abstract：PURPOSE:To explore the correlations between treatment modalities and selected disease parameters with outcome in febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), a catastrophic epileptic encephalopathy with a yet undefined etiology. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective multicenter study on children who had been in...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kramer U,Chi CS,Lin KL,Specchio N,Sahin M,Olson H,Nabbout R,Kluger G,Lin JJ,van Baalen A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We investigated whether RS-isovaline, a unique amino acid found in carbonaceous meteorites and presumed extraterrestrial, has anticonvulsant properties in rat hippocampal slices in vitro. METHODS:Extracellular recordings were obtained in the rat hippocampal CA1 pyramidal layer in two in vitro seizure models: p...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Shin DS,Yu W,Sutton A,Calos M,Puil E,Carlen PL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Mycoplasma pneumoniae, a common respiratory pathogen, has been implicated as an etiology of encephalitis, but there are few reports about it and postencephalitic epilepsy. This study aimed to investigate clinical factors, electroencephalography, and neuroradiologic features of M. pneumoniae-related encephalitis...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Lin JJ,Hsia SH,Wu CT,Wang HS,Lin KL

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To determine if seizure frequency differs between anovulatory and ovulatory cycles. METHODS:The data came from the 3-month baseline phase of an investigation of progesterone therapy for intractable focal onset seizures. Of 462 women who enrolled, 281 completed the 3-month baseline phase and 92 had both anovula...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Herzog AG,Fowler KM,Sperling MR,Liporace JD,Kalayjian LA,Heck CN,Krauss GL,Dworetzky BA,Pennell PB,Progesterone Trial Study Group.

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:Autoantibodies to surface proteins that influence neuronal excitability are increasingly found in different forms of epilepsy or encephalitis in adults, and are also beginning to be identified in children. The conditions are often refractory to traditional antiepileptic drugs. Detection of these antibodies can help to...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vincent A,Irani SR,Lang B

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is little evidence to guide the choice of intravenous anesthetic agent to treat refractory status epilepticus but midazolam, propofol, and barbiturates are widely used. It is impractical to use inhalational anesthetic agents in most circumstances and there is little experience with non-GABA-ergic agents such as ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Smith M

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Medically refractory epilepsy caused by cortical tubers resulting from tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) often requires surgical intervention. The locations of cortical tubers generally are determined by preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this pilot study, we explored the feasibility of using the ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Oh S,Stewart T,Miller I,Bhatia S,Ragheb J,Duchowny M,Jayakar P,Lin WC

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In vitro brain preparations have been used extensively to study the generation and propagation of epileptiform activity. Transverse and longitudinal slices of the rodent hippocampus have revealed various patterns of propagation. Yet intact connections between the transverse and longitudinal pathways should gene...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kibler AB,Durand DM

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate relationships between regional brain metabolites, social communication deficits, and seizure frequency in children and adolescents with cryptogenic epilepsy with complex partial seizures (CPS). METHODS:In 12 children and adolescents with CPS and 23 age- and gender-matched healthy controls, we ac...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： O'Neill J,Seese R,Hudkins M,Siddarth P,Levitt J,Tseng PB,Wu KN,Gurbani S,Shields WD,Caplan R

更新日期：2011-09-01 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：:Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) is a rare epileptic encephalopathy with a peak age of onset of 3-5 years of age. Reported prevalence rates for LGS vary widely from 1-10% of all childhood epilepsies. Incidence rates are much lower. LGS is characterized by intractable, multiple, generalized seizure types and an interictal...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Camfield PR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the self-reported quality of life (QOL) of children and adolescents with new-onset epilepsy and explore parent's perceptions of their child's QOL and the impact of epilepsy on the family. METHODS:As part of the Standard and New Antiepileptic Drug (SANAD) trial, 248 children (aged 8-15 years) wit...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Taylor J,Jacoby A,Baker GA,Marson AG

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Focal cortical dysplasia type IIb (FCD IIb) lesions are highly epileptogenic and frequently cause pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Complete surgical resection leads to seizure freedom in most cases. However, the term "complete" resection is controversial with regard to the necessity of performing resections of the s...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Wagner J,Urbach H,Niehusmann P,von Lehe M,Elger CE,Wellmer J

