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Prevalence, incidence and risk factors of epilepsy in older children in rural Kenya. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
BACKGROUND: There is little data on the burden or causes of epilepsy in developing countries, particularly in children living in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We conducted two surveys to estimate the prevalence, incidence and risk factors of epilepsy in ...
Edwards, T   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Epilepsy with myoclonic–atonic seizures (Doose syndrome): When video-EEG polygraphy holds the key to syndrome diagnosis

open access: yesEpilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2016
An electroclinical epilepsy syndrome diagnosis enables physicians to predict outcomes as well as select appropriate treatment options. We report a child who presented with reflex myoclonus at the age of 9 months and was initially diagnosed with myoclonic
Pinelopi Dragoumi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rare and common epilepsies converge on a shared gene regulatory network providing opportunities for novel antiepileptic drug discovery [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background The relationship between monogenic and polygenic forms of epilepsy is poorly understood, and the extent to which the genetic and acquired epilepsies share common pathways is unclear.
Danis, Bénédicte   +14 more
core   +5 more sources

Combining General and Personalized Models for Epilepsy Detection with Hyperdimensional Computing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder with a significant prevalence. However, there is still no adequate technological support to enable epilepsy detection and continuous outpatient monitoring in everyday life. Hyperdimensional (HD) computing is an interesting alternative for wearable devices, characterized by a much simpler learning process and ...
arxiv   +1 more source

National epilepsy movement in Brazil [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Purpose: To establish a social network of epilepsy lay organization in Brazil to provide advocacy for people with epilepsy and eventually forma powerful National Epilepsy movement.
Fernandes, PT   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The long-term prognosis of epilepsy patients with medically treated over a period of eight years in Turkey. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of demographic and clinical characteristics on temporal changes in seizure control and frequency in medically treated epilepsy patients to guide treatment modalities.
Duman, Pelin   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Italian Wikipedia and epilepsy: an infodemiological study of online information-seeking behavior [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Wikipedia is the most commonly accessed source of health information by both healthcare professionals and the lay public worldwide. We aimed to evaluate information-seeking behavior of Internet users searching the Italian Wikipedia for articles related ...
Bragazzi, Nicola Luigi   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Genetic generalized epilepsies with frontal lesions mimicking migratory disorders on the epilepsy monitoring unit

open access: yesEpilepsia Open, 2020
Objective Some patients with genetic generalized epilepsy (GGE) may present with ambiguous and atypical findings and even focal brain abnormalities. Correct diagnosis may therefore be difficult.
Susanne Fauser   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Computational Models For Epilepsy [PDF]

open access: yesSeizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, 2012 Dec;21(10):748-59, 2012
Epilepsy is a neurological disease characterized by recurrent and spontaneous seizures. It affects approximately 50 million people worldwide. In majority of the cases accurate diagnosis of the disease can be made without using any technologically advanced techniques and seizures are controlled using standard treatment in the form of regular use of anti-
arxiv   +1 more source

Limitations of a Short Demographic Questionnaire for Bedside Estimation of Patients’ Global Cognitive Functioning in Epilepsy Patients

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2018
ObjectivesThe German socio-demographic estimation scale was developed by Jahn et al. (1) to quickly predict premorbid global cognitive functioning in patients. So far, it has been validated in healthy adults and has shown a good correlation with the full
Iris Gorny   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

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