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：OBJECTIVES:Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are local malformations of the human neocortex and a leading cause of medically intractable epilepsy. FCDs are characterized by local architectural disturbances of the neocortex and often by a blurred gray-white matter boundary indicating abnormal white matter myelination. We...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Donkels C,Peters M,Fariña Núñez MT,Nakagawa JM,Kirsch M,Vlachos A,Scheiwe C,Schulze-Bonhage A,Prinz M,Beck J,Haas CA

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We conducted clinical testing of an automated Bayesian machine learning algorithm (Epilepsy Seizure Assessment Tool [EpiSAT]) for outpatient seizure risk assessment using seizure counting data, and validated performance against specialized epilepsy clinician experts. METHODS:We conducted a prospective longit...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Chiang S,Goldenholz DM,Moss R,Rao VR,Haneef Z,Theodore WH,Kleen JK,Gavvala J,Vannucci M,Stern JM

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Surgical resection of seizure-producing brain tissue is a gold standard treatment for drug-resistant focal epilepsy. However, several patient-specific factors can preclude resective surgery, including a spatially extensive ("regional") seizure-onset zone (SOZ). For such patients, responsive neurostimulation (...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ma BB,Fields MC,Knowlton RC,Chang EF,Szaflarski JP,Marcuse LV,Rao VR

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variants in the SCN2A gene, encoding the voltage-gated sodium channel NaV 1.2, cause a variety of neuropsychiatric syndromes with different severity ranging from self-limiting epilepsies with early onset to developmental and epileptic encephalopathy with early or late onset and intellectual disability (ID), as well as...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hedrich UBS,Lauxmann S,Lerche H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A large-scale, double-blind trial (SP0993; NCT01243177) demonstrated that lacosamide was noninferior to controlled-release carbamazepine (carbamazepine-CR) in terms of efficacy, and well tolerated as first-line monotherapy in patients (≥16 years of age) with newly diagnosed epilepsy. We report primary safety ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ben-Menachem E,Grebe HP,Terada K,Jensen L,Li T,De Backer M,Steiniger-Brach B,Gasalla T,Brock M,Biton V

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Studies have found that affected individuals who believe the cause of their disorder is genetic may react in various ways, including optimism for improved treatments and pessimism due to perceived permanence of the condition. This study assessed the psychosocial impact of genetic attribution among people with...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Garofalo DC,Sorge ST,Hesdorffer DC,Winawer MR,Phelan JC,Chung WK,Ottman R

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Identification of patients at risk of developing epilepsy before the first spontaneous seizure may promote the development of preventive treatment providing opportunity to stop or slow down the disease. METHODS:As development of novel radiotracers and on-site setup of existing radiotracers is highly time-con...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bascuñana P,Gendron T,Sander K,Jahreis I,Polyak A,Ross TL,Bankstahl M,Arstad E,Bankstahl JP

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Considering the complexity of neuronal circuits and their epilepsy-associated alterations, epilepsy models cannot be completely replaced by in vitro experimental approaches. Decisions about ethical approval of in vivo studies require a thorough weighing of the animal's burden and the benefit regarding the exp...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Koska I,van Dijk RM,Seiffert I,Di Liberto V,Möller C,Palme R,Hellweg R,Potschka H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Guidelines recommend that encephalopathic critically ill children undergo continuous electroencephalographic (CEEG) monitoring for electrographic seizure (ES) identification and management. However, limited data exist on antiseizure medication (ASM) safety for ES treatment in critically ill children. METHODS...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fung FW,Jacobwitz M,Vala L,Parikh D,Donnelly M,Xiao R,Topjian AA,Abend NS

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periventricular nodular heterotopia (PNH) is a common structural malformation of cortical development. Mutations in the filamin A gene are frequent in familial cases with X-linked PNH. However, many cases with sporadic PNH remain genetically unexplained. Although medically refractory epilepsy often brings attention to...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Montier L,Haneef Z,Gavvala J,Yoshor D,North R,Verla T,Van Ness PC,Drabek J,Goldman AM

更新日期：2019-10-01 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:Pathogenic variants of KCNQ2, which encode a potassium channel subunit, cause either benign (familial) neonatal epilepsy-B(F)NE)-or KCNQ2 encephalopathy (KCNQ2 DEE). We examined the characteristics of KCNQ2 variants. METHODS:KCNQ2 pathogenic variants were collected from in-house data and two large disease da...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Goto A,Ishii A,Shibata M,Ihara Y,Cooper EC,Hirose S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Both clinical genomics and e-Health technology are changing the way medicine is being practiced. Although the basic clinical methodology of good medical care will remain unchanged, the combined power of genomics and electronic health records has the capability of enhancing, and in some cases transforming, th...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Delanty N,White M,Benson K,McCormack M,Heavin S,Comerford E,Gangadharan N,Power K,Dunleavey B,El-Naggar H,Doherty C,Greally M,Cavalleri G,Fitzsimons M

