Epilepsia Online (Epilepsy)

 

Management of adult onset seizures

A Z Crepeau, J I Sirven

Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2017, vol 92 (2): 306-318

http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196(16)30771-6/fulltext

 

Modern management of seizures and epilepsy

M Gschwindd, M Seeck

Swiss Med Wkly 2016: 146: w14310

https://smw.ch/en/article/doi/smw.2016.14310/

 

Successful management of super-refractory status epilepticus deep brain stimulation

K Lehtimäki, J W Aangsiö, J Ollikainen et al

Annals of Neurology 2017, vol 81 (1): 142-146

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ana.24821/full

 

Brexanolone as adjunctive therapy in super-refractory status epilepticus

E S Rosenthal, J Claassen, M S Wainwright et al

Annals of Neurology 2017, vol 82 (3): 342-352

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ana.25008/full

 

Mindfulness-based interventions in epilepsy: a systematic review

Karen Wood, Maggie Lawrence, Bhautesh Jani, Robert Simpson, Stewart W. Mercer

BMC Neurol. 2017; 17: 52

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5360054/

 

A systematic review and narrative synthesis of grop self-management interventions for adults with epilepsy

Amelia Smith, Alison McKinlay, Gabriella Wojewodka, Leone Ridsdale

BMC Neurol. 2017; 17: 114

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5474294/

 

Laboratory markers of cardiac and metabolic complications after generalized tonic-clonic seizures

Robert D. Nass, Sina Meiling, René P. Andrié, Christian E. Elger, Rainer Surges

BMC Neurol. 2017; 17: 187

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5605980/

 

Systematic review of cognitive function in euthymic bipolar disorder and pre-surgical temporal lobe epilepsy

Bostock ECS, Kirkby KC, Garry MI, Taylor BVM.

Front Psychiatry. 2017 Aug 9;8:133

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552675/

 

The opioid system in temporal lobe epilepsy: functional role and therapeutic potential

Burtscher J, Schwarzer C.

Front Mol Neurosci. 2017 Aug 7;10:245

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5545604/

 

Could cannabidiol be a treatment option for intractable childhood and adolescent epilepsy?

Koo CM, Kang HC.

J Epilepsy Res. 2017 Jun 30;7(1):16-20

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5540685/

 

Outcomes of epilepsy surgery for epileptic networks

Lara Jehi

Epilepsy Curr. 2017 May-Jun; 17(3): 160–162

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5486424/

 

Practice guideline summary: sudden unexpected death in epilepsy incidence rates and risk factors

Report of the guideline development, dissemination, and implementation subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society

Cynthia Harden, Torbjörn Tomson, David Gloss et al

Epilepsy Curr. 2017 May-Jun; 17(3): 180–187

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5486432/

 

Evidence-based guideline: treatment of convulsive status epilepticus in children and adults

Report of the Guideline Committee of the American Epilepsy Society

T Glauser, S Shinnar, D Gloss et al

Epilepsy Curr 2016, vol 16 (1): 48-61

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4749120/

 

Syncope and epilepsy coexist in ¨possible¨ and ¨drug-resistant¨ epilepsy (Overlap between epilepsy and syncope study – OESYS)

Andrea Ungar, Alice Ceccofiglio, Francesca Pescini et al

BMC Neurol. 2017; vol 17: 45

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5330016/

 

Comorbid epilepsy in Finnish patients with adult-onset Huntigton´s disease

Jussi O. T. Sipilä, Merja Soilu-Hänninen, Kari Majamaa

BMC Neurol. 2016; 16: 24

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4748597/

 

Effects of clobazam for treatment of refractory status epilepticus

Dominik Madžar, Anna Geyer, Ruben U. Knappe et al

BMC Neurol. 2016; 16: 20

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5073816/

 

Predictive value of the Status Epilepticus Severity Score (STESS) and its components for long-term survival

Preben Aukland, Martin Lando, Ole Vilholm et al

BMC Neurol. 2016; 16: 213

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5097843/

 

New-onset refractory status epilepticus with claustrum damagem: definition of the clinical and neuroimaging features

Stefano Meletti, Giada Giovannini, Giuseppe d’Orsi et al

Front Neurol. 2017; 8: 111

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5366956/

 

The role of vagus nerve stimulation in refractory epilepsy

Oliveira, Tatiana Von Hertwig Fernandes de et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Sept 2017, vol.75, no.9, p.657-666

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000900657&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Translation of social and occupational functioning scale for epilepsy into Portuguese – Brazil

Fernandes, Patricia et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Sept 2017, vol.75, no.9, p.639-648

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000900639&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Air pollution and risk of hospitalization for epilepsy: the role of farm use of nitrogen fertilizers and emissions of the agricultural air pollutant, nitrous oxide

Fluegge, Keith and Fluegge, Kyle

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Sept 2017, vol.75, no.9, p.614-61

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000900614&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=en

 

A pessoa com epilepsia: percepções acerca da doença e implicações na qualidade de vida

Hopker, Christiane del Claro et al.