更新日期：2011-08-01 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：:Men are different from women, and patients with epilepsy are different in many aspects from healthy control subjects. Quantitative or semiquantitative analysis of neuroimaging data depends on the comparison between either a single patient against a group of healthy or unaffected controls, or comparisons between groups...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Koepp MJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Ictal asystole (IA) and ictal bradycardia (IB) are rare autonomic symptoms during epileptic seizures and may be potentially life-threatening. Guidelines for the care of these patients are missing. The aim of this multicenter study was to evaluate the management and long-term outcome in patients with IA and IB. ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Strzelczyk A,Cenusa M,Bauer S,Hamer HM,Mothersill IW,Grunwald T,Hillenbrand B,Ebner A,Steinhoff BJ,Krämer G,Rosenow F

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A questionnaire survey was conducted in Japan to investigate the causes and prevalence of death related to Dravet syndrome. METHODS:A questionnaire was delivered to 246 hospitals at which physicians were treating childhood epilepsy to gain information about the total number of patients with Dravet syndrome and...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sakauchi M,Oguni H,Kato I,Osawa M,Hirose S,Kaneko S,Takahashi Y,Takayama R,Fujiwara T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Stereotactic radiofrequency amygdalohippocampectomy (SAHE) has been modified recently in our center for the therapy of mesial temporal epilepsy (MTLE). It has promising clinical results comparable with microsurgical amygdalohippocampectomy despite smaller volume reduction of the hippocampus. We hypothesized tha...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Malikova H,Liscak R,Vojtech Z,Prochazka T,Vymazal J,Vladyka V,Druga R

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we review the incidence and significance of seizures in well-established autoimmune disorders, including multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes mellitus, celiac disease, thyroid disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The five following presentations discuss the incidence and possible pathogenesis...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Vincent A,Crino PB

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The purpose of this study is to determine the sensibility of each imaging tool in identifying focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) in children and adolescents with epilepsy and to define the prognostic factors of pediatric and adolescent epilepsy surgery. METHODS:We identified 48 children with FCD who underwent rese...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kim YH,Kang HC,Kim DS,Kim SH,Shim KW,Kim HD,Lee JS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Hippocampal sclerosis (HS) is the most common pathologic finding in intractable temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). In many patients, HS is accompanied by an extrahippocampal lesion (EHL). We sought to assess the lobar distribution and side of EHLs in relation to HS in a large consecutive series of patients presentin...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Hofman PA,Fitt G,Mitchell LA,Jackson GD

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire survey was conducted in Japan to investigate the causes and prevalence of death related to Dravet syndrome. The questionnaire was delivered to 246 hospitals at which physicians were treating childhood epilepsy to gain information about the total number of patients with Dravet syndrome and the prevalenc...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Sakauchi M,Oguni H,Kato I,Osawa M,Hirose S,Kaneko S,Takahashi Y,Takayama R,Fujiwara T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of social networking via the Internet and the commercial availability of tests for SCN1A mutations permitted the rapid development and growth of parent-led associations that provide advocacy and support, as well as promote education and research regarding Dravet syndrome (DS) in the last 10 years. The Inter...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Skluzacek JV,Watts KP,Parsy O,Wical B,Camfield P

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We set out to review the extent to which molecular karyotyping has overtaken conventional cytogenetics in applications related to epilepsy. Multiplex ligase-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) targeted to predetermined regions such as SCN1A and KCNQ2 has been effectively applied over the last half a decade, and oligo...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mulley JC,Mefford HC

