Profile of once-daily zonisamide as monotherapy for treatment of partial seizures in adults. [PDF]
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders, affecting about 50 million people around the world. It is recognized that around 50% of patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy become seizure-free with the first drug treatment, so the choice of ...
Mula, M
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Status Epilepticus in Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy [PDF]
Summary: Status epilepticus (SE) can take various forms in idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE), some of which forms also occur in symptomatic or focal epilepsies. Although the clinical semiology of the SE episodes may be similar in these different epilepsies, the frequency, response to treatment and prognosis differ.
Simon, Shorvon, Matthew, Walker
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Absence seizures: Update on signaling mechanisms and networks
Abstract Absence seizures (AS) are a hallmark of genetic generalized epilepsies (GGE), characterized by brief episodes of impaired consciousness accompanied by electroencephalographic spike‐and‐wave discharges (SWDs). Traditionally attributed to cortico‐thalamo‐cortical (CTC) dysrhythmia, emerging evidence suggests a more intricate pathophysiological ...
Ozlem Akman, Filiz Onat
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Generalized epilepsies: current conceptions and therapeutic approaches
The concepts of generalized epilepsy have recently undergone considerable changes: the features of focality in generalized epilepsies and the typical features of idiopathic generalized epilepsies in focal epilepsies have been revealed.
L R Zenkov
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Syndromic classification of patients with typical absence seizures [PDF]
The aim of this study is to compare ILAE classification (1989) and Panayiotopoulos' criteria (1997) for absence epilepsies. We studied 455 typical absences (ILAE, 1981) by video-EEG in 43 patients with normal neurological and neuroradiological ...
Laura M.F.F. Guilhoto +2 more
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Serum C-reactive protein concentrations in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy [PDF]
Inflammatory reactions in dogs are associated with systemic changes in serum, called the acute phase response; changes in the concentration of acute phase proteins in the serum take place. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a positive acute phase protein, which
Bhatti, Sofie +4 more
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Frontiers in EEG as a tool for the management of pediatric epilepsy: Past, present, and future
Abstract Electroencephalography (EEG) has evolved into an indispensable tool in pediatric epilepsy, fundamentally transforming the diagnosis, classification, and management of this condition. This review chronicles the historical journey of EEG from its groundbreaking inception to its current pivotal role in delineating distinct pediatric epilepsy ...
Hiroki Nariai
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THE INCIDENCE OF VARIOUS FORMS OF IDIOPATHIC FOCAL EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN
The structure of idiopathic focal epilepsy was studied with 1118 patients who have diagnosis «epilepsy» with debut of seizures at the age from first days of life to 18 years.
K. Yu. Mukhin, M. B. Mironov
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Sex influences the frequency of the posterior basic alpha rhythm in patients with epilepsy
Objective: To determine effects of sex, epilepsy and epilepsy medication on the posterior basic alpha rhythm. Methods: We reviewed the routine EEGs of 160 subjects, including 60 individuals with focal epilepsy, 60 with generalized epilepsy, and 40 ...
C. Stephani +3 more
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Epileptic drop attacks: More than just atonic seizures
Abstract “Drop attacks” are not officially defined by the International League Against Epilepsy. Seizures are characterized by a sudden loss of control over the trunk and posture, leading to falls and injuries, and resolving within a few seconds. Accurately diagnosing the type of seizure is usually difficult due to limitations in clinical documentation
Tomonori Ono +3 more
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