The importance of early immunotherapy in patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures [PDF]
Brain, 2018 Faciobrachial dystonic seizures and limbic encephalitis closely associate with antibodies to leucine-rich glioma-inactivated 1 (LGI1). Here, we describe 103 consecutive patients with faciobrachial dystonic seizures and LGI1 antibodies to understand ...
Christian G Bien +2 more
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Characterizing Hippocampal Oscillatory Signatures Underlying Seizures in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021 Temporal Lobe Epilepsy (TLE) is a neurological condition characterized by focal brain hyperexcitability, resulting in abnormal neuronal discharge and uncontrollable seizures.
Thato Mary Mokhothu, Kazumasa Zen Tanaka
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Comparison of the Demographics and Ratio of Rotavirus-Associated Benign Convulsions with Mild Gastroenteritis to Rotavirus Gastroenteritis before and after Rotavirus Vaccination over a Period of 20 Years [PDF]
Annals of Child Neurology, 2021 Purpose Through a study of rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) cases experienced over 20 years at our center, we aimed to investigate changes in the ratio of rotavirus-associated benign convulsions with mild gastroenteritis (RaCwG) to RVGE and in patients ...
Yeong Seok Lee +3 more
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Human interictal epileptiform discharges are bidirectional traveling waves echoing ictal discharges
eLife, 2022 Interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs), also known as interictal spikes, are large intermittent electrophysiological events observed between seizures in patients with epilepsy.
Elliot H Smith +12 more
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KCNQ2 Encephalopathy Showing a Distinct Ictal Amplitude-Integrated Electroencephalographic Pattern [PDF]
Neonatal Medicine, 2020 KCNQ2 mutations induce a neonatal-onset epileptic encephalopathy of widely varying severity, ranging from benign familial neonatal epilepsy to severe refractory epileptic encephalopathy.
Naeun Kwak +5 more
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Assessment of Effectiveness of Antiepileptic Drugs under BNF Vs Regular Practice in Paediatric Age Group with Epilepsy: A Pilot Study [PDF]
Indian Journal of Neonatal Medicine and Research, 2020 Introduction: Epilepsy is considered as the most common neurological disorder. Aim: To compare the effectiveness of Antiepileptic Drugs (AED) under British National Formula (BNF) guidelines and regular practice for different oral antiepileptic ...
SP AKSHATHA
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Risk Factors for Seizures after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Hemato-Oncologic Patients: A Single Tertiary Center Study in the Republic of Korea [PDF]
Annals of Child Neurology, 2021 Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of seizures, clinical manifestations, and risk factors that could predict the occurrence of seizures after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in children.
Ja Un Moon +5 more
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Annals of Neurology, 2007 AbstractIn childhood, the risk for seizures is greatest in the neonatal period. Currently used therapies have limited efficacy. Although the treatment of neonatal seizures has not significantly changed in the past several decades, there has been substantial progress in understanding developmental mechanisms that influence seizure generation and ...
Silverstein, Faye Sarah +1 more
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Epilepsia Open, 2020 Objective Acute encephalopathy may occur in COVID‐19‐infected patients. We investigated whether medically indicated EEGs performed in acutely ill patients under investigation (PUIs) for COVID‐19 report epileptiform abnormalities and whether these are ...
Aristea S. Galanopoulou +20 more
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Seizure forecasting and cyclic control of seizures [PDF]
Epilepsia, 2020 AbstractEpilepsy is a unique neurologic condition characterized by recurrent seizures, where causes, underlying biomarkers, triggers, and patterns differ across individuals. The unpredictability of seizures can heighten fear and anxiety in people with epilepsy, making it difficult to take part in day‐to‐day activities.
Stirling, RE +3 more
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