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：PURPOSE:Temporal lobe epilepsy is associated with the inflammatory process related to the basic mechanisms that lead to seizure susceptibility and brain damage. Platelet-activating factor (PAF), a potent, short-lived phospholipid mediator of inflammation, participates in physiologic signaling in the brain. However, aft...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Musto AE,Samii M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ketogenic diet (KD) is an effective treatment for epilepsy, but its mechanisms of action are poorly understood. We investigated the hypothesis that the KD inhibits mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway signaling. The expression of pS6 and pAkt, markers of mTOR pathway activation, was reduced in hippocampus ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： McDaniel SS,Rensing NR,Thio LL,Yamada KA,Wong M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Brivaracetam (BRV) is a new anticonvulsant under development. Although BRV is an analog of levetiracetam (LEV), in addition to being an SV2A ligand, it also inhibits sodium channels in a voltage-dependent manner. The cognitive effects of BRV are uncertain. METHODS:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Meador KJ,Gevins A,Leese PT,Otoul C,Loring DW

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Absence epilepsies are common, with a major genetic contribution to etiology. Certain environmental factors can influence absence occurrence but a complete understanding of absence precipitation is lacking. Herein we investigate if lowering blood glucose increases spike-wave activity in mouse models with varyin...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Reid CA,Kim TH,Berkovic SF,Petrou S

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 3-year-old boy with status gelasticus symptomatic to a giant hypothalamic hamartoma despite two previous hypothalamic hamartoma surgeries using pterional approaches from each side. Following his third resection employing an endoscopic, transventricular approach, he has been seizure free for 6 m...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Ng YT,Rekate HL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyze activity of identified dentate gyrus granular cells and interneurons during pathologic high-frequency oscillations (pHFOs). METHODS:Pilocarpine-treated epileptic mice were anesthetized with urethane and ketamine. Their heads were fixed in a stereotaxic frame. Extracellular unit activity was recoded ...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Bragin A,Benassi SK,Kheiri F,Engel J Jr

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The present study was undertaken to clarify the effects of (RS)-1-aminoindan-1,5-dicarboxylic acid (AIDA), a metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR) 1 antagonist, (2R,4R)-4-aminopyrrolidine-2,4-dicarboxylate ((2R,4R)-APDC), a mGluR2/3 agonist, and L-(+)-2-amino-4-phosphonobutyric acid (L-AP4), a mGluR4/8 agonis...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Watanabe Y,Kaida Y,Fukuhara S,Takechi K,Uehara T,Kamei C

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of new excitatory connectivity and decreases in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic inhibition are mechanisms underlying posttraumatic epileptogenesis in animal models. Experimental strategies that interfere with these processes, applied between the trauma and seizure onset, are antiepileptogenic in the labora...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Prince DA,Parada I,Li H,McDonald W,Graber K

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Deletions and duplications/amplifications of the α1-sodium channel subunit (SCN1A) gene occur in about 12% of patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) who are otherwise mutation-negative. Such genomic abnormalities cause loss of function, with severe phenotypes, reproductive disadvantage and, therefore, sporadic occurrence....

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Guerrini R,Cellini E,Mei D,Metitieri T,Petrelli C,Pucatti D,Marini C,Zamponi N

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the significance of lateralization of ictal upper limb automatisms in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHODS:Ictal upper limb automatisms of 28 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy were quantified. Duration of automatisms in relation to total seizure duration, movement speed, extent, l...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Mirzadjanova Z,Peters AS,Rémi J,Bilgin C,Silva Cunha JP,Noachtar S

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) needs immediate management. Despite guidelines, adherence to management protocols is often poor, this contributing to poor outcome. We aimed to evaluate the usefulness of a management protocol in GCSE. METHODS:This is a prospective population-based study of cons...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Aranda A,Foucart G,Ducassé JL,Grolleau S,McGonigal A,Valton L

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate brain electrical activity in Q54 mice that display spontaneous seizures because of a gain-of-function mutation of the Scn2a sodium channel gene, and to evaluate the efficacy of low frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) for seizure frequency reduction. METHODS:Electroencephalography (EEG), elect...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Kile KB,Tian N,Durand DM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To estimate magnetoencephalography (MEG) correlates of different types of aura in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHODS:MEG study was performed on 57 patients (26 male and 31 female) with TLE, whose ages ranged from 14-46 years (mean 27 years). Interictal magnetoencephalograms showing discharges were analyzed,...

journal_title：Epilepsia

authors： Fukao K,Inoue Y,Yagi K

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00