Objective Cognitive impairments (CI) have recently been identified in canine epilepsy patients. A medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) enriched diet has demonstrated to improve cognition aged dogs and seizure control epilepsy. This study evaluates the short-term effects of MCT-oil consumption on cognitive abilities with epilepsy, a naturally occurring animal model. Methods 6-month multicenter, prosp...

The aims of this study were to estimate the proportion of patients with epilepsy who made primary care and/or hospital outpatient medical consultations within 1 year; to formulate a model of the explanatory variables that influence whether patients consult or not; and to estimate the frequency of referral to, and waiting time for, hospital outpatient clinics in patients with new-onset seizures....

UNLABELLED Patients with epilepsy may have additional psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES). It has been suggested that PNES are more common if patients with epilepsy are female, develop epilepsy later in life and have right-sided brain lesions. We examine whether these or other physical factors affect the risk of PNES in patients with epilepsy in a controlled study. METHODS Ninety consec...

PURPOSE To describe the concerns of Korean adults living with epilepsy and to compare the concerns of individuals with controlled and uncontrolled seizures. METHODS Outpatients filled out questionnaires, including the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Quality of Life in Epilepsy-10 questionnaire, the stigma scale, and a questionnaire on episodes of discrimination. Patients were asked...

PURPOSE Nocebo is very prevalent among neurological diseases resulting in low adherence and treatment outcome. We sought to examine the AEs following placebo administration in Randomized Controlled Studies (RCTs) for Epilepsy. METHOD After a systematic Medline search for RCTs for Epilepsy pharmacological treatments, we assessed the number of discontinuations because of placebo intolerance. ...

PURPOSE Epilepsy affects 1 in 5 people with an intellectual disability (ID), but little is known about their experiences of living with epilepsy. A qualitative study was conducted to investigate the impact and management of epilepsy in people with ID. MATERIALS AND METHODS People with epilepsy and ID and their carers were invited to take part in semi-structured interviews. Eleven participants...

BACKGROUND Seizures are common in juvenile Huntington's disease (HD), but considered to be rare in adult-onset HD. We studied the occurrence of epilepsy and seizures in a nationwide cohort of Finnish patients with adult-onset HD. METHODS Patients with HD and their diagnoses of epilepsy or seizures were identified by a search into a nationwide registry. Cases were verified in a subsequent revi...

There are two peaks of diagnosis epilepsy: in childhood and people over 65. Older may have complex needs like co-morbidity, polypharmacy, frailty, social isolation. This scoping review focusses on the care older with epilepsy beyond medical treatment. We sought to identify areas within UK health service needing development either clinical practice or through further research.The search returned...

In many patients who develop epilepsy the disease is short lived and the overall number of seizures small. The role of anticonvulsant drugs in such patients is uncertain. If treatment is merely suppressive and the disease self limiting then treatment may not be necessary in some patients. If, on the other hand, early treatment prevents the subsequent evolution to chronic epilepsy then it is imp...