Though epilepsy occurs in 15-90% of children with cerebral palsy (CP) its clinical course is not well defined. We therefore conducted studies of 198 children with CP seen in Pediatric Neurology Department of the Medical Academy in Białystok between 1994 and, 2001. The aim was to evaluate the risk factors, incidence and prognosis of epilepsy in CP. The overall epilepsy incidence was 41.4%. Epile...

UNLABELLED A meta-analysis was performed on three case controlled studies which examined the relationship between latent toxoplasmosis gondii infection in the immunocompetent host and cryptogenic epilepsy. Further comparison was also made by examining the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis rates for 17 various countries, cities or regions against the prevalence rates for epilepsy in those regions....

Introduction Epilepsy is a serious and common neurological condition in dogs, despite the wide number of antiepileptic drugs available, approximately one third patients, epilepsy remains unsatisfactorily controlled. We aim to analyze whether feeding dietary fat sources during puppyhood was associated with canine adulthood. Methods A nested case–control study compiled from validated DogRisk food...

BACKGROUND Various antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are used for the management of canine idiopathic epilepsy (IE). Information on their clinical efficacy remains limited. A systematic review was designed to evaluate existing evidence for the effectiveness of AEDs for presumptive canine IE. Electronic searches of PubMed and CAB Direct were carried out without date or language restrictions. Conference...

147 A pproximately one third of all children with seizure disorders are not controlled with standard antiepileptic therapy. A high proportion of these intractable cases are associated with lesions acquired prenatally. Indeed, developmental lesions account for about 85% of the preadolescent surgical caseload for epilepsy. This article will review the most common types of developmental lesions as...

Experimental work in animal models of generalized epilepsy and clinical data in humans with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) indicate that the thalamo-cortical circuitry is involved in the generation of epileptic activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vivo the chemical and structural integrity of the thalamus in patients with IGE. Thalamic proton magnetic resonance spectros...

The benefits of a specialist epilepsy nurse in the management of people with epilepsy are still in question. Evidence from controlled clinical trials suggests that patients supported by a nurse specialist are well informed and have a high degree of satisfaction. However, no significant effect on health status or the number of seizures has been yet demonstrated, although this is not the primary ...

PURPOSE Research suggests an increased risk for cognitive impairment in childhood epilepsy with memory being one area of cognition most likely to be affected. Understanding the prevalence and predictors of memory difficulties may help improve awareness of the difficulties and allow efficacious supports to be put in place. METHOD A systematic review was carried out using the search terms 'memo...