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Anxiety-like behavior in chemical window kindling-elicited seizures in male Wistar rats -
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by a predisposition to recurrent and spontaneous or facilitated seizures; it affects a significant proportion of the worldwide population, with an estimated prevalence of 5-9 per 1000 inhabitants. Research on the neurobiological basis of the relationship between epilepsy and anxiety has revealed that both conditions show common neural su...
Seizure and developmental outcomes following epilepsy surgery for children with Sturge-Weber syndrome - OBJECTIVE: Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare neurocutaneous disorder. Up to 90% of children have epilepsy. Epilepsy surgery is a treatment option. However, the seizure and neurodevelopmental outcomes following this are not well defined. This study aimed to determine the outcomes for children undergoing epilepsy surgery for SWS in relation to seizure control, cognition, language, motor funct...
Patient and practitioner workshops for an intellectual disabilities and epilepsy neuropsychiatric genetic research database register: Ethical dilemmas for study design - BACKGROUND: There is a need for more research studies focussed on People with ID (PwID) and Epilepsy and for the design of these studies to be shaped by this complex and vulnerable population and those who care for and support them.
Level of consciousness, wakefulness and responsiveness in epileptic seizures - No abstract
The application of the unscented Kalman filter in epilepsy research: a review - Epilepsy is a complex neurological disorder characterized by nonlinear dynamic interactions among multiple brain regions. The Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF), a high-precision algorithm for nonlinear state and parameter estimation, has recently gained prominence in epilepsy research as it infers latent physiological parameters from electrophysiological signals to reveal the underlying seizure mec...
Long term surgical outcome and its predictors in lesional posterior cortex epilepsy - OBJECTIVE: Posterior cortex epilepsy (PCE) is associated with high drug resistance and variable surgical outcomes. Data on long-term outcomes and predictors, particularly from low- and middle-income countries, are limited. We evaluated long-term seizure outcomes and their predictors following resective surgery for lesional PCE.
Seizure and developmental outcomes following epilepsy surgery for children with Sturge-Weber syndrome - OBJECTIVE: Sturge-Weber syndrome (SWS) is a rare neurocutaneous disorder. Up to 90% of children have epilepsy. Epilepsy surgery is a treatment option. However, the seizure and neurodevelopmental outcomes following this are not well defined. This study aimed to determine the outcomes for children undergoing epilepsy surgery for SWS in relation to seizure control, cognition, language, motor funct...
Patient and practitioner workshops for an intellectual disabilities and epilepsy neuropsychiatric genetic research database register: Ethical dilemmas for study design - BACKGROUND: There is a need for more research studies focussed on People with ID (PwID) and Epilepsy and for the design of these studies to be shaped by this complex and vulnerable population and those who care for and support them.
Level of consciousness, wakefulness and responsiveness in epileptic seizures - No abstract
The application of the unscented Kalman filter in epilepsy research: a review - Epilepsy is a complex neurological disorder characterized by nonlinear dynamic interactions among multiple brain regions. The Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF), a high-precision algorithm for nonlinear state and parameter estimation, has recently gained prominence in epilepsy research as it infers latent physiological parameters from electrophysiological signals to reveal the underlying seizure mec...
Long term surgical outcome and its predictors in lesional posterior cortex epilepsy - OBJECTIVE: Posterior cortex epilepsy (PCE) is associated with high drug resistance and variable surgical outcomes. Data on long-term outcomes and predictors, particularly from low- and middle-income countries, are limited. We evaluated long-term seizure outcomes and their predictors following resective surgery for lesional PCE.
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Brain signal irregularity may provide clues to understanding epileptic process -
Researchers propose a new method to differentiate signals from the epileptic focus from those recorded in other parts of the brain without the presence of an epileptic seizure. This technique may help detect epilepsy-induced features from these signals much quicker than conventional analysis techniques.
Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes - New research introduces a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes in just 10 minutes.
Antidepressant use during pregnancy not linked to epilepsy in children - A new study suggests that antidepressant use by mothers during the first trimester of pregnancy does not increase the chances of epilepsy and seizures in babies.
Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes - New research introduces a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes in just 10 minutes.
Antidepressant use during pregnancy not linked to epilepsy in children - A new study suggests that antidepressant use by mothers during the first trimester of pregnancy does not increase the chances of epilepsy and seizures in babies.