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New insights into epileptic spasm generation and treatment from the TTX animal model

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Currently, we have an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms underlying infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS). However, over the past decade, significant efforts have been made to develop IESS animal models to provide much‐needed mechanistic information for therapy development.
John W. Swann, Carlos J. Ballester‐Rosado, Chih‐Hong Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Healthcare seeking behaviour for common infectious syndromes among people in three administrative regions of Johannesburg, South Africa, 2015: a cross-sectional study

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019
INTRODUCTION: hospital-based surveillance programs only capture people presenting to facilities and may underestimate disease burden. We conducted a healthcare utilisation survey to characterise healthcare-seeking behaviour among people with common ...
Relebogile Mapuroma, Cheryl Cohen, Lazarus Kuonza, Alfred Musekiwa, Stefano Tempia, Akhona Tshangela, Claire von Mollendorf   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Phylogenetic relationships and regional spread of meningococcal strains in the meningitis belt, 2011–2016Research in context

EBioMedicine, 2019
Background: Historically, the major cause of meningococcal epidemics in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa has been Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A (NmA), but the incidence has been substantially reduced since the introduction of a serogroup A ...
Nadav Topaz, Dominique A. Caugant, Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Ola Brønstad Brynildsrud, Nadia Debech, Eva Hong, Ala-Eddine Deghmane, Rasmata Ouédraogo, Sani Ousmane, Kadidja Gamougame, Berthe-Marie Njanpop-Lafourcade, Seydou Diarra, LeAnne M. Fox, Xin Wang   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Outbreak of West Nile virus causing severe neurological involvement in children, Nuba Mountains, Sudan, 2002. [PDF]

, 2004
An atypical outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) occurred in Ngorban County, South Kordophan, Sudan, from May to August 2002. We investigated the epidemic and conducted a case-control study in the village of Limon.
Anonymous (MMWR), Berthet FX, Chowers MY, George S, Hayes CG, Huang C, Hubalek Z, Kohler KA, Le Guenno B, Marberg K, McGuigan CC, McLean RG, Murgue B, Murgue B, Petersen LR, Petersen LR, Platonov AE, Solomon T, Taylor RM, Watts DM, Weinberger M   +20 more
core   +2 more sources

Using old antibiotics to treat ancient bacterium—β-lactams for Bacillus anthracis meningitis [PDF]

, 2020
Assa Sittner, Amir Ben‐Shmuel, Itai Glinert, Elad Bar-David, Josef Schlomovitz, David Kobiler, Shay Weiss, Haim Levy   +7 more
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Deciphering the role of nanoparticles for management of bacterial meningitis: an update on recent studies [PDF]

, 2021
Neelam Sharma, Ishrat Zahoor, Monika Sachdeva, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan, Shivkanya Fuloria, Neeraj Kumar Fuloria, Tanveer Naved, Saurabh Bhatia, Ahmed Al‐Harrasi, Lotfi Aleya, Simona Bungău, Tapan Behl, Sukhbir Singh   +12 more
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Late‐onset epilepsy of unknown etiology is more treatment‐responsive than acquired lesional late‐onset epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Late‐onset epilepsy of unknown etiology (LOEU) carries an elevated risk of dementia, suggesting that it may represent an early manifestation of neurodegenerative or cerebrovascular disease. Direct comparisons between LOEU and acquired lesional late‐onset epilepsy (LOE) may elucidate clinical features specific to LOEU.
L. Brian Hickman, Bhavya Pandey, Alexander Fish, Mohit Bandla, Adnan Husein, Corinne Allas, Harika Kottakota, Lauren Herzog, Keith Vossel, John M. Stern   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Primary Amoebic (Naegleria fowleri) Meningoencephalitis Presenting as Status Epilepticus [PDF]

, 2011
Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) is a rare entity. Usual presenting features are fever, headache and seizures with meningeal signs and this disease carries high mortality rate.
Bharti, V, Gargi, G, Jaret, P, Panda, P, Raina, R, Sharma, A   +5 more
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Cryptococcal meningitis complicating sarcoidosis

Medicine, 2016
Background:Cryptococcal meningitis is an uncommon but severe complication of sarcoidosis. Methods:We present 2 patients with cryptococcal meningitis complicating sarcoidosis and compared findings with 38 cases reported in the literature.
S. Leonhard, D. Fritz, D. van de Beek, M. Brouwer   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Defining the role of systemic autoimmune markers in adult epilepsy: A focus on autoimmune‐associated epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Autoimmune mechanisms are a recognized cause of adult epilepsy, with immunotherapy offering etiology‐specific treatment. Autoimmune‐associated epilepsy is an emerging clinical entity, for which early diagnosis remains challenging and largely depends on neuronal antibody testing.
I‐Ting Lin, Chiehyu Shen, Chi‐Ting Chung, Chang‐Yu Edward Cheng, Pin‐Yu Chen, Tun Jao   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source