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Editorial
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Allen R. Wyler
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289
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An audit of the use of vigabatrin in the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy at a presurgical unit
In this retrospective study we examined the use of vigabatrin (VGB) in the presurgical evaluation unit at the Department of Epileptology and Electroencephalography of the University Hospital of Zürich...
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Stanislaw Kozak,
Wolfgang Russ,
Heinz Gregor Wieser
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290-295
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The epilepsy of the Emperor Theodore II Lascaris (1254–1258)
The study of contemporary historic sources affords us a clinical picture of the epilepsy of the Byzantine Emperor, Theodore II Lascaris (1254–1258). It appears that he suffered from an epileptic disor...
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John Lascaratos,
Panaghiotis Vassilios Zis
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296-300
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Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia related to a prerolandic dysplasia
Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia (NPD) is a rare disorder characterized by attacks of short-lived dystonic, tonic, and choreoatetoid movements occurring mainly during sleep. Although seizures are believe...
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Santiago Arroyo,
Joan Santamaria,
Javier F. Setoain,
Francisco Lomeña,
Nuria Bargallo,
Eduardo Tolosa
et al.
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301-305
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Quality of life in patients with idiopathic, generalized epilepsy
The quality of life (QOL) in patients with idiopathic, generalized epilepsy (IGE) was assessed in 48 patients using the Quality of Life in Epilepsy inventory (QOLIE). Eleven recently diagnosed IGE pat...
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Birgit Petersen,
Margaret L. Walker,
Uwe Runge,
Christof Kessler
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306-313
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The lateralizing value of upper extremity movements in complex partial seizures of temporal lobe origin: A video-EEG study
We evaluated the lateralizing value of ictal upper extremity movements in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Videotapes of 259 complex partial seizures from 83 patients who became seizure-free after anteri...
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Der-Jen Yen,
Hsiang-Yu Yu,
Chun-Hing Yiu,
Yang-Hsin Shih,
Shang-Yeong Kwan,
Ming-Shung Su
et al.
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314-318
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Safety of high intravenous valproate loading doses in epilepsy patients
Parenteral antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are required in patients needing emergent treatment or unable to take oral medication. In the two United States trials of IV valproate, only low therapeutic serum...
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James Wheless,
Vijay Venkataraman
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319-324
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Study on the P300 of adult epileptic patients (unmedicated and medicated patients)
On cognitive function there have been few reports that examined the difference between unmedicated epileptics and normals. There have been relatively few reports in epileptic patients to use P300 (eve...
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Fumio Kubota,
Akira Kifune,
Nobuyoshi Shibata,
Takushirou Akata,
Kazuo Takeuchi,
Shigeru Takahashi
et al.
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325-331
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Patient reporting of seizure exacerbation near the time of menses helps distinguish epileptic from nonepileptic seizures
The purpose of this study was to determine whether patient reporting of a relationship between seizure exacerbation and menses helps distinguish premenopausal women with epileptic seizures from those ...
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Alan B. Ettinger,
Deborah M. Weisbrot,
Orrin Devinsky
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332-334
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Noninvasive cerebral blood volume measurement during seizures using multichannel near infrared spectroscopic topography
Near infrared spectroscopic topography (NIRS) is widely recognized as a noninvasive method to measure the regional cerebral blood volume (rCBV) dynamics coupled with neuronal activities. We analyzed t...
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Eiju Watanabe,
Atsushi Maki,
Fumio Kawaguchi,
Yuichi Yamashita,
Hideaki Koizumi,
Yoshiaki Mayanagi
et al.
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335-340
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Febrile convulsions with focal sharp waves: A subgroup of benign partial epilepsies of childhood with multifactorial etiology
Studies on the prognosis of febrile convulsions (FC) have scarcely considered the heterogeneity of FC and its relationship to the risk and the variable nature of subsequent afebrile seizures. Meaningf...
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Hermann Doose,
Indra Tibow,
Eva Castiglione,
Bernd A. Neubauer
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341-354
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Oxcarbazepine in treatment of childhood epilepsy: A survey of 46 children and adolescents
Oxcarbazepine (OCBZ) is one of the new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) currently available in several countries. While it is rated as having fewer side effects than carbamazepine (CBZ) there has been a pau...
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Peter Borusiak,
Elisabeth Korn-Merker,
Nils Holert,
Hans Erich Boenigk
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355-360
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Continued caregiver burden: Seizure-free may not equal burden-free
While caregiver burden has been studied in various patient populations, it has not been addressed in caregivers of patients with epilepsy. This study investigated the incidence of perceived caregiver ...
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Angela Bollich Lane,
Duane E. Dede,
Sapna P. Chandra,
Robin Gilmore
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361-367
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Surgical treatment of autistic epileptiform regression
Autistic epileptiform regression (AER), a subtype of epileptic regression syndrome (ERS), is a clinical syndrome characterized by regression of language functions, sociability, and nonverbal communica...
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Arun Angelo Patil,
Richard Andrews
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368-373
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Minimally-invasive endovascular occlusion therapy in two adults for seizures associated with congenital porencephalic cysts
Hemispherectomy is currently the surgical treatment of choice for intractable seizures associated with large, unilateral hemisphere porencephalic cysts and a neurologic deficit. We present an alternat...
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Jack Phillips,
Gareth Roberts,
Paul Brennan,
Hugh Staunton
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374-382
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Plasma homovanillic acid levels in temporal lobe epilepsy
The role of the central dopaminergic system in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) was investigated through measurement of plasma homovanillic acid (pHVA) levels. Plasma HVA levels in 30 patients with TLE we...
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Masato Fukuda,
Shin-Ichi Niwa,
Naoki Kumagai,
Shoji Nagakubo,
Ohiko Hashimoto,
Yukihiko Shirayama,
Akinobu Hata,
Tomomichi Kameyama,
Nobuo Anzai
et al.
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383-388
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Another erroneous substitution of Lamisil® for Lamictal®
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David G. Vossler
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389
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Book review
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Gregory L. Holmes
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390
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Book review
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Douglas O. Lee
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390-391
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Book review
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Gregory L. Holmes
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391
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Book review
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Gregory L. Holmes
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391-392
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Book review
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William J. Craven
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392-393
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Book review
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Carl E. Strafstrom
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393
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Book review
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Matthew R. Sarkisian
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394
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Book review
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Annette B. Muller-Schwarze
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394-395
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Book review
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Steven C. Schachter
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395
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Author index
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397-398
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Subject index
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399-402
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Volume contents
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403-407
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