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More than one‐third of people with epilepsy develop drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE). Different hypotheses have been proposed to explain the origin of DRE. Accumulating evidence suggests the contribution of neuroinflammation, modifications in the integrity ...
Patricia Campos‐Bedolla +2 more
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Factors associated with drug-resistant epilepsy in adults from Southern Kazakhstan [PDF]
Introduction The prevalence of drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) among epilepsy patients has not decreased despite better diagnostic methods and treatment options because it affects approximately one-third of all epilepsy patients.
Gulzira Baimakhanova +11 more
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Surgery for drug-resistant focal epilepsy
During the colloquium on drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) at National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore on August 16-18, 2013, a number of presentations were made on the surgically remediable lesional epilepsy syndromes ...
Malla Bhaskara Rao +6 more
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Objective We analyzed trends in patients' characteristics, outcomes, and waiting times over the last 25 years at our epilepsy surgery center situated in Central Europe to highlight possible areas of improvement in our care for patients with drug ...
Vít Všianský +13 more
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Introduction to the special issue “Redesigning the hypotheses for drug‐resistant epilepsy”
Drug‐resistant epilepsy represents an important neurological condition. Its prevalence is not modified in spite of the different hypotheses established to understand the mechanisms involved.
Luisa Rocha
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Neurostimulation for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy [PDF]
The purpose of this review is to provide an evidence-based update on the neurostimulation options available for patients with drug-resistant epilepsy in the United States and in European countries.The field of neurostimulation for epilepsy has grown dramatically since 1997, when vagus nerve stimulation became the first device to be approved for ...
Christopher M, DeGiorgio, Scott E, Krahl
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Objective: This study aims to evaluate knowledge and awareness toward surgical treatment of epilepsy among medical students at Umm Al-Qura University.
Rami Algahtani +7 more
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Drug resistance in epilepsy [PDF]
SummaryDrug resistance remains one of the major challenges in epilepsy therapy. Identification of factors that contribute to therapeutic failure is crucial for future development of novel drugs and therapeutic strategies for difficult‐to treat epilepsies. For an expanded treatment of this topic see Jasper’s basic mechanisms of the epilepsies.
Jan Gorter, Heidrun Potschka
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Clinical, radiological and electrophysiological predictors for drug-resistant epilepsy
Background Epilepsy is the third chronic brain illness worldwide. About a third of the epileptic patients will be drug resistant. Early identification of these patients is critical for appropriate treatment selection and prevention of the devastating ...
Noha T. Abokrysha +5 more
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Ketogenic diets for drug-resistant epilepsy [PDF]
Ketogenic diets (KDs) are high in fat and low in carbohydrates and have been suggested to reduce seizure frequency in people with epilepsy. Such diets may be beneficial for children with drug-resistant epilepsy. This is an update of a review first published in 2003, and last updated in 2018.To assess the effects of ketogenic diets for people with drug ...
Martin-McGill, Kirsty J +3 more
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