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Quantitative electroencephalographic measures during postmalarial epileptogenesis

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Severe malaria with neurologic involvement contributes significantly to the global burden of acquired pediatric epilepsy. We studied quantitative electroencephalographic (EEG) measures in postmalarial epileptogenesis. Methods A total of 186 patients, aged 6 months to 11 years, with confirmed central nervous system malaria were ...
Rasesh B. Joshi, Suzanna Mwanza, Hitten P. Zaveri, Joseph Kasolo, Angela Masempela, Thelma Musakanya, Tina Mwale, Violet Nambeye, Rosemary Nyriongo, Ruth A. Tembo, Christopher Cortina, Bo Zhang, Gretchen L. Birbeck, Alexander Rotenberg, Archana A. Patel   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

The proximal and distal effects of mortality salience on COVID-19-related health perceptions and intentions. [PDF]

J Appl Soc Psychol, 2022
Fairlamb S, Cinnirella M, Iahr I.
europepmc   +1 more source

Tonic–clonic seizures captured during ambulatory video‐EEG are frequently unreported

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Tonic–clonic seizures (TCSs) are widely regarded as clinically obvious, yet seizure counts used for treatment decisions and risk counseling often rely on patient or caregiver diaries. We sought to quantify the frequency of unreported TCSs during prolonged ambulatory video‐EEG (vEEG) monitoring and examined associations with ...
Ewan S. Nurse, Jacqueline French, Victoria Wong, Mark Cook   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Turning toward mortality: yoga’s savasana as a salutogenic practice for engaging with death anxiety

Frontiers in Public Health
Death anxiety is prevalent across many modern cultures and is associated with significant psychological, social and economic costs, including avoidance of advance care planning and the overuse of life-prolonging medical interventions at the end of life ...
Lori Rubenstein Fazzio, Anne Pitman, Shelly Prosko   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dual-Path Effect of Mortality Salience Induced by COVID-19 on Food Safety Behavior in China. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Ma Y, Guo X, Su W, Feng Y, Han F.
europepmc   +1 more source

Creativity and its link to epilepsy

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Creative thinking represents one of our highest‐order cognitive processes, involving multiple cortical structures and an intricate interplay between several cortical and subcortical networks. It results in novel ideas that translate to useful products or concepts. The evolutionary purpose of creativity is therefore apparent, as it advances our
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
wiley   +1 more source

Disentangling effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests on implicit anti-Black bias

Acta Psychologica
Terror Management Theory (TMT) holds that mortal threats bolster people's desire to support their worldviews, which may contribute to increased outgroup bias.
C. Donnan Gravelle, Patricia J. Brooks, Jeremy E. Sawyer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Impact of Mortality Salience, Negative Emotions and Cultural Values on Suicidal Ideation in COVID-19: A Conditional Process Model. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
Huang F, Li S, Li D, Yang M, Ding H, Di Y, Zhu T.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury, Anamika Choudhary, Andy Cheuk‐Him Ng, Cezar Gavrilovici   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neuroticism, cancer mortality salience, and physician avoidance in cancer survivors: Proximity of treatment matters. [PDF]

Psychooncology, 2022
Boyd P, Murray AB, Hyams T, Sleight AG, Moser RP, Arndt J, Czajkowski SM, Hall K.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source