CoDAS, 2017, vol.29, no.1.

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2317-17822017000100305&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Potential role of a cognitive rehabilitation program following left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery.

Geraldi, Camila de Vasconcelos et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., June 2017, vol.75, no.6, p.359-365

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000600359&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Comparative safety of anti-epileptic drugs during pregnancy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of congenital malformations and prenatal outcomes

Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Elise Cogo, Patricia Rios et al

BMC Med. 2017; 15: 95

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5418725/

 

Self-management interventions for epilepsy in people with intellectual disabilities: a scoping review

M Dannenberg, S E Mengoni, B Gates, M Durand

Seizure 2016, vol 41: 16-25

http://www.seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-1311(16)30085-1/fulltext

 

Antibody-associated epilepsies: clinical features, evidence for immunotherapies and future research questions

O D Bakpa, M Reuber, S R Irani

Seizure 2016, vol 41: 26-41

http://www.seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-1311(16)30089-9/fulltext

 

Yield of non-invasive phase 1 presurgical evaluation in drug-resistant epilepsy patients

M Herskovitz, Y Schiller

IMAJ 2016, vol 18: 76-79

https://www.ima.org.il/FilesUpload/IMAJ/0/186/93459.pdf

 

Frequency of a false positive diagnosis of epilepsy: a systematic review of obervational studies

Y X, D Nguyen, A Mohamed et al

Seizure 2016, vol 41: 1767-174

http://www.seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-1311(16)30133-9/fulltext

 

Guideline conform initial monotherapy increases in patients with focal epilepsy: a population-based study on German health insurance data

J Ertl, J Hapfelmeier, T Peckmann et al

Seizure 2016, vol 41: 9-15

http://www.seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-1311(16)30088-7/fulltext

 

Efficacy of medical cannabis for treatment of refractory epilepsy in children and adolescents with emphasis on the Israeli experience

M Hausman-Kedem, U Kramer

IMAJ 2017, vol 19: 76-78

https://www.ima.org.il/FilesUpload/IMAJ/0/228/114213.pdf

 

A specific deficit of auditory processing in children with Rolandic epilepsy and their relatives

A B Smith, P Dawes, S Smith D K Pal

Epilepsy & Behavior 2017, vol 72: 135-139

http://www.epilepsybehavior.com/article/S1525-5050(17)30058-6/fulltext

 

Revisión del estado epiléptico convulsivo pediátrico y su manejo antiepiléptico

Vargas L, Carmen Paz et al.

Rev. méd. Chile, Ene 2016, vol.144, no.1, p.83-93

http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872016000100011&lng=es&nrm=iso

 

Clinical factors predict surgical outcomes in pediatric MRI-negative drug-resistant epilepsy

R Ayra, J L Leach, P S Horn et al

Seizure 2016, vol 41: 56-61

http://www.seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-1311(16)30091-7/fulltext

 

The burden of headache in people with epilepsy

R Mameiskiene, I Karmonaite, R Zagorskis

Seizure 2016, vol 41: 120-126

http://www.seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-1311(16)30124-8/fulltext

 

Unexpected death of a child with complex febrile seizures – pathophysiology similar to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy?

