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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Profile of once-daily zonisamide as monotherapy for treatment of partial seizures in adults
Marco MulaDivision of Neurology, Trinity Hospital, Borgomanero, ItalyAbstract: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders, affecting about 50 million people around the world.
Mula M, Mula, M
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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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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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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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Suicidal behavior and antiepileptic drugs in epilepsy: analysis of the emerging evidence
Marco Mula1, Dale C Hesdorffer21Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Amedeo Avogadro University and Division of Neurology, University Hospital Maggiore della Carità, Novara, Italy; 2Gertrude H Sergievsky Center and Department of ...
Mula M +3 more
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Experiences in an Epilepsy Polyclinic: Epilepsy in the Elderly [PDF]
Objectives:Epilepsy is one of the most common serious neurological disorders in the elderly. In this study the demographic and clinical features, etiological factors, seizure types and response ratios to treatment are presented for a group of patients ...
Sevda Yıldız GÖKÇEER +11 more
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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.
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Psychological distress among patients with epilepsy
Background: Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by recurrent seizures which are physical reactions to sudden, usually brief, too much electrical discharges in a group of brain cells. Psychological distress often accompanies epilepsy.
Asma Khalid, Naeem Aslam
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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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