Epileptic seizures as a primary cause for admission to neurology intensive care unit [2010] - 71KB
by D Vyskocilova, S Klimosova
Background and Objective: Epileptic seizures are significant cause of admission to neurology intensive care unit (NICU). Our NICU (6 beds) serves catchment area of 300,000. Patients with epileptic sei...

Clinical spectrum and etiological correlates of 96 patients with occipital seizures: Study from a tertiary care referral university hospital, North India [2010] - 74KB
by MM Mehndiratta, P Phul, P Mehndiratta
Background and Objective: Occipital epilepsy, although relatively uncommon is probably under-recognized. The occipital phenomenon can have variable presentations which are sometimes difficult to recog...

Clinical features and possible correlations between autism and epilepsy [2010] - 127KB
by S Kugimiya
Background and Objectives: Autism was reported in pediatric psychiatry as autistic disturbances of affective contact by Leo Kanner in 1943 and as autistic psychopathy by Hans Asperger in 1944. Since t...

EEG-fMRI study of the ictal and interictal epileptic activity in patients with eyelid myoclonia with absences [2010] - 74KB
by T Yang, Y Liu, W Liao, X Yang, I Liu, B Yan, H Chen, Q Gong, H Stefan, D Zhou
Backgroud and Objective: Eyelid myoclonia with absences (EMA) is a unique type of epileptic seizure. This form of epilepsy is characterized by eyelid myoclonia with and without absences, eye closure i...

Epilepsy control project in rural China [2010] - 80KB
by J Wu, W Wang, S Li
Background: The epilepsy control project in rural China, extended from the Global Campaign Against Epilepsy (GCAE) Demonstration Project1, has been conducted since 2005. The aim of the National extend...

Factors associated with response to ACTH treatment in infantile spasms, a Chinese study [2010] - 82KB
by Y Chen, W Yu, Q Zhai, JX Liao
Introduction: Although adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is widely used as first-line drug for infantile spasm, there is still no agreement on the dosage and duration of treatment. We investigated th...

Treatment with antiepileptic drugs after epilepsy surgery [2010] - 85KB
by G Zhang, X Qi, Y Wang
Background and Objective: In recent years, epilepsy surgery has developed rapidly in China. With the increase in the number of postoperative patients, the question of whether antiepileptic drugs (AEDs...

The use of levetiracetam in post-neurosurgical patients with refractory epilepsy [2010] - 77KB
by CN Chang, MY Cheng, T Wu
Background and Objective: Newer antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) that are devoid of hepatic metabolism (e.g. levetiracetam [LEV], gabapentin) are recommended in neurosurgery patients with brain tumours beca...

Genetic variations of voltage-sensitive sodium channel gene SCN1A in Korean epilepsy patients [2010] - 88KB
by SE Kim, SH Kim, EY Cha, O Young Kwon, SK No, SS Lee, JG Shin
Background and Objective: Voltage-sensitive sodium channels are targets for classic anti-epileptic drugs (AED) such as phenytoin and carbamazepine. A common genetic polymorphism of an α-subunit of th...

Genetic predictors of lamotrigine maintenance dose; a role for P-glycoprotein? [2010] - 82KB
by M Makmor-Bakry, GJ Sills, E Butler, N Hitiris, MJ Brodie
Background and objective: It is increasingly recognised that genetic variability in proteins involved in the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of therapeutic agents can influence their dosing requ...