Tilley M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old man with long-standing localization-related epilepsy and mental retardation had seizures that were partially controlled with valproate (VPA) 500 mg four times daily. Routine examination showed severe thrombocytopenia with mild leukopenia and chronic low-grade hemolytic anemia. Pertinent laboratory result...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Asconapé JJ,Manning KR,Lancman ME

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00