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Genetic epilepsies with myoclonic seizures: Mechanisms and syndromes
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 +3 more
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STATUS EPILEPTICUS IN A PATIENT WITH RASMUSSEN’S ENCEPHALITIS
We describe clinical case of Rasmussen's encephalitis in a 24-year-old woman that occurred during her hospital stay. Its clinical manifestations included a clonic movement disorder and partial epilepsy.
A. S. Kotov A.S. +6 more
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Rituximab in Rasmussen’s encephalitis: A single center experience and review of the literature
Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of the brain resulting in unilateral hemispheric atrophy with drug-resistant focal epilepsy associated with a variable degree of progressive hemiparesis and cognitive decline.
Sujit A. Jagtap +5 more
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Ovarioleukodystrophy due to EIF2B5 mutations [PDF]
Ovarioleukodystrophy – the co-occurrence of leukodystrophy and premature ovarian failure – is a rare presentation which is now recognised to be part of the clinical spectrum of vanishing white matter disease.
Faulkner, Howard +4 more
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The epileptologist's perspective of focal cortical dysplasia type 3: From concept to management
Abstract The recent International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) official and updated classification of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) includes a third type—FCD type 3—characterized by architectural abnormalities (cortical dyslamination) associated with another “principal” lesion: hippocampal sclerosis (HS), developmental tumors, vascular malformations,
André Palmini +10 more
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False localization of ictal activity by scalp EEG in candidates for hemispherectomy [PDF]
Two patients with intractable seizures and large structural lesions were candidates for hemispherectomy for seizure control. Repeated ictal EEGs recorded from scalp falsely localized seizure onset to the contralateral hemisphere. Intracarotid amobarbital
Baram, TZ, Mitchell, WG, Snead, OC
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Diagnosis and treatment of occipital brain lesions in children
Occipital brain lesions in children represent a diagnostic challenge due to the large spectrum of etiologies and overlapping clinical features. This review analyses common and less common causes of occipital brain lesions in children, including malformative, vascular, genetic/metabolic, infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic conditions.
Luca Bartolini +4 more
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Seizures are a symptom and not a disease. A seizure is the result of an abnormal electrical discharge of a collection or group of living but damaged or abnormal neurons.
Suter, Cary
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Abstract Although inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are a rare cause of epilepsy, seizures are a common presentation in these disorders. Seizures in IEM are frequently refractory to conventional anti‐seizure medication and might warrant initiation of specific treatments based on vitamins or dietary modifications or provision of alternative substrates ...
D. Kapoor +7 more
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New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus with Claustrum Damage: Definition of the Clinical and Neuroimaging Features [PDF]
New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) is a rare but challenging condition occurring in a previously healthy patient, often with no identifiable cause.
Alexopoulos, Haris +11 more
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