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Statin use and risk of remote seizure after first new onset status epilepticus

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Preclinical evidence supports the role of statins as antiepileptogenic agents. In this study, we investigated the risk of remote unprovoked seizures (RS) according to the use of statin therapy in a cohort of first‐ever status epilepticus (SE) survivors. Methods Retrospective analysis was made of adult patients (age ≥ 14 years) with a
Niccolò Orlandi, Giada Giovannini, Lisa Taruffi, Margherita Burani, Jefe Laureine Ngnintedem Dontsop, Mara Malerba, Simona Scolastico, Laura Madrassi, Leonardo Affronte, Matteo Pugnaghi, Anna Elisabetta Vaudano, Simona Lattanzi, Stefano Meletti   +12 more
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Vitamin D status among children and adolescents on anticonvulsant drugs in Southern Switzerland

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2014
INTRODUCTION: It is recognised that vitamin D status is often inadequate (
Vera Ramelli, Gian Paolo Ramelli, Sebastiano A. G. Lava, Giordano M. Siegenthaler, Marco Cantù, Mario G. Bianchetti, Alessandro Ceschi   +6 more
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Pharmacological interaction between oxcarbazepine and two COX inhibitors in a rat model of inflammatory hyperalgesia

, 2011
Oxcarbazepine, ibuprofen and etodolac have efficacy in inflammatory pain. The combination of different drugs activates both central and peripheral pain inhibitory pathways to induce additive or synergistic antinociception, and this interaction may allow ...
Prostran, Milica, Ugrešić, Nenad, Tomić, Maja, Radica M. Stepanović-Petrović, Bogdan Bošković, Maja A. Tomić, Vučković, Sonja M., Stepanović-Petrović, Radica, Milica Š. Prostran, Sonja M. Vučković, Nenad D. Ugrešić, Bošković, Bogdan, Poznanović, Goran, Goran Poznanović   +13 more
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Etiology‐specific spectrum of epilepsy syndromes (ESSES): Widening the concept of etiology‐specific epilepsies—Report from the ILAE 2021–2025 Terminology Commission

Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Abstract A new type of epilepsy syndrome, an etiology‐specific epilepsy syndrome, was defined in 2022 in recognition of major advances in identifying the many genetic and acquired etiologies underlying the epilepsies. An etiology‐specific epilepsy syndrome refers to where a known etiology is associated with a distinctive epilepsy presentation ...
Ingrid E. Scheffer, Stéphane Auvin, Francesca Bisulli, Scott Demarest, Elena Gardella, Angelina Kakooza Mwesige, Rima Nabbout, Alshimaa S. Othman, Kollencheri Puthenveettil Vinayan, Robyn Whitney, Elaine Wirrell, Hideo Yamanouchi, Ji Yeoun Yoo, Sameer M. Zuberi, J. Helen Cross, Nicola Specchio   +15 more
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Intestinal microbiome alterations in pediatric epilepsy: Implications for seizures and therapeutic approaches

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract The intestinal microbiome plays a pivotal role in maintaining host health through its involvement in gastrointestinal, immune, and central nervous system (CNS) functions. Recent evidence underscores the bidirectional communication between the microbiota, the gut, and the brain and the impact of this axis on neurological diseases, including ...
Teresa Ravizza, Greta Volpedo, Antonella Riva, Pasquale Striano, Annamaria Vezzani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Effect of Antiepileptic Drugs on Serum Lipid Profile among Young Adults with Epilepsy in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pondicherry [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2014
Introduction: Several studies have reported that commonly used antiepileptic drugs like phenytoin, and carbamazepine increase serum High Density Lipoproteins Cholesterol (HDL-C) levels, while some others documented no such effect.
K. Manimekalai, B. Visakan, Kartik J. Salwe, S. Murugesan   +3 more
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Functional/dissociative seizures as a manifestation of forced normalization in eyelid myoclonia with absence epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Fernando Vasquez‐Lopez, Jimena Gonzalez‐Salido, Salvador Martínez‐Medina, Irving Fuentes‐Calvo, Diego A. Barrios‐González, Betsy C. Vázquez‐Cruz, Juan Carlos Vera‐López, Jimena Colado‐Martinez, Orelli Ruiz‐Rodríguez, Pilar Robles‐Lomelin, Maximiliano Salgado Deza, Diego A. Hernandez, Álvaro José Moreno Avellán, Mario A. Sebastián Díaz, Daniel Crail‐Meléndez, Ángel Ruiz‐Chow, Iris E. Martínez‐Juárez   +16 more
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Efficacy of stiripentol, fenfluramine, and their combination on clinical outcomes in Dravet syndrome: A preliminary report

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Stiripentol and fenfluramine are approved treatments for Dravet syndrome (DS), but real‐world data comparing their effectiveness and combined use remain limited. Our study aims to explore associations between treatment with stiripentol, fenfluramine, and their combination and clinical outcomes in patients with DS.
Paolo Surdi, Marina Trivisano, Mattia Mercier, Nicola Pietrafusa, Angela De Dominicis, Costanza Calabrese, Simona Cappelletti, Nicola Specchio   +7 more
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Outcomes of patients with post‐stroke epilepsy: A scoping review on quality of life, readmissions, costs, seizure recurrence, and medication adherence

Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Post‐stroke epilepsy (PSE) affects ≈10% of patients with stroke and is associated with adverse health and economic outcomes. We aimed to review published literature on health and economic outcomes for patients with PSE, with a specific focus on quality of life, hospital readmissions, healthcare costs, seizure recurrence, and ...
Nega Dagnew Baye, Emma Foster, Muideen T. Olaiya, Nigel C. Jones, Monique F. Kilkenny, Lachlan L. Dalli   +5 more
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Study Assessing Use of Mood Stabilizers (Sodium Valproate and Oxcarbazepine) as an Augmentation Strategy in Patients of Treatment-resistant Depression

Annals of Indian Psychiatry
Background: Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a major challenge, with a significant proportion of patients failing to achieve remission with initial antidepressant treatment. As per literature, augmentation strategies using nonantidepressant agents
Priya Chugh, Fiona Mahapatro
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