Brian J. Dlouhy, Michael A. Ciliberto, Christina L. Cifra et al

Front Neurol. 2017; 8: 21

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5286923/

 

Refractory epilepsy in children with brain tumors. The urgency of neurosurgery

Bernardino, Marília Rosa Abtibol et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Dec 2016, vol.74, no.12, p.1008-1013

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016001201008&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Ketogenic diet for epilepsy treatment

Sampaio, Letícia Pereira de Brito.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Oct 2016, vol.74, no.10, p.842-848

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016001000842&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Ketogenic diet treatment for pediatric super-refractory status spilepticus

Appayu, L Vanatta, J Condiet et al

Seizure 2016, vol 41: 62-65

http://www.seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-1311(16)30093-0/fulltext

 

The use of a formula-based ketogenic diet in children with refractory epilepsy

Sampaio, Letícia Pereira de Brito, Takakura, Cristina and Manreza, Maria Luiza Giraldes de

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Apr 2017, vol.75, no.4, p.234-237

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000400234&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Intracranial evaluation and laser ablation for epilepsy with periventricular nodular heterotopias

S A Thompson, G P Kalamangalam, N Tandon

Seizure 2016, vol 41: 211-216

http://www.seizure-journal.com/article/S1059-1311(16)30082-6/fulltext

 

http://www.seizure-journal.com/issue/S1059-1311(16)X0006-4

 

 

Epilepsy and early-onset overgrowth syndrome revealing Sotos syndrome.

Pinto, Wladimir Bocca Vieira de Rezende et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Feb 2017, vol.75, no.2, p.134-134

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2017000200015&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Dissociative experiences in patients with epilepsy

Özdemir, Osman et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Mar 2016, vol.74, no.3, p.189-194

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000300003&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Anterior temporal lobectomy versus selective amygdalohippocampectomy in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

Nascimento, Fábio A. et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Jan 2016, vol.74, no.1, p.35-43

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000100035&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep disorders in a population of patients with epilepsy: a case-control study

Matilde Gammino, Leila Zummo, Anna Lo Bue et AL

J Epilepsy Res. 2016 Dec; 6(2): 81–88

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5206104/

 

Sudden cardiac death in epilepsy disappoints, but epileptologists keep faith

Scorza, Fulvio A., Cavalheiro, Esper A. and Costa, Jaderson Costa da

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., July 2016, vol.74, no.7, p.570-573

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000700570&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Validity and reliability evidence of the questionnaire for illness representation, the impact of epilepsy, and stigma (QIRIS).

Souza, Elisabete Abib Pedroso de et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., July 2016, vol.74, no.7, p.561-56

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016000700561&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Neuromodulation in refractory epilepsy: Brazilian specialists consensus.

Terra, Vera Cristina et al.

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr., Dec 2016, vol.74, no.12, p.1031-1034

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2016001201031&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

■  by Dr Paulo Fernando Leite

Cardiologia – Centro Médico Unimed BH

CRMMG: 7026

Email: pfleite1873@gmail.com

Alcoolismo: Casos Clínicos Online (Alcoholism: case reports)

 

Alucinose alcoólica: relato de caso

B W Griciunas, N Y Kitanishi, P M Carvalho et al

Revista da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Sorocaba 2017, vol 19 (1)

file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/26818-87414-1-PB.pdf

 

Alcoolismo após cirurgia bariátrica: relato de caso

Santos, Juliana Garbayo dos and Cruz, Marcelo Santos

  1. bras. psiquiatr., Dez 2016, vol.65, no.4, p.340-343

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0047-20852016000400340&lng=pt&nrm=iso

 

Central pontine myelinolysis induced by alcohol withdrawal: a case report

J H Kim, S H Kim, H J Jeong et al

Ann Rehabil Med 2017, vol 41: 148-152

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5344816/

 

Clinical evolution of central pontine myelinolysis in a patient with alcohol withdrawal: a blurred clinical horizon

A S Mohammed, P Boddu, D F Yazdani

Case Rep Med 2016, 2016: 6065259

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5004014/

 

Coprophagia and entomophagia in a patient with alcohol related dementia

J B Fonseca, P Morgado

Case Reports in Psychiatry 2017 (2017), Article ID 3109463

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crips/2017/3109463/

 

Autoscopic hallucination in alcohol dependence syndrome: a rare or missed phenomenon?

S Joshi, B Thapa, R Shakya

Case Reports in Psychiatry 2017 (2017), Article ID 2598973, 3 pages

https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crips/2017/2598973/

 

A patient with alcoholic ketoacidosis and profound lactemia

R S Gerritis et AL

J Emerg Med 2016, vol 51: 447-449

http://www.thepoisonreview.com/2016/10/12/alcoholic-ketoacidosis-case-report-and-review/

 

Calciphylaxis in the setting of alcoholic cirrhosis: case report and literature review

N Shah, H M S Arshad, Y Li, R Silva

J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep 2017, vol 5 (2)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5446102/

 

