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Treatment simplification to optimize cenobamate effectiveness and tolerability: A real‐world retrospective study in Spain

Epilepsia Open
Objective This study aimed to explore the impact of co‐antiseizure medication (co‐ASM) optimization on the effectiveness and tolerability of adjunctive cenobamate (CNB) in patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy in a real‐world setting.
Juan Jesús Rodríguez‐Uranga, Juan María Sánchez‐Caro, Roshan Hariramani Ramchandani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The reality of epilepsy in primary care in Rio de Janeiro: the importance of educational projects for better patient care

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Background The Basic Health Unit (Unidade Básica de Saúde – UBS, in Portuguese) is the first point of contact in the public healthcare system for people with epilepsy. Primary care professionals need to appropriately diagnose, treat, and refer,
Vanessa Cristina Colares Lessa, Marília Bezerra Magalhães Martins, Alexandra Seide Cardoso Vidal, Leonardo Alves Araujo, Isabella D'Andrea Meira   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperventilation maneuver during EEG in children with epilepsy after the COVID‐19 pandemic. Is a routine procedure necessary?

Epilepsia Open, 2021
Objective Hyperventilation (HV) is one of the main and basic activation methods during ambulatory electroencephalogram (EEG), unless medical reasons contraindicate it.
Loreto Ríos‐Pohl, Macarena Franco, Magdalena Gonzalez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systematic statistical analysis of change in SEIzure interVAL with diazepam nasal spray supports this novel clinical endpoint for immediate‐use seizure medication

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Appropriate endpoints for daily antiseizure medications may differ from those for intermittent, immediate‐use seizure medications (ISMs). The observed interval between seizure clusters over time (SEIzure interVAL [SEIVAL]) has been proposed as a novel effectiveness endpoint for ISMs.
Wesley T. Kerr, Katherine N. McFarlane, Leock Y. Ngo, Enrique Carrazana, Adrian L. Rabinowicz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demographic and social profile of epilepsy in a vulnerable low-income population in Bogotá, Colombia

Neurología (English Edition), 2016
Introduction: Very few studies describe the demographic and social profile of epilepsy in vulnerable low-income populations. Methods: Observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study prospectively recording data from all patients diagnosed with epilepsy
C.A. Espinosa Jovel, C.M. Pardo, C.M. Moreno, J. Vergara, D. Hedmont, F.E. Sobrino Mejía   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inherited metabolic epilepsies–established diseases, new approaches

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Inherited metabolic epilepsies (IMEs) represent the inherited metabolic disorders (IMDs) in which epilepsy is a prevailing component, often determining other neurodevelopmental outcomes associated with the disorder. The different metabolic pathways affected by individual IMEs are the basis of their rarity and heterogeneity.
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
wiley   +1 more source

Epilepsy syndromes classification

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Epilepsy syndromes are distinct electroclinical entities which have been recently defined by the International League Against Epilepsy Nosology and Definitions Task Force. Each syndrome is associated with “a characteristic cluster of clinical and EEG features, often supported by specific etiologic findings”.
Elaine C. Wirrell, Nicola Specchio, Rima Nabbout, Phillip L. Pearl, Kate Riney   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frecuencia de Síntomas de Depresión en Pacientes Adolescentes con Epilepsia. Tratados en el Servicio de Consulta Externa de la Fundación Hospital de la Misericordia y Fundación Liga Central Contra La Epilepsia

Medicina, 2009
<p><span>*Este artículo está basado en la tesis de especialización de Carolina Ñungo bajo la dirección del segundo y tercer autor. Fragmentos de este artículo fueron presentados como poster en el XIV Congreso Nacional de Epilepsia en Medellín,
Carolina Ñungo, Adolfo Álvarez, Rafael Vásquez, Mauricio Espitia, Carlos Medina Malo, Álvaro Izquierdo   +5 more
doaj  

How do people with drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy sleep? A clinical and video-EEG with EOG and submental EMG for sleep staging study

eNeurologicalSci, 2016
This study aimed to assess subjective and objective sleep parameters in a homogeneous group of drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) patients through internationally validated clinical questionnaires, video-electroencephalographic (VEEG ...
Aline Vieira Scarlatelli-Lima, Lucia Sukys-Claudino, Nancy Watanabe, Ricardo Guarnieri, Roger Walz, Katia Lin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic epilepsies with myoclonic seizures: Mechanisms and syndromes

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Genetic epilepsy with myoclonic seizures encompasses a heterogeneous spectrum of conditions, ranging from benign and self‐limiting forms to severe, progressive disorders. While their causes are diverse, a significant proportion stems from genetic abnormalities.
Antonietta Coppola, Marica Rubino, Antonella Riva, Pasquale Striano   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source