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First-year Experience with Brivaracetam in Japan: Real-world Data from Juntendo Epilepsy Center

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica
Approximately 30% of patients still develop drug-resistant epilepsy despite the introduction of newer antiseizure medications. Brivaracetam, a high-affinity synaptic vesicle protein 2A ligand with a mechanism of action similar to that of levetiracetam ...
Yasushi IIMURA, Kazuki NOMURA, Takumi MITSUHASHI, Hiroharu SUZUKI, Tetsuya UEDA, Kazuki NISHIOKA, Taiji TSUNEMI, Shinichi UENO, Hidenori SUGANO, Akihide KONDO   +9 more
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Autoimmune encephalitis and epilepsy: evolving definition and clinical spectrum [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2020
Advances in autoimmune encephalitis studies in the past 10 years have led to the identification of new syndromes and biomarkers that have transformed the diagnostic approach to the disorder.
Joo Hee Seo, Yun-Jin Lee, Ki Hyeong Lee, Elakkat Gireesh, Holly Skinner, Michael Westerveld   +5 more
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Premature mortality in refractory partial epilepsy: does surgical treatment make a difference? [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Epilepsy carries an increased risk of premature death. For some people with intractable focal epilepsy, surgery offers hope for a seizure-free life.
Scott, C.A., Sander, J.W., Sinha, S, Bell, G. S., de Tisi, J., Harkness, WF, McEvoy, A.W., Walker, M. C., Duncan, John S., Scott, CA, Smith, SJ, Bell, G.S., Stephani, C, McEvoy, A.W, Bell, G.S, Peacock, JL, Sander, Josemir W., Smith, S. J., McEvoy, AW, Walker, M.C., Harkness, W.F, Harkness, W.F., Tisi, J., Peacock, J. L., Scott, C.A, Duncan, JS, Smith, S.J, McEvoy, A. W., Sander, JW, Walker, MC, Duncan, J.S, Peacock, J.L, Stephani, C., Dunacan, S.J., Peacock, J.L., Tisi, J, Bell, GS, Walker, M.C, Stephani, Caspar, Scott, Catherine, Sinha, S., Harkness, W. F., Smith, S.J., de Tisi, J, Sander, J.W   +44 more
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Epilepsy Secondary to a Giant AVM: A Case Report

Case Reports in Vascular Medicine
Intracranial arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) are vascular anomalies that can present with intracranial hemorrhage, seizures, or neurological deficits.
Emilio García Gómez, Daniela Carolina Pimentel Saona, Juan Romero Valencia, Lenin Sandoval Luna, Cristobal Jeronimo Ortega Arenas, Daniel San-Juan   +5 more
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Impairment of emotional expression detection after unilateral medial temporal structure resection

Scientific Reports, 2021
Detecting emotional facial expressions is an initial and indispensable component of face-to-face communication. Neuropsychological studies on the neural substrates of this process have shown that bilateral amygdala lesions impaired the detection of ...
Wataru Sato, Naotaka Usui, Reiko Sawada, Akihiko Kondo, Motomi Toichi, Yushi Inoue   +5 more
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Epilepsy in Tanzanian children: association with perinatal events and other risk factors. [PDF]

, 2012
PURPOSE: To define the prevalence and risk factors for epilepsy in children in a rural district of Tanzania by conducting a community-based case-control study.
Walker, Richard, Neville, BGR, Neville, Brian GR, Whittaker, R, Walker, R, Newton, CRJC, Burton, Matthew J, Neville, BG, Burton, Kathryn J, Hunter, Ewan, Mankad, K, Mankad, Kshitij, Newton, Charles, Todd, Jim, Whittaker, Roger, Newton, Charles RJC, Burton, KJ, Hunter, E, Newton, CR, Rogathe, J, Burton, MJ, Rogathe, Jane, Todd, J   +22 more
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Elevated Connectivity During Language Processing Is Associated With Cognitive Performance in SeLECTS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Self‐Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (SeLECTS) is associated with language impairments despite seizures originating in the motor cortex, suggesting aberrant cross‐network interactions. Here we tested whether functional connectivity in SeLECTS during language tasks predicts language performance.
Wendy Qi, Katharine Lee, Kerry C. Nix, Miguel Menchaca, Xiwei Shé, Lorelei Santa Maria, Wei Wu, Zihuai He, Fiona M. Baumer   +8 more
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Epilepsy: an exploratory study of the business sectors perceptions of employability [PDF]

, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.The research aimed to explore the perceptions of employers in employing people with epilepsy.
Kanhema, Joyce Chengetai
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Prevalence, incidence and risk factors of epilepsy in older children in rural Kenya. [PDF]

, 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 ...
Njuguna, P, Mturi, N., Edwards, T, Newton, C.R.J.C., Mung’ala-Odera, V., Meehan, R., Newton, CRJC, Neville, BG, Edwards, T., Neville, B.G., Meehan, R, Newton, Charles, White, S., White, S, Mung'ala-Odera, V, Otieno, GO, Otieno, G.O., Njuguna, P., Mturi, N   +18 more
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SPG4 and Dementia: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a group of disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and lower limb weakness, with mutations in SPG4/SPAST being the most common cause. Detailed studies and clinical and molecular comparisons across different populations are missing.
Emanuele Panza, Arun Meyyazhagan, Eliseo Picchi, Gustavo Ribas, Ingrid Faber, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Preethi Basavaraju, Paolo Eusebi, Haripriya Kuchi Bhotla, Mario Stasi, Fabrizio Gaudiello, Francesco Patti, Filippo Maria Santorelli, Marcondes Cavalcante França Jr, José Luiz Pedroso, Orlando Graziani Povoas Barsottini, Hélio Afonso Ghizoni Teive, Peter Henry St George‐Hyslop, Toshitaka Kawarai, Antonio Orlacchio   +19 more
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