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The Association Between STX1B Polymorphisms and Treatment Response in Patients With Epilepsy

Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021
Background: Epilepsy is a debilitating brain disease with complex inheritance and frequent treatment resistance. However, the role of STX1B single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in epilepsy treatment remains unknown.Objective: This study aimed to ...
Shitao Wang, Liang Zhou, Chenglu He, Dan Wang, Xuemei Cai, Yanying Yu, Liling Chen, Di Lu, Ligong Bian, Sunbing Du, Qian Wu, Yanbing Han   +11 more
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Seizure clusters in drug-resistant focal epilepsy. [PDF]

, 2016
We investigated clinical factors associated with seizure clustering in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy and any association between seizure clustering and outcome after surgery.
Asadi-Pooya, Asadi-Pooya, Bauer, Fong, Haut, Haut, Haut, Haut, Herzog, Spencer, Sperling, Tonini, Woolley   +12 more
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Evolution of the Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy System Technology for Drug-Resistant Epilepsy

Frontiers in Medical Technology, 2021
The vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) Therapy® System is the first FDA-approved medical device therapy for the treatment of drug-resistant epilepsy. Over the past two decades, the technology has evolved through multiple iterations resulting in software ...
P. Afra, B. Adamolekun, Seyhmus Aydemir, G. Watson   +3 more
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Cannabis use patterns in drug-resistant and pharmacoresponsive epilepsy: Single tertiary referral center survey investigation.

PLoS ONE, 2023
This study sought to identify differences in cannabis use and perceptions about cannabis in mitigating seizure-related symptoms in patients with epilepsy, and to evaluate differences in these patterns between drug-resistant versus pharmacoresponsive ...
Danielle McDermott, Marielle L Darwin, Kirsten Fetrow, Ian Coulter, Kristal Biesecker, John A Thompson   +5 more
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The drug-transporter gene MDR1 C3435T and G2677T/A polymorphisms and the risk of multidrug-resistant epilepsy in Turkish children [PDF]

, 2013
One-third of all individuals with epilepsy are resistant to antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment. Antiepileptic treatment response has been suggested to be modulated by genetic polymorphisms of drug efflux transporters.
Adnan Yuksel, Bahadir Batar, Gozde Yesil, Mehmet Guven, Mehmet Seven, Selin Unal   +5 more
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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., Cifelli P., Di Bonaventura C., Fanella M., Giallonardo A. T., Morano A., Palma E.   +6 more
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Ictal kissing: occurrence and etiology. [PDF]

, 2016
Ictal kissing is a rare semiological manifestation in patients with epilepsy. We tried to estimate its occurrence and characterize the underlying etiology.
Asadi-Pooya, Ali Akbar, Fletman, Elizabeth W.   +1 more
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Historical Risk Factors Associated with Seizure Outcome After Surgery for Drug-Resistant Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible influence of risk factors on seizure outcome after surgery for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS).
Asadi-Pooya, Ali Akbar, Nei, Maromi, Sharan, Ashwini, Sperling, Michael R.   +3 more
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Epidemiology of drug resistant epilepsy in adults

Бюллетень сибирской медицины, 2018
This review examines the epidemiology of drug resistant epilepsy in adults in Russia and abroad. References were taken from Russian and foreign databases for the period from 2010–2017. Only full-text publications (66) were included in this review.
E. A. Narodova, N. A. Shnayder, S. V. Prokopenko, V. V. Narodova, A. A. Narodov, D. V. Dmitrenko   +5 more
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Beyond seizure freedom: Dissecting long‐term seizure control after surgical resection for drug‐resistant epilepsy

Epilepsia, 2022
This study was undertaken to better understand the long‐term palliative and disease‐modifying effects of surgical resection beyond seizure freedom, including frequency reduction and both late recurrence and remission, in patients with drug‐resistant ...
Jason K. Hsieh, Francesco G Pucci, Swetha J. Sundar, Efstathios D. Kondylis, Amit Kumar Sharma, Shehryar R Sheikh, D. Vegh, A. Moosa, Ajay Gupta, I. Najm, R. Rammo, W. Bingaman, L. Jehi   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source