Key words Photosensitive epilepsy Non-verbal and verbal induced epilepsies References Abstract Reflex epilepsies (RE) are rare epileptic syndromes with seizures induced by specific triggering factors (either by visual, auditory, somato-sensitive or somato-motor stimulation, or by higher cortical function activities). Their frequency depends on the type of epilepsies, and can reach 25% for photo...

OBJECTIVES This study was an assessment of the incidence, course, and etiology of epilepsy with vaccination-related seizure onset in a population-based cohort of children. METHODS The medical data of 990 children with seizures after vaccination in the first 2 years of life, reported to the National Institute for Public Health and Environment in the Netherlands in 1997 through 2006, were revie...

PURPOSE To identify predictors of seizure recurrence following posterior quadrant epilepsy surgery. METHODS Between 1983 and 2008, 43 medically refractory epilepsy patients underwent posterior quadrant epilepsy surgery. Epilepsy surgery involved the occipital lobe in all cases; some cases also included resection of the adjacent parietal or temporal cortex. Using a logistic regression model, w...

Epilepsy is a common neurologic disorder that manifests in diverse ways. There are numerous seizure types and numerous mechanisms by which the brain generates seizures. The two hallmarks of seizure generation are hyperexcitability of neurons and hypersynchrony of neural circuits. A large variety of mechanisms alters the balance between excitation and inhibition to predispose a local or widespre...

Neurofibromatosis 1, an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous disorder characterized by café-au-lait macules, Lisch nodules, neurofibromas, and learning disabilities, affects approximately 1 in 3000 people. Unlike other neurocutaneous disorders such as tuberous sclerosis, epilepsy is not a common clinical feature, occurring in 3.8–7% of NF1 patients. Rarely, case reports have described patients wit...