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https://read.qxmd.com/read/32645639/nonconvulsive-status-epilepticus-in-epileptic-encephalopathies-in-childhood
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A P Hamad, T Ferrari-Marinho, L O Caboclo, U Thomé, R M F Fernandes
Epileptic encephalopathies are conditions in which the abundant epileptiform activity itself interferes with development, resulting in cognitive slowing and often regression, psychiatric and behavioral disturbances. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus has been defined as ongoing or nonrecovering nonconvulsive seizures. It has been challenging to differentiate clinical and electroencephalographic patterns in epileptic encephalopathies from those attributed to nonconvulsive status epilepticus, since several different epileptic encephalopathies may show continuous or subcontinuous epileptiform activity...
August 2020: Seizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association
https://read.qxmd.com/read/32805607/new-onset-epilepsy-in-pregnant-women-clinical-features-and-delivery-outcomes
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shahla Melikova, Hijran Bagirova, Sharif Magalov
INTRODUCTION: Most seizures during pregnancy occur in women who already have epilepsy. Rarely, some women may have their first seizure during pregnancy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinical features and pregnancy outcomes in women with new-onset epilepsy during pregnancy. METHODS: 112 pregnant women with epilepsy were prospectively evaluated at the Education - Therapeutic Clinic of the Azerbaijan Medical University, in the neurological and maternity departments of the Clinical Medical Center in Baku over a six-year period...
October 2020: Seizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33011591/recent-antiepileptic-and-neuroprotective-applications-of-brain-cooling
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Bence Csernyus, Ágnes Szabó, Anita Zátonyi, Róbert Hodován, Csaba Lázár, Zoltán Fekete, Lóránd Erőss, Anita Pongrácz
Hypothermia is a widely used clinical practice for neuroprotection and is a well-established method to mitigate the adverse effects of some clinical conditions such as reperfusion injury after cardiac arrest and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy in newborns. The discovery, that lowering the core temperature has a therapeutic potential dates back to the early 20th century, but the underlying mechanisms are actively researched, even today. Especially, in the area of neural disorders such as epilepsy and traumatic brain injury, cooling has promising prospects...
November 2020: Seizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33045542/the-evolution-of-self-injurious-behaviors-in-people-with-intellectual-disability-and-epilepsy-a-follow-up-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Serafino Buono, Tommasa Zagaria, Marilena Recupero, Maurizio Elia, Mike Kerr, Santo Di Nuovo, Raffaele Ferri
PURPOSE: Longitudinal studies of the evolution of Self-Injurious Behaviors (SIBs) in people with Intellectual Disability (ID) and epilepsy are not common. This study aimed to analyze the evolution (in terms of remission and persistence) and changes in the type, localization, frequency, and intensity of SIBs. METHODS: SIBs were assessed in a sample of 52 people with ID and epilepsy, and re-evaluated after a seven-year interval, using the "Scale for the Assessment of Self-Injurious Behaviors"...
September 16, 2020: Seizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33080481/seizures-triggered-by-eating-a-rare-form-of-reflex-epilepsy-a-systematic-review
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christine Girges, Nirosen Vijiaratnam, Thomas Wirth, Clarissa Tjoakarfa, Jacqueline Idaszak, Udaya Seneviratne
Eating epilepsy is a rare disorder, characterised by reflex seizures induced by food intake. It is highly heterogenous, with clinical signs and EEG findings varying between patients. However, common features do emerge from the reported literature. The aim of this systematic review was to bring together this information to facilitate understanding and recognition. We therefore searched electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Medline) for relevant studies using keywords 'epilepsy', 'seizure' and 'eating' in March 2020...
December 2020: Seizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33000758/response-to-lacosamide-monotherapy-in-a-patient-with-medically-refractory-jeavons-syndrome-a-case-report-and-review-of-the-literature
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Ifrah Zawar, Linda Franic, Elia Pestana Knight
Jeavons syndrome is a childhood genetic generalized epilepsy characterized by eyelid myoclonia with or without absences, eyelid closure-induced epileptiform discharges and/or seizures and photoparoxysmal response. This syndrome accounts for up to 12.9% of generalized epilepsies, however, it is frequently under-reported. The utility of lacosamide in genetic generalized epilepsy and Jeavons syndrome is unclear. We present a case of a 15-year-old female with medically refractory Jeavons syndrome with seizure resolution in response to lacosamide monotherapy at standard daily doses...
