Epilepsy is one of the most common and serious neurological disorders which characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. Its prevalence ranges from 0.5% to 1% population in developed countries, even higher developing countries. Around 70 million people worldwide have epilepsy.This research aims perform a descriptive study on epileptic children 7-18 years old Herat city Afghanistan.This was p...

We report a double blinded cross-over study involving Flunarizine versus placebo in the treatment of refractory childhood epilepsy. The patients studied were between the ages of 2 and 18; and were having more than 4 seizures per month not responsive to regular anticonvulsant medications. Of the 34 patients treated, 8 had a 50% decrease in their seizures during the placebo phase, 5 had a 50% dec...

We describe a case of a patient with a diagnosis of moderate learning disability with challenging behaviour and treatment refractory epilepsy. Antiepileptics can increase challenging behaviour; however, antipsychotics can provoke seizures. This results in a difficult balance for patient care. Due to worsening seizures, the patient was prescribed perampanel. This increased her aggression and agi...

Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) have been implicated in seizures and kindling; however, the effect of CysLT receptor antagonists on seizure frequency in kindled animals and changes in CysLT receptor expression after pentylenetetrazol (PTZ)-induced kindling have not been investigated. In this study, we evaluated whether the CysLT1 inverse agonist montelukast, and a classical anticonvulsant, phen...

A 70-year-old man presented with complaints of rapid cognitive decline and new onset leukopenia. The patient had a 17-year history of refractory seizures. Detailed review of symptoms and investigations revealed the patient met American College of Rheumatology (ACR) diagnostic criteria for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The patient had high titer ANA with a strongly positive dsDNA. Immunosu...