Age-related “Sleep/nocturnal” tonic and tonic clonic seizure clusters are underdiagnosed in patients with Dravet Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 74 ◽  
pp. 33-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Losito ◽  
Matthieu Kuchenbuch ◽  
Nicole Chemaly ◽  
Jacques Laschet ◽  
Catherine Chiron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Tonic Clonic Seizure ◽  
Dravet Syndrome ◽  
Age Related

Mutational analysis of SCN2B, SCN3B and SCN4B in a large Chinese Han family with generalized tonic–clonic seizure

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
pp. 675-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Lu ◽  
Weihua Yu ◽  
Zhiqin Xi ◽  
Zheng Xiao ◽  
Xiaoqin Kou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mutational Analysis ◽  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Tonic Clonic Seizure ◽  
Chinese Han

scholarly journals Ascending Tonic Clonic Seizure Syndrome after Percutaneous Vertebroplasty

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Guido Zarattini ◽  
Adam Farrier ◽  
Federico Sibona
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty ◽  
Rare Complication ◽  
Cement Leakage ◽  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Tonic Clonic Seizure ◽  
Leg Pain ◽  
Compression Fractures ◽  
First Case ◽  
Seizure Syndrome ◽  
Osteoporotic Compression Fractures

Background Context. Cement leakage is not a rare complication of vertebroplasty, but ascending tonic clonic seizure syndrome is exceptionally rare. We herein report the first case to our knowledge of this complication related to vertebroplasty.Purpose. We herein report the first case of ascending tonic clonic seizure syndrome following epidural cement leakage after percutaneous vertebroplasty in a patient with multiple osteoporotic compression fractures.Study Design. Case report.Methods. A 64-year-old woman with T8, T10, L2, and L4 osteoporotic compression fractures underwent percutaneous vertebroplasty using polymethylmethacrylate. 40 minutes after the procedure the patient started suffering back and leg pain, having repetitive myoclonic jerks lasting 15 seconds of the lower extremities, spasm of the back, dyspnea, sinus tachycardia, hypoxemia, and metabolic acidosis.Results. The patient recovered completely due to a combination of early effective resuscitation and considered definitive management.Conclusions. Percutaneous vertebroplasty with polymethylmethacrylate is relatively safe but has few dangerous complications, which should be prevented by a meticulous technique and excellent image quality.

scholarly journals Influence of dronedarone (a class III antiarrhythmic drug) on the anticonvulsant potency of four classical antiepileptic drugs in the tonic–clonic seizure model in mice

2018 ◽  
Vol 126 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna M. Sawicka ◽  
Agnieszka Wawryniuk ◽  
Jadwiga Daniluk ◽  
Sławomir Karwan ◽  
Magdalena Florek-Łuszczki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antiepileptic Drugs ◽  
Antiarrhythmic Drug ◽  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Tonic Clonic Seizure ◽  
Class Iii ◽  
Class Iii Antiarrhythmic Drug ◽  
Seizure Model

scholarly journals Epileptic Encephalopathies: An Overview

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Khan ◽  
Raidah Al Baradie
Keyword(s):  
Slow Wave Sleep ◽  
Epileptic Encephalopathy ◽  
Dravet Syndrome ◽  
Management Options ◽  
Epileptic Encephalopathies ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Ohtahara Syndrome ◽  
Cerebral Dysfunction ◽  
Epileptic Syndromes

Epileptic encephalopathies are an epileptic condition characterized by epileptiform abnormalities associated with progressive cerebral dysfunction. In the classification of the International League Against Epilepsy eight age-related epileptic encephalopathy syndromes are recognized. These syndromes include early myoclonic encephalopathy and Ohtahara syndrome in the neonatal period, West syndrome and Dravet syndrome in infancy, myoclonic status in nonprogressive encephalopathies, and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Landau-Kleffner syndrome, and epilepsy with continuous spike waves during slow wave sleep in childhood and adolescences. Other epileptic syndromes such as migrating partial seizures in infancy and severe epilepsy with multiple independent spike foci may be reasonably added. In this paper, we provide an overview of epileptic encephalopathies including clinical neurophysiological features, cognitive deterioration, and management options especially that these conditions are generally refractory to standard antiepileptic drugs.