October 1, 2020: Epileptic Disorders: International Epilepsy Journal with Videotape
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33063671/ilae-neuroimaging-task-force-highlight-review-mri-scans-with-semiology-in-mind
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Paolo Federico, Denise W Ng, Andrea Bernasconi, Boris Bernhardt, Hal Blumenfeld, Fernando Cendes, Yotin Chinvarun, Graeme D Jackson, Victoria Morgan, Stefan Rampp, Anna Elisabetta Vaudano, Irene Wang
The ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force aims to publish educational case reports highlighting basic aspects related to neuroimaging in epilepsy consistent with the educational mission of the ILAE. It is important to obtain MRI scans early in the clinical course of epilepsy, using an optimized protocol. Furthermore, it is critical that MRI scans are reviewed by experts who have been provided with all the clinical information and results from other investigations. We report a patient with a 21-year history of drug-resistant seizures who was admitted from another centre for presurgical evaluation...
October 1, 2020: Epileptic Disorders: International Epilepsy Journal with Videotape
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33099258/long-term-video-eeg-monitoring-and-interictal-epileptiform-abnormalities
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lilach Goldstein, Megan Margiotta, Maria Lourdes Guina, Michael R Sperling, Maromi Nei
In the appropriate clinical setting, the presence of interictal epileptiform abnormalities (IEAs) on EEG supports the diagnosis of epilepsy. However, the absence of epileptiform abnormalities on EEG cannot exclude a diagnosis of epilepsy. The goal of our study is to determine the prevalence of IEAs in patients with confirmed epilepsy, determined by having at least one epileptic seizure recorded during video-EEG monitoring. In addition, we aimed to analyze the time to recording IEAs and seizures in correlation with patient age, duration of epilepsy, and seizure focus localization...
December 2020: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B
https://read.qxmd.com/read/33157416/risk-of-seizure-recurrence-from-antiepileptic-drug-withdrawal-among-seizure-free-patients-for-more-than-two-years
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yinchao Li, Shuda Chen, Jiaming Qin, Yingfang She, Ying Chen, Xianyue Liu, Hang Yu, Liemin Zhou
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine the outcome of antiepileptic drug (AED) withdrawal in patients who were seizure-free for more than two years. METHODS: Patients with epilepsy who were seizure-free for at least two years and decided to stop AED therapy gradually were followed up every two months for seizure relapse. The inclusion criteria were as follows: (1) diagnosis of epilepsy, defined as the following conditions: ① at least two unprovoked (or reflex) seizures occurring >24 h apart; ② one unprovoked (or reflex) seizure and a probability of further seizures similar to the general recurrence risk (at least 60%) after two unprovoked seizures, occurring over the next 10 years; ③ diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome; (2) patients remained seizure-free for at least 24 consecutive months during AED therapy; and (3) patients expressed a desire to discontinue AED therapy gradually and agreed to return for regular follow-ups...
December 2020: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B
https://read.qxmd.com/read/20166067/antiepileptics-for-aggression-and-associated-impulsivity
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Nick Huband, Michael Ferriter, Rajan Nathan, Hannah Jones
BACKGROUND: Aggression is a major public health issue and is integral to several mental health disorders. Antiepileptic drugs may reduce aggression by acting on the central nervous system to reduce neuronal hyper-excitability associated with aggression. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy of antiepileptic drugs in reducing aggression and associated impulsivity. SEARCH STRATEGY: We searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, metaRegister of Controlled Trials (mRCT) and ClinicalTrials...
February 17, 2010: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
https://read.qxmd.com/read/29179104/who-are-the-individuals-diagnosed-with-epilepsy-using-the-public-health-system-in-the-city-of-pelotas-southern-brazil
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
César Augusto Häfele, Matheus Pintanel Freitas, Bianca Lamas Gervini, Raquel Machado de Carvalho, Airton José Rombaldi
The aim of this study was to describe sociodemographic, clinical, behavioral, nutritional, and health-related variables from people with epilepsy. A descriptive observational study was carried out in the city of Pelotas, southern Brazil. Sociodemographic, clinical, behavioral, nutritional, and health-related variables were collected. A univariate analysis was performed, calculating the measures of central tendency for continuous variables and proportions for categorical ones. The sample consisted of 101 people, age ranging from 12 to 75years, mostly male (50...
January 2018: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B
https://read.qxmd.com/read/29414565/current-state-of-the-union-of-epilepsy-care-in-the-united-states-antiepileptic-drugs-an-introduction-to-the-connectors-project
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Joseph I Sirven, Patricia O Shafer, Linda Kalilani, Imane Wild, Jesse Fishman, Steve Owens
PURPOSE: How antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are used in the United States (US) is one proxy public health indicator for the current state of epilepsy management. The use of phenytoin, other older AEDs, and newer AEDs may act as an indicator for the quality of epilepsy practice in addition to the current American Academy of Neurology quality measures. Data on AED used by states and populations can help identify which public health interventions are necessary to improve the status of epilepsy care...
