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Seizure or migraine? The eternal dilemma. Comment on. "Recurrent occipital seizures misdiagnosed as status migrainosus" by italiano et al. (Epileptic Disord 2011;13:197-201)
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Update on pharmacotherapy of myoclonic seizures
No full textIntroduction: Myoclonic seizures are brief, involuntary muscular jerks arising from the central nervous system that can occur in different epilepsy syndromes, including idiopathic generalized epilepsies or the most severe group of epileptic encephalopathies. Valproate is commonly the first choice alone or in combination with some benzodiazepines or levetiracetam. However, more treatment options exist today as there is emerging evidence to support the efficacy of some newer antiepileptic drugs. In addition, of major importance remains avoidance of medications (e.g., carbamazepine, phenytoin) that may aggravate myoclonic seizures. This is an updated review on the available therapeutic options for treatment of myoclonic seizures. Areas covered: Key efficacy, tolerability and efficacy data are showed for different antiepileptic drugs with antimyoclonic effect, alone and/or in combination. Expert opinion: Pharmacological treatment of myoclonic seizures is based on clinical experience with little evidence from randomized clinical trials. Valproate, levetiracetam, and some benzodiazepines, are widely used. There is still insufficient evidence for the use of other antiseizure drugs, such as topiramate or zonisamide as monotherapy. Better understanding of pathophysiologic mechanisms of myoclonic epilepsies could yield great improvement in the treatment and quality of life of patients
Antiepileptic drugs, hyperhomocysteinemia and B-vitamins supplementation in patients with epilepsy.
No full textSelf-induction seizures in sunflower epilepsy: a video-EEG report.
No full textSeizures triggered by visual stimuli are the most common type of reflex seizure. Self-induced seizures produced by stimulation of natural light are rare and self-induction is a mode of seizure precipitation employed by either intellectually disabled or healthy photosensitive individuals. Absences and myoclonic jerks are the most common seizure types in self-induction. We report on a girl with normal intelligence who self-induced seizures by waving her outspread fingers in front of a bright light. This situation is called sunflower epilepsy
Status epilepticus migrainosus. clinical, electrophysiologic, and imaging characteristics
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Interictal and periictal headache in patients with epilepsy: migraine-triggered seizures or epilepsy-triggered headache?
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