Premature mortality in refractory partial epilepsy: does surgical treatment make a difference? [PDF]
Background: Epilepsy carries an increased risk of premature death. For some people with intractable focal epilepsy, surgery offers hope for a seizure-free life.
Scott, C.A. +44 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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Evaluating epilepsy and refractory epilepsy by Fut8.
Evaluating epilepsy and refractory epilepsy by Fut8.
Zhou Zhang (197948) +2 more
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Lacosamide add-on Treatment in Refractory Focal Epilepsy: The Experience of a Single Tertiary Center [PDF]
Objectives:Lacosamide is a third-generation antiepileptic agent that selectively enhances slow inactivation of sodium channels that take part in generation and propagation of action potentials and results in the diminution of neuronal excitability ...
Bülent Oğuz GENÇ +6 more
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Characteristics of the control, epilepsy and refractory epilepsy patients.
Characteristics of the control, epilepsy and refractory epilepsy patients.
Zhou Zhang (197948) +2 more
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Profile of once-daily zonisamide as monotherapy for treatment of partial seizures in adults [PDF]
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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Structural brain changes in medically refractory focal epilepsy resemble premature brain aging [PDF]
Objective: We used whole brain T1-weighted MRIto estimate the age of individuals with medically refractory focal epilepsy, and compared with individuals with newly diagnosed focal epilepsy and healthy controls.
Karen Blackmon +14 more
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Correlations between the serum Fut8 with clinical characteristics in epilepsy and refractory epilepsy group.
Zhou Zhang (197948) +2 more
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Slow repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in refractory juvenile myoclonic epilepsies
Objective: The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of slow repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on patients with refractory juvenile myodonic epilepsy (JME)
BAYKAL, Betül +11 more
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ABSTRACT Objective CDKL5 deficiency disorder (CDD) is a rare, severe developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. There is a pressing need to develop effective and sustainable therapeutic strategies. We aimed to investigate the causal association between febrile episodes and epileptic seizures for therapeutic implications in CDD patients.
Siyi Wang +13 more
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