A global perspective on transitioning from pediatric to adult care in epilepsy
Abstract Objective Transition planning in epilepsy is crucial to ensure continuity of care, particularly for adolescents with complex needs, yet global practices remain undefined. The International League Against Epilepsy Transition Task Force (ILAE TTF) aimed to evaluate worldwide practices, barriers, and provider perspectives on transitioning ...
Danielle M. Andrade +23 more
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: is carbamazepine implicated?
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has been recognised for centuries. The precise frequency of occurrence is not well defined. Education of medical professionals is needed, so that death certificates and coronial inquests may appropriately, correctly and consistently record SUDEP as the case of death.
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Respiratory dysfunction and fatal apnea during pilocarpine‐induced status epilepticus
Abstract Objective Status epilepticus (SE) is second only to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy as a cause of seizure‐related mortality. The progression of respiratory dysfunction during experimental SE remains poorly characterized. We investigated how pilocarpine‐induced SE affects respiration in mice.
Chengsan Sun +6 more
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Aborted sudden cardiac death in a young patient with epilepsy and the Gorlin Goltz syndrome
Epilepsy is one of the most common chronical neurological conditions affecting over 50 million people worldwide. In addition to the stigma and discrimination, individuals with epilepsy suffer from a nearly three-fold increased risk of premature death ...
Guilherme Salazar Serrano +4 more
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Two definite cases of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy in a family with a DEPDC5 mutation [PDF]
Fábio A. Nascimento +4 more
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Confirmation of Cause of Death Via Comprehensive Autopsy and Whole Exome Molecular Sequencing in People With Epilepsy and Sudden Unexpected Death [PDF]
C. Anwar A. Chahal +17 more
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Abstract Objective This randomized, double‐blind, phase 1b/2a clinical trial was designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of oral bexicaserin versus placebo for the treatment of seizures in adolescents and adults with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs).
Dennis J. Dlugos +74 more
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Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: Identifying risk and preventing mortality [PDF]
Samden D. Lhatoo +2 more
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Epilepsy‐heart syndrome: Back to the future!
Epilepsia, EarlyView.
Guilherme L. Fialho, Katia Lin
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Epilepsy in dentatorubral–pallidoluysian atrophy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Summary of key clinical and electrophysiological characteristics of DRPLA‐related epilepsy from a systematic review and meta‐analysis of 1,191 patients. DRPLA patients with epilepsy showed earlier disease onset, longer CAG repeat expansion, and a tendency toward paternal inheritance. EEG findings frequently included photoparoxysmal responses.
Toru Horinouchi +10 more
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