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CHD2 variants are a risk factor for photosensitivity in epilepsy. [PDF]
Photosensitivity is a heritable abnormal cortical response to flickering light, manifesting as particular electroencephalographic changes, with or without seizures. Photosensitivity is prominent in a very rare epileptic encephalopathy due to de novo CHD2
Cantonetti, L. +143 more
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Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy as a spectrum disorder: A focused review
In consequence of newer research juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is no longer seen as a homogeneous disease. The causes of the existing variance are only partially known yet.
Wolf, Peter, Baykan, BETÜL
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Recent Aspects of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery [PDF]
Surgery has been and is now a well-established treatment indicated for adults and children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). The surgical landscape for children with DRE appears to be expanding, and surgical cases of pediatric epilepsy have increased ...
김흥동
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Problems of diagnosing focal cortical dysplasia
Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is one of the most common causes in developing pharmacoresistant epilepsy. We present the clinical case of the patient with generalized seizures.
K. D. Yakovleva +2 more
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A variant of idiopathic epilepsy: Clinical note
The paper describes a clinical case of idiopathic generalized epilepsy with a variable phenotype, a similar type of epileptiform activity in the second stage of sleep, and a similar genotype in siblings.
V. A. Karlov +3 more
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Background: Idiopathic generalized epilepsy is the most common group of epilepsy disorders in children and adolescents. Various types of genetic abnormality were identified among the hereditary factors that explain epilepsy.
Engin Atlı +6 more
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Prevalence, incidence and risk factors of epilepsy in older children in rural Kenya. [PDF]
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 +18 more
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Aggravation of Generalized Epilepsies [PDF]
Summary: Generalized epilepsies are treatable with a number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) that are effective in different seizure types and epilepsy syndromes. The mechanisms of action of these AEDs are incompletely understood but include inhibition of low‐threshold calcium currents and of voltage‐gated sodium channels and facilitation of GABAA ...
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Experiences in an Epilepsy Polyclinic: Epilepsy in the Elderly [PDF]
Objectives:Epilepsy is one of the most common serious neurological disorders in the elderly. In this study the demographic and clinical features, etiological factors, seizure types and response ratios to treatment are presented for a group of patients ...
Sevda Yıldız GÖKÇEER +11 more
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Photosensitive Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: A Case Report
Photic-induced seizures are usually generalized or arise from the occipital cortex. In the present study, we reported an unusual case of photosensitive temporal lobe epilepsy in a patient who developed photosensitive occipital lobe epilepsy between the ...
Reyhan SÜRMELİ, Ayşe Destina YALÇIN
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