Epilepsy Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Epilepsy, including details on symptoms, causes, treatment, drugs, information.

Volume 2 (2005), Issue 5 (May)

1. Gelastic seizures in a young boy: evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging.
   Med Princ Pract, 14(3): 199-201. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Erdosteine ameliorates PTZ-induced oxidative stress in mice seizure model.
   Brain Res Bull, 65(6): 495-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Age dependence of pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus and inhibition of CaM kinase II activity in the rat.
   Brain Res Dev Brain Res, 156(1): 67-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Effects of pinealectomy and the treatment with melatonin on the temporal lobe epilepsy in rats.
   Brain Res, 1043(1): 24-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. fMRI temporal clustering analysis in patients with frequent interictal epileptiform discharges: comparison with EEG-driven analysis.
   Neuroimage, 26(1): 309-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Zonisamide for West syndrome: a comparison of clinical responses among different titration rate.
   Brain Dev, 27(4): 286-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Evaluating cognitive functions with visual and auditory number assays and P300 in children with epilepsy.
   Brain Dev, 27(4): 253-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease and seizures.
   Brain Dev, 27(4): 246-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Effects of Cav3.2 channel mutations linked to idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
   Ann Neurol, 57(5): 745-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Atypical manifestations of reversible posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome: findings on diffusion imaging and ADC mapping.
    Neuroradiology, 46(12): 978-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Epilepsia partialis continua: acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or Rasmussen's encephalitis?
    Pediatr Neurol, 32(5): 341-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Neurologic complications associated with respiratory syncytial virus.
    Pediatr Neurol, 32(5): 307-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Corticosteroids for the treatment of Landau-kleffner syndrome and continuous spike-wave discharge during sleep.
    Pediatr Neurol, 32(5): 300-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. From anatomic standardization analysis of perfusion SPECT data to perfusion pattern modeling: evidence of functional networks in healthy subjects and temporal lobe epilepsy patients.
    Acad Radiol, 12(5): 554-65. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. The epilepsy mutation, gamma2(R43Q) disrupts a highly conserved inter-subunit contact site, perturbing the biogenesis of GABAA receptors.
    Mol Cell Neurosci, 29(1): 120-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. A pentylenetetrazole-induced generalized seizure in early life enhances the efficacy of muscarinic receptor coupling to G-protein in hippocampus and neocortex of adult rat.
    Eur J Neurosci, 21(7): 1828-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Cerebral ketone body metabolism.
    J Inherit Metab Dis, 28(2): 109-21. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Management of epilepsy in women.
    Postgrad Med J, 81(955): 278-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Auditory/visual duration bisection in patients with left or right medial-temporal lobe resection.
    Brain Cogn, 58(1): 119-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Drosophila couch potato mutants exhibit complex neurological abnormalities including epilepsy phenotypes.
    Genetics, 169(4): 2137-49. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Changes in growth and seizure reduction in children on the ketogenic diet as a treatment for intractable epilepsy.
    J Am Diet Assoc, 105(5): 718-25. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Symptomatic epilepsy due to a huge frontal sinus mucocele. A case report.
    Auris Nasus Larynx, 32(1): 81-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Pediatric cortical dysplasia: correlations between neuroimaging, electrophysiology and location of cytomegalic neurons and balloon cells and glutamate/GABA synaptic circuits.
    Dev Neurosci, 27(1): 59-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Might astrocytes play a role in maintaining the seizure-prone state?
    Brain Res, 1044(2): 190-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Distribution, characterization and clinical significance of microglia in glioneuronal tumours from patients with chronic intractable epilepsy.
    Neuropathol Appl Neurobiol, 31(3): 280-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. Analysis of antiepileptic drugs use at a university hospital in Croatia.
    Eur J Neurol, 12(6): 483-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Homeostatic synaptic plasticity can explain post-traumatic epileptogenesis in chronically isolated neocortex.
    Cereb Cortex, 15(6): 834-45. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. LGI1: a gene involved in epileptogenesis and glioma progression?
    Neurogenetics, 6(2): 59-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Initiation and spread of epileptiform discharges in the methylazoxymethanol acetate rat model of cortical dysplasia: functional and structural connectivity between CA1 heterotopia and hippocampus/neocortex.
    Neuroscience, 133(1): 327-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. The acquisition of face and person identity information following anterior temporal lobectomy.
    J Int Neuropsychol Soc, 11(3): 237-48. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Ictal asystole with convulsive syncope mimicking secondary generalisation: a depth electrode study.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 76(6): 885-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: different surgical strategies after a non-invasive diagnostic protocol.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 76(6): 815-24. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. Interictal language functions in temporal lobe epilepsy.