scholarly journals Factors influencing the duration of generalized tonic–clonic seizure

Seizure ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 44-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sipei Pan ◽  
Fang Wang ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Xiang Li ◽  
Xingzhou Liu
Keyword(s):  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Tonic Clonic Seizure ◽  
Factors Influencing

scholarly journals Modulatory effects of neuropeptides on pentylenetetrazol-induced epileptic seizures and neuroinflammation in rats

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (9) ◽  
pp. 1188-1192
Author(s):  
Erkan Kilinc ◽  
Handan Gunes
Keyword(s):  
Interleukin 1 ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Onset Time ◽  
Epileptic Seizures ◽  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Tonic Clonic Seizure ◽  
Interleukin 1 Beta ◽  
Calcitonin Gene ◽  
Epilepsy Treatment ◽  
Dual Action

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE We aimed to explore the effects of neuropeptides ghrelin, obestatin, and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) on seizures and plasma concentrations of neuroinflammation biomarkers including calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), substance-P (SP), and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) in pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in rats. METHODS Ghrelin (80 µg/kg), obestatin (1 µg/kg), VIP (25 ng/kg) or saline were administered to rats intraperitoneally 30 min before pentylenetetrazole (PTZ, 50 mg/kg) injections. Stages of epileptic seizures were evaluated by Racine’s scale, and plasma CGRP, SP, and IL-1β concentrations were measured using ELISA. RESULTS Both obestatin and VIP shortened onset-time of generalized tonic-clonic seizure, respectively, moreover VIP also shortened the onset-time of first myoclonic-jerk induced by PTZ. While PTZ increased plasma CGRP, SP and IL-1β concentrations, ghrelin reduced the increases evoked by PTZ. While VIP further increased PTZ-evoked CGRP levels, it diminished IL-1β concentrations. However, obestatin did not change CGRP, SP, and IL-1β concentrations. CONCLUSION Our results suggest that ghrelin acts as an anticonvulsant, obestatin acts as a proconvulsant, and VIP has dual action on epilepsy. Receptors of those neuropeptides may be promising targets for epilepsy treatment.

scholarly journals Simultaneous Bilateral Femoral Neck Fracture Due to a Tonic-Clonic Seizure and High-Dose Steroid Therapy

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 513-516
Author(s):  
Fernando Diaz Dilernia ◽  
Martin M. Estefan ◽  
Gerardo Zanotti ◽  
Fernando Comba ◽  
Francisco Piccaluga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Femoral Neck ◽  
Femoral Neck Fracture ◽  
Steroid Therapy ◽  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Tonic Clonic Seizure ◽  
High Dose ◽  
High Dose Steroid ◽  
Neck Fracture

scholarly journals Obsessive compulsive symptoms in patients with primary generalized and partial onset epilepsy

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1183
Author(s):  
Sagar Lavania ◽  
Mohd. Aleem Siddiqui ◽  
Shantanu Bharti ◽  
Abhishek Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Clonic Seizure ◽  
Tonic Clonic Seizure ◽  
Seizure Type ◽  
Check List ◽  
Onset Seizure ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Partial Onset Seizure ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Patients With Epilepsy

Background: To find out and compare the obsessive-compulsive symptoms / disorder among patients of primary generalized and partial onset epilepsy.Methods: Patients with epilepsy diagnosed clinically at psychiatric out patient’s department were selected for the study and categorized as primary generalized onset tonic clonic seizure type and partial onset seizure. Yale-Brown obsessive-compulsive symptoms check list and scale was applied to find out the obsessive-compulsive symptoms.Results: A total of 110 patients were categorized as primary generalized (GE) 49 and partial onset epilepsy (PE) 61 patients. Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms (OCS) were found to be 19.9%, and OCD among 3.63%. Mean Y-BOCS scores for obsession were found to be 3.77±1.93 and 4.93±2.03, (t = -3.034, df= 108, p= .003). Whereas the mean Y-BOCS compulsions score was 2.93±1.96 and 4.62±1.87 was (t = -4.590, df= 108, p= .000) for GE and PE group respectively.Conclusions: OCD and OCS among the epilepsy patients were found to be 3.63%, and 19.9% respectively, and significantly higher mean obsessive and compulsive score were found for the group of partial onset epilepsy.

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