BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The risk of seizure early after the diagnosis of cerebral vein and dural sinus thrombosis (CVT) is not known, and the use of prophylactic antiepileptic (AED) medication in the acute phase of CVT is controversial. METHODS In a multicenter, prospective, observational study, we analyzed the risk factors for seizures experienced before the diagnosis of CVT was confirmed (pr...

Introduction: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders. Pharmacoresistance and adverse effects of current antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) necessitate development of new drugs and strategies for treatment of epilepsy. Omega 3-Polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3-PUFAs) are safe nutritional supplements that recently considered for treatment of epilepsy. Anticonvulsant effect of docosahexa...

how to cite this article: shiari r. neurologic manifestations of childhood rheumatic diseases.  iran j child neurol autumn 2012; 6(4): 1-7. children with rheumatic disorders may have a wide variety of clinical features ranging from fever or a simple arthritis to complex multisystem autoimmune diseases. information about the prevalence of neurological manifestations in children with rheumatologi...

objective: nitric oxide (no) plays an important role both as a consequence and as a cause of epileptic seizures.regarding the central nervous system depressant effects of achillea wilhelmsii (a. wilhelmsii), as well the effects of the plant on no, this study was aimed to elucidatethe possible role for nitric oxide on the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of a. wilhelmsii on pentylenetetrazole (...

Objective: To determine the incidence and etiology of seizures among neonates admitted to Nursery unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan from January to December 2011. During the study period, all admitted neonatal cases were examined and data on neonatal seizures was ascertained. Among admi...

AbstractBackground Biochemical markers of brain pathology could potentially contribute to diagnosis and prediction in epilepsy. We describe levels five injury adults with new-onset seizures, assess group differences patients a single seizure, epilepsy, poststroke Methods In this prospective observational study, seizures were recruited at Sahlgrenska University Hospita...

OBJECT Seizures may cause diagnostic confusion and be a source of metabolic stress after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children. The incidence of electroencephalography (EEG)-confirmed seizures and of subclinical seizures in the pediatric population with TBI is not well known. METHODS A routine protocol for continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring was initiated for all patients with moderate or sever...

Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain affecting around 50 million people in the world.Up to 30% of epileptic patients do not respond to available drugs and medical therapies. In thispaper, anticonvulsant screening of 10 synthesized new derivatives of 1, 4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxamides was performed.Anticonvulsant activity was evaluated by intravenous and intraperitoneal pentylenetetr...

Introduction: Patients who present for treatment of alcohol dependence often report a history of seizures. These are generally attributed to alcohol withdrawal and not further investigated. Methods: We systematically assessed 381 consecutive male inpatients with alcohol dependence admitted to the deaddiction services of the National Institute of Mental health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalor...

PURPOSE Dravet syndrome (DS) is a rare disorder with seizure onset in the first year of life, typically beginning with prolonged febrile hemiclonic seizures or generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Photosensitivity is reported in more than 40% of patients. We present two cases of DS in which we had the chance to record occipital seizures induced by Intermittent Photic Stimulation (IPS). METHOD W...