OBJECTIVE To identify the rate of successful antiepileptic drug (AED) withdrawal after resective surgery and the predictors of postwithdrawal seizure recurrence in patients with extratemporal epilepsy. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the postoperative AED profile of 106 consecutive patients who had completed 2 or more years after resections involving frontal, parietal, and occipital lobes...

We followed 208 patients identified on the day of their 1st unprovoked seizure for a mean duration of 4 years. Seizures recurred in 64. Recurrence risks were estimated to be 14%, 29%, and 34% at 1, 3, and 5 years following the 1st episode. A history of previous neurologic insult (remote symptomatic) was associated with a 2.5-fold increased risk of recurrence. Among idiopathic cases, a sibling w...

OBJECTIVE To find out incidence of seizure recurrence and its risk factor after the first unprovoked attack in children below 12 years of age. METHODS A prospective study was carried out between 30th April 1996 - 1st May 1997 with the aim to find out the incidence of seizure recurrence and its risk factor after the first unprovoked attack in children below 12 years of age. All patients aged b...

1. Bonnett LJ, Marson AG, Johnson A, Kim L, Sander JW, et al. (2014) External Validation of a Prognostic Model for Seizure Recurrence Following a First Unprovoked Seizure and Implications for Driving. PLoS ONE 9(6): e99063. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0099063 Citation: The PLOS ONE Staff (2014) Correction: External Validation of a Prognostic Model for Seizure Recurrence Following a First Unprovoke...

OBJECTIVE To assess the accuracy of the diagnosis of a first unprovoked seizure in childhood, the recurrence rate within two years, the risk factors for recurrence, and the long term outcome two years after recurrence. METHODS One hundred and fifty six children aged 1 month to 16 years after a first seizure, and 51 children with a single disputable event were followed up. The diagnosis of a s...

Corresponding Author: Heydarian F. MD Pediatric ward,Ghaem hospital Mashhad Cell Phone: +98 915 5155126 Tel: +98 511 8012469 Email:[email protected] Abstract Objective Simple febrile seizures are the most common form of childhood seizures, often recurring within the first twenty-four hours. This study was conducted to determine the probable role of low serum sodium levels in predicting seiz...