Clinical presentation of a stroke-like episode in MELAS syndrome: what is the impact of epileptogenic activity?MELAS syndromeEPILEPSYBEHAVIOR disordersMENTAL illnessSPATIAL orientationCOGNITION disordersPROGNOSISNeurological Sciences -doi:10.1007/s10072-021-05277-0Pia Bernardo...
Subsequent epilepsy is a longterm complication and is possible to occur even 20 years after the infection. In general, the more severe the clinical manifestations of the the CNS infection during its acute phase, the more possible it is for the patients to develop epilepsy. The inflammation ...
The psychological impact of obesity may contribute todepression, especially in women. In an Australian study, researchers compared the data of more than 48,000 people withdepressionwith data of nearly 300,000 without it. They found that individuals who had obesity were 45% more likely to develop...
Impact of epilepsy surgery on Quality of life: How one asks, determines what one findsS., WiebeA., SeiamH., Dhaliwal
Second impact syndrome If you’ve had a TBI, take steps to avoid another injury to your brain. Even with mild TBIs, repeated injuries can do lasting damage to your nervous system and weaken your mental awareness. If you get repeated TBIs in a short period of time, they could lead to ...
Perampanel is a welcome addition as it represents an alternative approach in the management of epilepsy with potential to have a significant impact on the prognosis of intractable epilepsy. However, it has only recently been licensed for clinical use in Europe, the USA, and Canada, and there ...
Parietal lobe epilepsyis seizure activity that occurs within the parietal lobe of the brain. It is very rare and is a focal seizure. Parietal lobe epilepsy generally does not impact awareness, meaning a person is usually awake during the seizure. ...
Finally, the role of developmental windows and changes across the life span to the contribution of sex differences in neuropsychiatric and cognitive disorders is highlighted where appropriate and in Figure 3. Figure 1 How to examine menstrual cycle impact in human studies. Depicted is an idealized ...
The ultimate goal of our research is to find treatment approaches for people with rare genetic epilepsies who often struggle to find effective therapies and as a result, do not experience freedom from their persistent seizures. However, disease impact goes well beyond the symptomatic c...
Parents have been demonstrated to play important roles in the care of children with chronic as well as acute conditions.11,12 The importance of parental involvement has been demonstrated for children with epilepsy,13 asthma, and diabetes.14-16 Receiving care from their parents is important for chi...