    J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 76(6): 808-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Syntactic development in children with hemispherectomy: the I-, D-, and C-systems.
    Brain Lang, 94(2): 147-66. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Epileptic seizures cause extended postictal cerebral vascular dysfunction that is prevented by HO-1 overexpression.
    Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 288(6): H2843-50. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Epileptogenesis and chronic seizures in a mouse model of temporal lobe epilepsy are associated with distinct EEG patterns and selective neurochemical alterations in the contralateral hippocampus.
    Exp Neurol, 194(1): 76-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Histamine H(1) and H(3) receptors in the rat thalamus and their modulation after systemic kainic acid administration.
    Exp Neurol, 194(1): 43-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Seizure-related short-term plasticity of benzodiazepine receptors in partial epilepsy: a [11C]flumazenil-PET study.
    Brain, 128: 1330-43. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Quantitative post-mortem study of the hippocampus in chronic epilepsy: seizures do not inevitably cause neuronal loss.
    Brain, 128: 1344-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Diffusion-weighted and perfusion MRI demonstrates parenchymal changes in complex partial status epilepticus.
    Brain, 128: 1369-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Reading skills after left anterior temporal lobe resection: an fMRI study.
    Brain, 128: 1377-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Multidrug resistance in epilepsy: rats with drug-resistant seizures exhibit enhanced brain expression of P-glycoprotein compared with rats with drug-responsive seizures.
    Brain, 128: 1358-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Genetic factors in seizures: a population-based study of 47,626 US, Norwegian and Danish twin pairs.
    Twin Res Hum Genet, 8(2): 138-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Transfer of an avian genetic reflex epilepsy by embryonic brain graft: a tissue autonomous process?
    Int J Dev Biol, 49(2): 237-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Spatio-temporal analysis by voltage topography of ictal electroencephalogram on MR surface anatomy scan for the localization of epileptogenic areas.
    Minim Invasive Neurosurg, 48(2): 97-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Treatment options for status epilepticus.
    Curr Opin Pharmacol, 5(3): 334-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Neurosarcoidosis presenting with simple partial seizures and solitary enhancing mass: case reports and review of the literature.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 623-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. "Seizure-alert dogs": observations from an inpatient video/EEG unit.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 620-2. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Association of temporal lobe epilepsy and obsessive-compulsive disorder in a patient successfully treated with right temporal lobectomy.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 617-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
50. What do nurses and physicians think about the need for specific dietary restrictions in patients with epilepsy?
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 604-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
51. Kids' perception about epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 601-3. [Abstract] [Full-text]
52. Cluster analysis of normal personality traits in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 593-600. [Abstract] [Full-text]
53. Right hemisphere language mapping in patients with bilateral language.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 587-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
54. A survey of behavior problems in children with epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 581-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
55. Characterizing psychosocial outcome trajectories following seizure surgery.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 570-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
56. Differentiating anxiety and depression symptoms in patients with partial epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 563-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
57. Sucrose ingestion decreases seizure onset time in female rats treated with lithium and pilocarpine.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 552-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
58. Convulsive and nonconvulsive epilepsy in rats: effects on behavioral response to novelty stress.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 543-51. [Abstract] [Full-text]
59. Effects of pentylenetetrazole-induced status epilepticus on behavior, emotional memory and learning in immature rats.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 537-42. [Abstract] [Full-text]
60. Interictal perceptual function in epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 511-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
61. A reappraisal of the possible seizures of Vincent van Gogh.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 504-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
62. Family factors and psychopathology in children with epilepsy: a literature review.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 488-503. [Abstract] [Full-text]
63. Atypical language representation in epilepsy: implications for injury-induced reorganization of brain function.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 473-87. [Abstract] [Full-text]
64. Comparison of classifications of seizures: a preliminary study with 28 participants and 48 seizures.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 607-12. [Abstract] [Full-text]
65. Effect of topiramate on cognitive function and activity level following neonatal seizures.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 529-36. [Abstract] [Full-text]
66. Nonconvulsive status epilepticus on treatment with levetiracetam.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 613-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
67. Impact of epilepsy in adolescence: a UK controlled study.
    Epilepsy Behav, 6(4): 556-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
68. Neurochondrin negatively regulates CaMKII phosphorylation, and nervous system-specific gene disruption results in epileptic seizure.
    J Biol Chem, 280(21): 20503-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
69. Best evidence topic report. Intranasal midazolam in patients with fits.
    Emerg Med J, 22(6): 436-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
70. Pilomotor seizures in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: a case confirmed by intracranial EEG.
    Seizure, 14(4): 288-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
71. Dropped head syndrome in severe intractable epilepsies with mental retardation.
    Seizure, 14(4): 282-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
72. Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery in children and adolescents: clinical characteristics and post-surgical outcome.
