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Background: Although epilepsy is primarily known as a cortical disorder, there is growing body of research demonstrating white matter alterations in patients with epilepsy.
Ferda Ilgen USLU +4 more
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Estratégias terapêuticas em epilepsia.
With the advances in the so-called classic antiepileptic drugs (AED)--carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin and valproate--monotherapy has become the most popular strategy for the treatment of epilepsies, based on their unquestionable clinical efficacy
J Pimentel
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Is low antiepileptic drug dose effective in long-term seizure-free patients? [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of leaving seizure-free patients on low-dose medication. METHOD: This was an exploratory prospective randomized study conducted at our University Hospital.
Tânia A.M.O. Cardoso +2 more
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Sertraline Treatment Can Mimic Niemann‐Pick Type C Biomarker Profile: A Diagnostic Pitfall
ABSTRACT Background Oxysterols (cholestane‐3β,5α,6β‐triol and 7‐ketocholesterol) and N‐palmitoyl‐O‐phosphocholineserine (PPCS) are sensitive biomarkers for Niemann‐Pick disease type C (NPC) screening. However, false‐positive results occur, with a biomarker profile suggestive of NPC despite the absence of pathogenic variants in genes involved in NPC or ...
Maria Makrygianni +19 more
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Objective To observe the effectiveness of low⁃frequency and subthreshold repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on patients with refractory epilepsy. Methods Twelve subjects with refractory and focal epilepsy were involved.
Li⁃na ZHANG +3 more
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Recurrent abdominal pain: when an epileptic seizure should be suspected? [PDF]
Recurrent episodes of abdominal pain are common in childhood. Among the diagnostic possibilities are migraine and abdominal epilepsy (AE). AE is an infrequent syndrome with paroxystic episodes of abdominal pain, awareness disturbance, EEG abnormalities ...
Renata C. Franzon +4 more
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Recurrent Hypothermia and Autonomic Dysfunction Secondary to Shapiro Syndrome
ABSTRACT A 44‐year‐old man presented with recurrent hypothermia, diaphoresis and hypertension. Extensive investigation for infectious, inflammatory, metabolic and endocrine aetiologies was negative. MR scan of the brain demonstrated no lesions but revealed callosal dysgenesis, consistent with Shapiro syndrome.
Naveen Kumar +3 more
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Background: In etiology of epilepsy, different factors have role and one of them is genetics. This study aimed to investigate the differences between generalized and partial epilepsy based on the family history.
Mohammad Reza Najafi +3 more
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Screening Routine Clinical Notes for Epilepsy Surgery Candidates Using Large Language Models
ABSTRACT Objective Epilepsy surgery is severely underutilized despite proven efficacy, with substantial under‐referral of eligible patients in routine clinical practice. This study evaluated the potential role of large language models (LLMs) as decision‐support tools for screening unstructured clinical notes to identify epilepsy surgery candidates and ...
Uriel Fennig +9 more
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Neuronal migration disorders. Part I: Terminology, classification, pathophysiology, EEG and epilepsy
Intractable epilepsies and partial epilepsies, which make up a great majority of epileptic disorders, are not better recognized and their etiologies unveiled with the help of the new imaging techniques.
G Turanli, D Yalnizoğlu, Y Renda
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