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Mutations in genes encoding the formation of ion channels may cause epileptic syndromes. These epileptic syndromes are generally divided into generalized and partial epilepsies.
Halil Aziz VELİOĞLU +1 more
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Combination of PET and magnetoencephalography in the presurgical assessment of MRI-negative epilepsy
Despite major advances in neuroimaging, no lesion is visualized on MRI in up to a quarter of patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy presenting for presurgical evaluation.
Sylvain eRheims +5 more
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Refractory Epilepsy: Effects on Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines in Peripheral Blood [PDF]
Objective: The vagus nerve has important immunological functions that may be relevant for its anticonvulsive action. We postulate that this anticonvulsive action is activated by a shift in the immune system resulting in a reduction of neurotoxic and an ...
J.S.H. Vles +15 more
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Gastroenterological masks of partial epilepsy in clinical practice
The purpose of this paper is to draw gastroenterologists’ attention and underline the necessity to conduct detailed differential diagnosis in patients with dyspepsia syndrome. This paper shows a clinical case of abdominal form of the partial epilepsy. We
V.V. Cherniavsky, N.O. Fedorchenko
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Effect of lateralized epileptic discharges on the thought flow [PDF]
PURPOSE: Pauses in verbal expression of thought flow in patients with partial epilepsy was studied in order to achieve a best comprehension of brain interhemispheric influences.
Paulo Bueno de Mendonça +3 more
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Clinical efficacy and safety of lamotrigine monotherapy in newly diagnosed pediatric patients with epilepsy [PDF]
Purpose : To verify the efficacy and safety of lamotrigine (LTG) monotherapy in newly diagnosed children with epilepsy. Methods : We prospectively enrolled 148 children who had undergone LTG monotherapy at our institution between September 2002 and June ...
Ji Hye Han, Jung Eun Oh, Sun Jun Kim
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PET Scanning in Partial Epilepsy [PDF]
ABSTRACT:Many biologically active tracers are available for positron emission tomography (PET) investigations, but most studies of epilepsy have utilized l8F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) to measure local cerebral metabolic rate for glucose. Over 70% of patients with medically refractory partial seizures demonstrate an interictal zone of hypometabolism ...
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Self-concept and gender effects in Korean adolescents with epilepsy
PURPOSE: We aimed to determine whether adolescents with epilepsy (AWE) have a compromised self-concept, whether a lower self-concept is related to mental health, and whether there are sex differences in self-concept in AWE.
엄소용
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Status epilepticus: Analysis of refractory cases
Objective: to analyze refractory status epilepticus (SE) cases.Patients and methods. Fifteen female patients aged 21 to 62 years with refractory SE were comprehensively examined using long-term electroencephalography monitoring.
B. P. Gladov +2 more
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Cardiac Sodium Channel Blockade Due to Antiepileptic Drug Combination
Drugs that inhibit voltage-dependent sodium channels are commonly used to treat epilepsy. Old and novel antiepileptic drugs are used either as monotherapy or in combination to control epilepsy.
Ossama Maadarani +8 more
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