March 2018: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B
https://read.qxmd.com/read/31195327/revisiting-personality-in-epilepsy-differentiation-of-personality-in-two-epilepsies-starting-in-adolescence
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Neide Barreira Alonso, Marly de Albuquerque, Marcos Vidal-Dourado, Luara Henriques Cavicchioli, Lenon Mazetto, Gerardo Maria de Araújo Filho, Laura Maria de Figueiredo Ferreira Guilhoto, Ricardo Silva Centeno, Elza Márcia Targas Yacubian
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate personality characteristics and clinical parameters in two well-defined epilepsies: mesial temporal lobe epilepsy related to hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE/HS) and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) through NEO Revised Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and Neurobehavior Inventory (NBI) standardized instruments. METHODS: One hundred patients undergoing corticoamygdalohippocampectomy (CAH), 100 patients with JME, and 100 control subjects answered the personality measures...
August 2019: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B
https://read.qxmd.com/read/30455263/opinion-and-special-articles-self-management-in-epilepsy-web-based-seizure-tracking-applications
#14
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Charles Casassa, Elle Rathbun Levit, Daniel M Goldenholz
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
November 20, 2018: Neurology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/30373929/teaching-neuroimages-double-cortex-rare-diagnosis-in-adulthood
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kristin M Ikeda, Seyed M Mirsattari
No abstract text is available yet for this article.
October 30, 2018: Neurology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/30391660/the-prevalence-of-neural-antibodies-in-temporal-lobe-epilepsy-and-the-clinical-characteristics-of-seropositive-patients
#16
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Martin Elisak, David Krysl, Jitka Hanzalova, Kamila Volna, Christian G Bien, Frank Leypoldt, Petr Marusic
PURPOSE: Epileptic seizures are a common manifestation of autoimmune encephalitis, but the role of neural antibodies in long-term epilepsy remains unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of neural-surface antibodies (NSAbs) and antibodies against glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) in patients with chronic temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). METHOD: Patients with an electro-clinical diagnosis of TLE and a disease duration longer than one year were included...
December 2018: Seizure: the Journal of the British Epilepsy Association
https://read.qxmd.com/read/30083798/clinico-radiological-approach-to-cerebral-hemiatrophy
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REVIEW
Ai Peng Tan, Yen Ling Jocelyn Wong, Bingyuan Jeremy Lin, Hsiang Rong Clement Yong, Kshitij Mankad
INTRODUCTION: Cerebral hemiatrophy is an uncommon neuroimaging finding of diverse etiologies, conventionally classified into two broad categories: congenital and acquired. The authors propose an alternative pragmatic clinical approach to cerebral hemiatrophy, classifying its diverse etiologies into a single event insult such as an in utero stroke, or a progressive disorder from an inflammatory or neoplastic process, the latter of which needs urgent intervention and will be the focus of our review paper...
December 2018: Child's Nervous System: ChNS: Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/29273616/epilepsy-and-psychosis-a-practical-approach
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REVIEW
Melissa Maguire, Jasvinder Singh, Anthony Marson
The psychoses of epilepsy can be classified according to their temporal relationship with seizures, namely as ictal, postictal and interictal psychosis. Interictal psychosis is the most common and may resemble schizophrenia. They can be challenging to diagnose and to manage, especially given the perception that some antipsychotic drugs may exacerbate seizures, while some antiepileptic medications may worsen psychosis. The current uncertainty around their best management means that some patients may not receive appropriate care...
April 2018: Practical Neurology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/30332659/clinical-and-electrographic-characteristics-of-seizures-in-lgi1-antibody-encephalitis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Li-Hao Li, Cong-Cong Ma, Hai-Feng Zhang, Ya-Jun Lian
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical and electrographic characteristics of seizures in LGI1-antibody encephalitis. METHODS: The methods utilized in this study were prospective analysis of the clinical manifestations, types of seizures, electroencephalogram (EEG), adjuvant examination, treatment and prognosis of 19 cases of LGI1-antibody encephalitis diagnosed from January 2017 to February 2018 in First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, and reviewed related literatures...
November 2018: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B
https://read.qxmd.com/read/30135255/characteristics-of-motor-vehicle-crashes-associated-with-seizure-car-crash-semiology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Andrew Neal, Ross Carne, Morris Odell, David Ballek, Wendyl J D'Souza, Mark J Cook
OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics of seizure-related vehicle crashes (SRC). METHOD: Using a nested case-control design, we identified and compared cases of SRC involving confirmed epilepsy patients with 137,126 non-seizure-related crash controls (NSRC) in the Australian state of Victoria. SRC were identified from approximately 20,000 epileptologist medical records by cross-referencing this source with the Victorian Police Traffic Incident database and the Road Crash Information System Database (RCISD)...
September 18, 2018: Neurology
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