Disulfiram neuropathy: two case reports

Anh Thu Tran, Richard A. Rison, Said R. Beydoun

J Med Case Rep. 2016; 10: 72

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815152/

 

A case of psychosis in disulfiram treatment for alcoholism

Raquel Calvão de Melo, Rui Lopes, José Carlos Alves

Case Rep Psychiatry. 2014; 2014: 561092.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4003787/

 

Marchiafava-Bignami disease mimics motor neuron disease: case report

Y Hoshino, Y Ueno, H Shimura et al

BM Neurol 2013, vol 13: 2018

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3880166/

 

Acute Marchiafava-Bignami disease presenting as reversible dementia in a chronic alcoholic

Vineet Sehgal, Praveen Kesav, M Modi, Chirag K Ahuja

BMJ Case Rep. 2013; 2013: bcr201200828

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3604259/

 

Marchiafava-Bignami disease: a case report

Sunil Kumar K, Rimiki Challam, Naveen J, W. Jatishwor Singh

J Clin Diagn Res. 2014 Aug; 8(8): RD01–RD02

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4190771/

 

Nistagmus from Wernicke´s encephalopathy

P Anand, D R Gold

N Engl J Med 2017, vol 377:e5

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1615499

 

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome in a patient with self-neglect depression

Karen A Cocksedge, Adrian Flynn

JRSM Open. 2014 Feb; 5(2): 204253331351891

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012653/

 

Anorexia nervosa and Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome: a case report

Laura Saad, Luiz FAL Silva, Claudio EM Banzato, Clarissa R Dantas, Celso Garcia, Jr

J Med Case Reports 2010; vol 4: 217

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2917440/

 

Wernicke´s encephalopathy – pushing the envelope of patient´s profile: a case report

  1. Jayaprakash, Karthik N. Rao, Navin Patil, Dipanjan Bhattacharjee, Mohit Maden, N.R. Rau

Ann Neurosci. 2016 Sep; 23(3): 188–193

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5043258/

 

Wernicke encephalopathy in a patient with liver failure: clinical case report

Pan Zhao, Yanling Zhao, Zhenman Wei, Jing Chen, Lilong Yan

Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Jul; 95(27): e3651

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5058787/

 

Imaging-based diagnosis of Wernicke encephalopathy: a caser report

Hosein Delavar Kasmaei, Alireza Baratloo, Maryam Soleymani, Zahra Nasiri

Trauma Mon. 2014 Nov; 19(4): e17403

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4310158/

 

Hypokalemic paralysis complicated by concurrent hyperthyroidism and chronic alcoholism: a case report

Ming-Hsien Tsai, Shih-Hua Lin, Jyh-Gang Leu, Yu-Wei Fang

Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Sep; 94(39): e1689

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4616825/

 

Scurvey in an alcoholic patient treated with intravenous vitamins

John Ong, Rabinder Randhawa

BMJ Case Rep. 2014; 2014: bcr2013009479

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3987238/

 

Calcific pancreatitis associated with alcohol use

Y Sedhai, D Patel

N Engl J Med 2017, vol 376: e6

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm1602248

 

Alcohol abuse-related severe acute pancreatitis with rhabdomyolisis complications

M Su, Y Jiang, X H Yan et al

Exp Ther Med 2013, vol 5 (1): 189-192

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3524190/

 

Pancreatite de sulco: relato de caso

R T Silva, L G M Santos

Revista Médica de Minas Gerais 2015, vol 26: e1783

http://www.rmmg.org/artigo/detalhes/2063

 

Zinc-deficiency acrodermatitis in a patient with chronic alcoholism and gastric bypass: a case report

Dariush Shahsavari, Zubair Ahmed, Ajoy Karikkineth, Richard Williams, Carlos Zigel

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2014; 4(3)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4120136/

 

Strongyloides stercoralis infection in alcoholic patients

Marcia C. A. Teixeira, Flavia T. F. Pacheco, Joelma N. Souza et al

Biomed Res Int. 2016; 2016: 4872473

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5220430/

 

Unusual foreign body in the sigmoid colon, chronic alcohol abuse, and Fournier gangrene: a case report

Dietmar Schulz, Georgiana Simona Mohor, Caius Solovan

Clin Interv Aging. 2015; 10: 673–677

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388072/

 

■  by Dr Paulo Fernando Leite

Cardiologia – Centro Médico Unimed BH

CRMMG: 7026

Email: pfleite1873@gmail.com