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Epilepsy syndromes classification
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Epilepsy syndromes are distinct electroclinical entities which have been recently defined by the International League Against Epilepsy Nosology and Definitions Task Force. Each syndrome is associated with “a characteristic cluster of clinical and EEG features, often supported by specific etiologic findings”.
Elaine C. Wirrell +4 more
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BRAIN TUMORS AND INFANTILE SPASMS
, 1995 Two patients, aged 6 and 7 months, with brain tumors who presented with infantile spasms and hypsarrhythmia are reported from Sapporo and Asahikawa Medical Universities ...
J Gordon Millichap
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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 +4 more
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Infantile Spasms in Children with Down Syndrome [PDF]
, 2011 Down syndrome (DS) is the most common genetic cause of mental retardation. It is estimated that 5–13% of persons affected by DS have seizures. Infantile spasms are the most common type of seizures and usually are well controlled with steroids and ...
Lucija Lujić +9 more
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Methysergide and Infantile Spasms
Pediatric Neurology Briefs, 1989 A trial of antiadrenergic and antiseretonergic drugs in the treatment of 24 newly diagnosed and previously untreated infantile spasm patients is reported from the Epilepsy Research Center, Section of Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Baylor ...
J Gordon Millichap
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, 1994 Two patients, ages 7 and 2 years, with neurofibromatosis type 1 complicated by infantile spasms are reported from the Pediatric Institutes, Siena and Catania ...
J Gordon Millichap
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New insights into epileptic spasm generation and treatment from the TTX animal model
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Currently, we have an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms underlying infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS). However, over the past decade, significant efforts have been made to develop IESS animal models to provide much‐needed mechanistic information for therapy development.
John W. Swann +2 more
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Infantile Spasms and ACTH Dosage
, 1987 Results of corticotropin treatment of 33 patients with infantile spasms are reported from the Instituto Clinica Pediatrica, Universita di Siena ...
J Gordon Millichap
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Cerebrospinal fluid corticotropin and cortisol are reduced in infantile spasms [PDF]
, 1995 Infantile spasms respond to ACTH, and levels of the hormone in cerebrospinal fluid of untreated infants with this disorder were found to be lower than in age-matched controls. In this study we analyzed cerebrospinal fluid cortisol and ACTH using improved
O. Carter Snead +9 more
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Precision therapies for genetic epilepsies in 2025: Promises and pitfalls
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract By targeting the underlying etiology, precision therapies offer an exciting paradigm shift to improve the stagnant outcomes of drug‐resistant epilepsies, including developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Unlike conventional antiseizure medications (ASMs) which only treat the symptoms (seizures) but have no effect on the underlying ...
Shuyu Wang +3 more
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