    Seizure, 14(4): 274-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
73. Ictal dystonic posturing in mesial versus neocortical temporal lobe seizures.
    Seizure, 14(4): 269-73. [Abstract] [Full-text]
74. Somatosensory auras in focal epilepsy: a clinical, video EEG and MRI study.
    Seizure, 14(4): 262-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
75. Lamotrigine therapy in patients requiring a change in antiepileptic drug regimen.
    Seizure, 14(4): 254-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
76. Efficacy and safety of levetiracetam: an add-on trial in children with refractory epilepsy.
    Seizure, 14(4): 248-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
77. Antiepileptic activity of delta sleep-inducing peptide and its analogue in metaphit-provoked seizures in rats.
    Seizure, 14(4): 240-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
78. The clinical spectrum and natural history of gelastic epilepsy-hypothalamic hamartoma syndrome.
    Seizure, 14(4): 232-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
79. Differential actions of nerve growth factor receptors TrkA and p75NTR in a rat model of epileptogenesis.
    Mol Cell Neurosci, 29(2): 162-72. [Abstract] [Full-text]
80. Genetic deletion of the norepinephrine transporter decreases vulnerability to seizures.
    Neurosci Lett, 382(1): 51-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
81. No association between common variations in the human alpha 2 subunit gene (ATP1A2) of the sodium-potassium-transporting ATPase and idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
    Neurosci Lett, 382(1): 33-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
82. The delta opioid receptor agonist, SNC80, has complex, dose-dependent effects on pilocarpine-induced seizures in Sprague-Dawley rats.
    Brain Res, 1045(1): 38-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
83. Seizure-related factors and non-verbal intelligence in children with epilepsy. A population-based study from Western Norway.
    Seizure, 14(4): 223-31. [Abstract] [Full-text]
84. A direct intracranial record of emotions evoked by subliminal words.
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 102(21): 7713-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
85. Intrinsic excitability, synaptic potentials, and short-term plasticity in human epileptic neocortex.
    J Neurosci Res, 80(5): 715-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
86. The application of optical recording of intrinsic signals to simultaneously acquire functional, pathological and localizing information and its potential role in neurosurgery.
    Stereotact Funct Neurosurg, 83(1): 36-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
87. Ovarian cycle-linked changes in GABA(A) receptors mediating tonic inhibition alter seizure susceptibility and anxiety.
    Nat Neurosci, 8(6): 797-804. [Abstract] [Full-text]
88. Failed surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy: predictors of long-term seizure-free course.
    Epilepsy Res, 64(1): 35-44. [Abstract] [Full-text]
89. Zonisamide: physician and patient experiences.
    Epilepsy Res, 64(1): 63-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
90. Bupropion-induced convulsions: preclinical evaluation of antiepileptic drugs.
    Epilepsy Res, 64(1): 13-22. [Abstract] [Full-text]
91. Epilepsy and variation in the frontal lobe artery.
    Epilepsy Res, 64(1): 71-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
92. Neuropsychological correlates of electroencephalograms in children with epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Res, 64(1): 49-62. [Abstract] [Full-text]
93. Zonisamide for absence seizures.
    Epilepsy Res, 64(1): 31-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
94. Effect of levetiracetam on the pharmacokinetics of adjunctive antiepileptic drugs: a pooled analysis of data from randomized clinical trials.
    Epilepsy Res, 64(1): 1-11. [Abstract] [Full-text]
95. Selective memory impairment for public events in a patient with left temporal lobe epilepsy.
    Epilepsy Res, 64(1): 45-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
96. Synergistic interaction of gabapentin and oxcarbazepine in the mouse maximal electroshock seizure model--an isobolographic analysis.
    Eur J Pharmacol, 515(1): 54-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
97. Focal paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis presenting as orgasmic epilepsy.
    J Neurooncol, 72(2): 195-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
98. Association between iron deficiency anemia and febrile seizures.
    J Coll Physicians Surg Pak, 15(6): 338-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
99. Lamotrigine and epilepsy in the elderly: observational study of low-dose monotherapy.
    Int J Clin Pract, 59(6): 651-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
100. Nonepileptic seizures: reframing the diagnosis.
     Perspect Psychiatr Care, 41(2): 71-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
101. Effects of 7-nitroindazole and N-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester on changes in cerebral blood flow and nitric oxide production preceding development of hyperbaric oxygen-induced seizures in rats.
     Neurosci Lett, 382(3): 206-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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