OBJECTIVE We investigated the prevalence and pattern of electroencephalographic (EEG) features of epilepsy and the associated factors in Africans with active convulsive epilepsy (ACE). METHODS We characterized electroencephalographic features and determined associated factors in a sample of people with ACE in five African sites. Mixed-effects modified Poisson regression model was used to dete...

introduction: febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure that occurs in 3– 4% of children below the age of 5 years. the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of recurrence of febrile and afebrile seizures after the first febrile seizure. methods: in a descriptive prospective study, 139 children (6months to 6years old) admitted between march 2004and august 2005 at yazd sha...

Focal and non-focal Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals have proved to be effective techniques for identifying areas in the brain that are affected by epileptic seizures, known as epileptogenic zones. The detection of location focal EEG time seizure occurrence vital information help doctors treat seizures using a surgical method. This paper proposed computer-aided (CAD) system detecting classify...

PURPOSE Patients with focal seizures often have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) abnormalities in the brain region of their presumed seizure focus. Neoplasms, ischemic infarctions, inflammatory processes, and other specific pathologic entities have been diagnosed by biopsies of such MRI abnormalities. Two patients with this presentation had brain lesion biopsies with a leading presumptive diagn...

BACKGROUND Continuous EEG recordings (cEEGs) are increasingly used in evaluation of acutely ill adults. Pre-screening using compressed data formats, such as compressed spectral array (CSA), may accelerate EEG review. We tested whether screening with CSA can enable detection of seizures and other relevant patterns. METHODS Two individuals reviewed the CSA displays of 113 cEEGs. While blinded t...

how to cite this article: talebian a, jahangiri m, rabiee m, masoudi alavi n, akbari h, sadat z. the etiology and clinical evaluations of neonatal seizures in kashan, iran. iran j child neurol. spring 2015;9(2):29-41.   abstract objective detection of seizure, its etiology, and clinical types is important for guiding therapy. this study was designed to evaluate the etiology and clinical evaluat...

Abstract Cerebrovascular diseases are among the most common causes of seizures in adults, especially elderly. With increased incidence stroke, population with post-stroke has grown, leading to awareness this disorder society. The seizure type after stroke is focal or without evolution into bilateral convulsive seizures. Post-stroke impair quality life, as well physical and mental health those p...

Focal status epilepticus in POLG-related mitochondrial disease is highly refractory to pharmacological agents, including general anesthesia. We report the challenges in managing a previously healthy teenager who presented with de novo epilepsia partialis continua and metabolic stroke resulting from the homozygous p.Ala467Thr POLG mutation, the most common pathogenic variant identified in the Ca...

PURPOSE The present study aimed to assess the efficacy and tolerability of rufinamide as adjunctive drug for the treatment of a large series of children, adolescents and adults with refractory cryptogenic or symptomatic focal epilepsy. METHODS Patients were recruited in a prospective, add-on, open-label treatment study from six Italian and one German centers for pediatric and adolescent epile...

BACKGROUND Benign infantile seizures are a common form of idiopathic seizures in infants, but infrequently reported. CASE CHARACTERISTICS Four cases identified over a 9-month period. OBSERVATION All had a cluster of focal seizures, normal development and no abnormality on hematological and biochemical work-up. OUTCOME No recurrence of seizures over a follow-up of 5 to 9 months. MESSAGE ...