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Chronopharmacology of Anti-Convulsive Therapy [PDF]
Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2013 Approximately one-third of patients with epilepsy continue to have seizures despite antiepileptic therapy. Many seizures occur in diurnal, sleep/wake, circadian, or even monthly patterns. The relationship between biomarkers and state changes is still being investigated, but early results suggest that some of these patterns may be related to endogenous ...
Ramgopal, Sriram +2 more
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Rare adverse effects of Electro Convulsive Therapy [PDF]
European Psychiatry, 2023 Introduction ECT’s most common side effects are headache, memory impairment, and cardiovascular changes [1]. We report the unusual case of unilateral eyelid swelling and cheek flushing as a side effect of ECT in a depressed but otherwise healthy patient.
C. Licht
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Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion Presenting With Convulsive Movements: A Systematic Review
Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 Background and Purpose: Convulsive seizures related to posterior circulation stroke are considered rare. However, some patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) can present with convulsive movements.
Dan Zhang +4 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2022 BackgroundHepatic encephalopathy is characterized by psychiatric and neurological abnormalities, including epileptic seizure and non-convulsive and convulsive status epilepticus.
Marco Olivero +13 more
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Convulsive Therapy in Schizophrenia? [PDF]
Schizophrenia Bulletin, 1996 Schizophrenia is a clinical syndrome of extraordinary importance and complexity. Its early identification is difficult, and our concepts of its main characteristics have undergone many changes in the past century. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) was introduced as a treatment for dementia praecox. The initial reports were salutary, and the treatment was
M, Fink, H A, Sackeim
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European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022 Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication in chronic liver disease and cirrhosis. Here we describe two patients with hepatic encephalopathy who did not respond to standard empiric treatment and were found to have non-convulsive status epilepticus ...
Anthony Nguyen +4 more
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Convulsive-like symptoms as initial indications of basilar artery occlusion: A case series study
eNeurologicalSci, 2022 Background:There is little evidence regarding relevant clinical findings for the early diagnosis of basilar artery occlusion (BAO) in the prehospital setting.
Ryoma Inui +8 more
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Current Management of Generalized Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Children
Children, 2022 Generalized convulsive status epilepticus (GCSE) in pediatric patients is an emergency condition with high morbidity and mortality and potentially irreversible brain damage, leading to cognitive deterioration, psychomotor retardation, chronic epilepsy ...
Štefania Aulická
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Cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy: current status and future prospects [PDF]
, 2020 Cannabidiol (CBD) is one of the prominent phytocannabinoids found in Cannabis sativa, differentiating from Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for its non-intoxicating profile and its antianxiety/antipsychotic effects.
Albini M. +6 more
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Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2021 Magnetic seizure therapy is a novel form of focal convulsive treatment wherein magnetic field passes through the scalp and skull without impedance. In many ways, it has the potential to be superior to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as the anesthesia ...
Rishabh Singh +3 more
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