A comparison of the elementary visual hallucinations of 50 patients with migraine and 20 patients with occipital epileptic seizures showed that epileptic seizures are predominantly multi-coloured with circular or spherical patterns as opposed to the predominantly black and white linear patterns of migraine. This simple clinical symptom of the elementary visual hallucinations may be helpful in d...

Although epilepsy was known to Hippocrates, there is a strange lack of precision in our know-ledge, not only of its mtiology, but of the mental disturbances associate(1 with it. Carvers has suggested that anatomical, physiological, psychological and other factors may all contribute to the production of the epileptic syndrome. In what we know of the mentality of epileptics there is much that see...

NEED AND PURPOSE OF REVIEW A number of newer anti-epileptic drugs have been developed in the last few years to improve the treatment outcomes in epilepsy. In this review, we discuss the use of newer anti-epileptic drugs in children. METHODS USED FOR LOCATING, SELECTING, EXTRACTING AND SYNTHESIZING DATA MEDLINE search (1966-2013) was performed using terms newer anti-epileptic drugs, Oxcarbazep...

A knowledge of birth order can be contributory to the evaluation of hereditary and environmental factors in disease. There is, however, no agreement as to whether a characteristic birth order pattern exists in epilepsy. Thus Brain (1956) and Lennox (1960) have written respectively 'epilepsy is relatively commoner among first born children than among later members of the family' and 'birth order...

Frontal lobe dysfunction in adults has been associated with impairments of planning abilities, working memory, impulse control, attention and certain aspects of motor coordination. However, very few studies have attempted to assess these functions in children suffering from frontal lobe epilepsy. The aim of the present study was to determine whether some or all of the components of the frontal ...

PURPOSE To assess the contribution of the EEG technologists in the diagnosis of children with epileptic seizures. METHODS We analysed the clinical information obtained by the EEG technologists from children with epileptic seizures and their parents, and assessed its value for the generation of a clinically useful EEG report and a plausible electroclinical diagnosis. Interviews were based on a...

PURPOSE Evaluation of quality of life has become a frequently used method in treatment effects supervision. Quality of Life Childhood Epilepsy (QOLCE) questionnaire, which is completed by patients' parents, has been prepared for children with epilepsy. It enables to determine the quality of life in children aged 4-18 years. The aim of the study was to show the usefulness of QOLCE questionnaire ...

The author describes a case of grand mal seizures that occurred on two occasions after ocular instillation of cyclopentolate 2% for refraction in a 11-year old epileptic girl. The first and the second crisis developed respectively 45 and 30 minutes after instillation of the drug. Cyclopentolate should be contraindicated in known epileptic children.

OBJECTIVE The advent of computed tomography (CT) scan revolutionized the diagnostic evaluation of neurologic patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate brain CT results of epileptic children. MATERIALS & METHODS In a descriptive cross-sectional study, noncontrast brain CT scan of 150 consecutive 1-18 year old epileptic children whom were referred to pediatric neurology clinic of Shahid S...

Although epilepsy was known to Hippocrates, there is a strange lack of precision in our know-ledge, not only of its mtiology, but of the mental disturbances associate(1 with it. Carvers has suggested that anatomical, physiological, psychological and other factors may all contribute to the production of the epileptic syndrome. In what we know of the mentality of epileptics there is much that see...