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the diagnostic accuracy of electroencephalography (EEG) criteria for nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE), external validation of the recently proposed Salzburg criteria is paramount. We performed an external, retrospective, diagnostic accuracy study of the Salzburg criteria, using EEG recordings from pa...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Goselink RJM,van Dillen JJ,Aerts M,Arends J,van Asch C,van der Linden I,Pasman J,Saris CGJ,Zwarts M,van Alfen N

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Glutamate-gated N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) are instrumental to brain development and functioning. Defects in the GRIN2A gene, encoding the GluN2A subunit of NMDARs, cause slow-wave sleep (SWS)-related disorders of the epilepsy-aphasia spectrum (EAS). The as-yet poorly understood developmental seq...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Salmi M,Del Gallo F,Minlebaev M,Zakharov A,Pauly V,Perron P,Pons-Bennaceur A,Corby-Pellegrino S,Aniksztejn L,Lenck-Santini PP,Epsztein J,Khazipov R,Burnashev N,Bertini G,Szepetowski P

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in elderly individuals with epilepsy. METHODS:We searched four electronic databases as well as bibliographies and conference abstracts. Published and unpublished, randomized, or quasirandomized trials reporting the use of AEDs in people ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lezaic N,Gore G,Josephson CB,Wiebe S,Jetté N,Keezer MR

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is a critical issue in epilepsy, and DBA/1 mice are a useful animal model of this devastating epilepsy sequela. The serotonin hypothesis for SUDEP proposes that modifying serotonergic function significantly alters susceptibility to seizure-induced respiratory arrest...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kommajosyula SP,Faingold CL

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe early onset epilepsies are often caused by de novo pathogenic variants. Few studies have reported the frequency of somatic mosaicism in parents of children with severe epileptic encephalopathies. Here we aim to investigate the frequency of mosaicism in the parents of children with epilepsy caused by alleged de ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Møller RS,Liebmann N,Larsen LHG,Stiller M,Hentschel J,Kako N,Abdin D,Di Donato N,Pal DK,Zacher P,Syrbe S,Dahl HA,Lemke JR

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Interictal spikes are a characteristic feature of invasive electroencephalography (EEG) recordings in children with refractory epilepsy. Spikes frequently co-occur across multiple brain regions with discernable latencies, suggesting that spikes can propagate through distributed neural networks. The purpose of...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Tomlinson SB,Wong JN,Conrad EC,Kennedy BC,Marsh ED

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective was to systematically review studies that have focused on behavioral and emotional functioning before (baseline) and after (follow-up) pediatric epilepsy surgery. METHODS:The systematic review was carried out according to PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyse...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Reilly C,Baldeweg T,Stewart N,Wadhwani S,Jones C,Helen Cross J,Heyman I

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Unresolved past stressful events can induce a state of vulnerability to epilepsy and comorbidities. Using an experimental model of stress-induced vulnerability to depression, we tested whether an antioxidant treatment applied after the onset of epileptogenesis was disease modifying and could prevent the occur...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Becker C,Mancic A,Ghestem A,Poillerat V,Claverie D,Bartolomei F,Brouillard F,Benoliel JJ,Bernard C

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The processes underlying sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) remain elusive, but centrally mediated cardiovascular or respiratory collapse is suspected. Volume changes in brain areas mediating recovery from extreme cardiorespiratory challenges may indicate failure mechanisms and allow prospective iden...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Allen LA,Vos SB,Kumar R,Ogren JA,Harper RK,Winston GP,Balestrini S,Wandschneider B,Scott CA,Ourselin S,Duncan JS,Lhatoo SD,Harper RM,Diehl B

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sex differences are evident in the antiseizure activity of neurosteroids; however, the potential mechanisms remain unclear. In this study, we sought to determine whether differences in target extrasynaptic δ-subunit γ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABA-A) receptor expression and function underlie the sex differen...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Reddy DS,Carver CM,Clossen B,Wu X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Seizures develop in 80% of patients with anti-N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) encephalitis, and these represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Anti-NMDAR antibodies have been linked to memory loss in encephalitis; however, their role in seizures has not been established. We determined whether...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Taraschenko O,Fox HS,Pittock SJ,Zekeridou A,Gafurova M,Eldridge E,Liu J,Dravid SM,Dingledine R

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the ability of functional MRI (fMRI) to predict postoperative language decline compared to direct cortical stimulation (DCS) in epilepsy surgery patients. METHODS:In this prospective case series, 17 patients with drug-resistant epilepsy had intracranial monitoring and resection from 2012 to 2016 wi...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Rolinski R,Austermuehle A,Wiggs E,Agrawal S,Sepeta LN,Gaillard WD,Zaghloul KA,Inati SK,Theodore WH

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In 2015, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) proposed a new definition of status epilepticus (SE): 5 minutes of ongoing seizure activity to diagnose convulsive SE (CSE, ie, bilateral tonic-clonic SE) and 10 minutes for focal SE and absence SE, rather than the earlier criterion of 30 minutes. Base...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Leitinger M,Trinka E,Giovannini G,Zimmermann G,Florea C,Rohracher A,Kalss G,Neuray C,Kreidenhuber R,Höfler J,Kuchukhidze G,Granbichler C,Dobesberger J,Novak HF,Pilz G,Meletti S,Siebert U

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the characteristics of motor manifestation during convulsive epileptic and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), captured using a wrist-worn accelerometer (ACM) device. The main goal was to find quantitative ACM features that can differentiate between convulsive epileptic and convulsive PNE...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kusmakar S,Karmakar C,Yan B,Muthuganapathy R,Kwan P,O'Brien TJ,Palaniswami MS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Low-frequency fiber-tract stimulation has been shown to be effective in treating mesial temporal lobe epilepsies through activation of the hippocampal commissure in rodents and human patients. The corpus callosum is a major pathway connecting the two hemispheres of the brain; however, few experiments have doc...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Couturier NH,Durand DM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Nuclear receptors and cytochrome P450 (CYP) regulate hepatic metabolism of several drugs. Nuclear receptors are expressed at the neurovascular unit of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. We studied whether glucocorticoid receptor (GR) silencing or inhibition in human epileptic brain endothelial cells (EPI-...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ghosh C,Hossain M,Mishra S,Khan S,Gonzalez-Martinez J,Marchi N,Janigro D,Bingaman W,Najm I

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perampanel is an adjunctive treatment for epilepsy that works through the direct inhibition of AMPA receptors. The same molecular mechanism has recently been shown for a fatty acid, decanoic acid, prescribed in the medium chain triglyceride ketogenic diet for the treatment of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Bec...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Augustin K,Williams S,Cunningham M,Devlin AM,Friedrich M,Jayasekera A,Hussain MA,Holliman D,Mitchell P,Jenkins A,Chen PE,Walker MC,Williams RSB

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, there are 4 published scales evaluating status epilepticus (SE) prognosis: the Status Epilepticus Severity Score (STESS), the Epidemiology-based Mortality score in Status Epilepticus (EMSE), the modified STESS (mSTESS), and the Encephalitis Nonconvulsive Status Epilepticus Diazepam Resistence Imaging Trache...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Yuan F,Gao Q,Jiang W

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged seizures of status epilepticus (SE) result from failure of mechanisms of seizure termination or activation of mechanisms that sustain seizures. Reduced γ-aminobutyric acid type A receptor-mediated synaptic transmission contributes to impairment of seizure termination. However, mechanisms that sustain prolong...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Joshi S,Kapur J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic findings are emerging rapidly in 2 large, closely related epilepsy research consortia: the Epilepsy Phenome/Genome Project and Epi4K. Disclosure of individual results to participants in genomic research is increasingly viewed as an ethical obligation, but strategies for return of results were not included in t...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ottman R,Freyer C,Mefford HC,Poduri A,Lowenstein DH,Epilepsy Return of Results Workshop Participants.

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the incidence of new onset epilepsy and associated risk factors in patients with periodic patterns on continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) during critical illness. METHODS:The local cEEG database and then medical records were reviewed from January 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013 to find adult patien...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Punia V,Bena J,Krishnan B,Newey C,Hantus S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Epilepsy is common in individuals with mutations in POLG, the gene encoding the catalytic subunit of the mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma. Early recognition and aggressive seizure management are crucial for patient survival. Disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is implicated in various neurological d...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hikmat O,Naess K,Engvall M,Klingenberg C,Rasmussen M,Tallaksen CME,Brodtkorb E,Fiskerstrand T,Isohanni P,Uusimaa J,Darin N,Rahman S,Bindoff LA

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Inhibition of microRNA-134 by an oligonucleotide antagomir (ant-134) has been shown to produce powerful antiseizure effects in multiple models of epilepsy. However, to successfully translate the treatment to the clinic, it is important to assess what potential adverse effects it may have on naive brain tissue...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Morris G,Brennan GP,Reschke CR,Henshall DC,Schorge S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether the outcome of status epilepticus (SE), a neurological emergency associated with high mortality and morbidity, has changed over the past decade. We investigated the difference in prognosis (mortality, functional status at discharge) after adult SE episodes in a large registry between 2 time point...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fatuzzo D,Novy J,Rossetti AO

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs; oxcarbazepine [OXC], levetiracetam [LEV], and lamotrigine [LTG]) on semen quality, sexual function, and sex hormones in male adults with epilepsy. METHODS:Individual treatment with OXC, LEV, or LTG was randomly assigned to 38 newly diagnosed male adult...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wu D,Chen L,Ji F,Si Y,Sun H

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate health care expenditures among elderly patients with epilepsy in the United States. METHODS:We performed an analysis of weighted 37 738 607 US participants aged 65 years to estimate health care expenditures in the elderly with and without epilepsy using the Medical E...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lekoubou A,Bishu KG,Ovbiagele B

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00