scholarly journals Daytime and nocturnal activity in treated dogs with idiopathic epilepsy compared to matched unaffected controls

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megan Barry ◽  
Starr Cameron ◽  
Sean Kent ◽  
Heidi Barnes‐Heller ◽  
Kylie Grady
Keyword(s):  
Idiopathic Epilepsy ◽  
Nocturnal Activity

scholarly journals Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Urban Light Emissions: Ground and Satellite Comparison

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 258
Author(s):  
Máximo Bustamante-Calabria ◽  
Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel ◽  
Susana Martín-Ruiz ◽  
Jose-Luis Ortiz ◽  
José M. Vílchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Economic Activity ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Clear Correlation ◽  
Light Pollution ◽  
Nocturnal Activity ◽  
Empirical Expression ◽  
Anthropogenic Aerosol ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Sky Brightness ◽  
The City

‘Lockdown’ periods in response to COVID-19 have provided a unique opportunity to study the impacts of economic activity on environmental pollution (e.g., NO2, aerosols, noise, light). The effects on NO2 and aerosols have been very noticeable and readily demonstrated, but that on light pollution has proven challenging to determine. The main reason for this difficulty is that the primary source of nighttime satellite imagery of the earth is the SNPP-VIIRS/DNB instrument, which acquires data late at night after most human nocturnal activity has already occurred and much associated lighting has been turned off. Here, to analyze the effect of lockdown on urban light emissions, we use ground and satellite data for Granada, Spain, during the COVID-19 induced confinement of the city’s population from 14 March until 31 May 2020. We find a clear decrease in light pollution due both to a decrease in light emissions from the city and to a decrease in anthropogenic aerosol content in the atmosphere which resulted in less light being scattered. A clear correlation between the abundance of PM10 particles and sky brightness is observed, such that the more polluted the atmosphere the brighter the urban night sky. An empirical expression is determined that relates PM10 particle abundance and sky brightness at three different wavelength bands.

scholarly journals The Impact of Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy on Executive Functions

2021 ◽  
pp. 097275312096875
Author(s):  
Haritha Koganti ◽  
Shasthara Paneyala ◽  
Harsha Sundaramurthy ◽  
Nemichandra SC ◽  
Rithvik S Kashyap ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Functions ◽  
Executive Dysfunction ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Idiopathic Epilepsy ◽  
Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy ◽  
Word Fluency ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Generalized Epilepsy ◽  
Multiple Domains ◽  
The Impact

Background: Idiopathic generalized epilepsy is defined as seizures with a possible hereditary predisposition without an underlying cause or structural pathology. Assessment of executive dysfunction in idiopathic generalized epilepsies based on standard Indian battery is not available in the literature. Aims and Objectives: To assess specific executive functions affected in patients with idiopathic epilepsy and their association with various variables. Materials and Methods: Type of observational cross-sectional study, where clinical profile of all idiopathic epilepsy patients attending the neurology OPD was studied and their executive higher mental functions were assessed using the NIMHANS battery. Results: A total of 75 idiopathic generalized epilepsy patients were included in the study. Executive functions that were commonly found abnormal in our study were word fluency ( P ≤ .001), category fluency ( P < .001), verbal n-back ( P < .001), Tower of London ( p < 0.01), and Stroop test ( P < 0.01). Executive functions showed a significant correlation with age at symptom onset, duration of epilepsy, and in those with uncontrolled seizures. Conclusion: Patients of idiopathic generalized epilepsy according to the present study were found to have significant executive dysfunction in multiple domains. This necessitates the screening for executive dysfunctions, which if detected should prompt the clinician to initiate cognitive retraining.

scholarly journals Research priorities for idiopathic epilepsy in dogs: Viewpoints of owners, general practice veterinarians, and neurology specialists

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gareth Michael Couper Jones ◽  
Holger Andreas Volk ◽  
Rowena Mary Anne Packer
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Idiopathic Epilepsy

IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY IN A CANARY.

The Lancet ◽  
1904 ◽  
Vol 164 (4229) ◽  
pp. 847
Keyword(s):  
Idiopathic Epilepsy

scholarly journals Nocturnal activity and the enuresis alarm device.

1984 ◽  
Vol 60 (702) ◽  
pp. 280-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Crisp ◽  
L. I. Sireling ◽  
J. Faizey
Keyword(s):  
Nocturnal Activity ◽  
Enuresis Alarm

Increased Nocturnal Activity and Impaired Sleep Maintenance in Abused Children

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1236-1243 ◽  
Author(s):  
CAROL A. GLOD ◽  
MARTIN H. TEICHER ◽  
CAROL R. HARTMAN ◽  
THOMAS HARAKAL
Keyword(s):  
Nocturnal Activity ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Sleep Maintenance ◽  
Impaired Sleep

The effects of moonlight on nocturnal activity in bushy-tailed wood rats (Neotoma cinerea)

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 480-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G Topping ◽  
John S Millar ◽  
James A Goddard
Keyword(s):  
Light Level ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Nocturnal Activity ◽  
Risk Of Predation ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Neotoma Cinerea ◽  
Two Measures ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Rocky Outcrops ◽  
Breeding Seasons

The nocturnal activity of bushy-tailed wood rats (Neotoma cinerea) was monitored for two breeding seasons (1993 and 1994) in the Canadian Rockies. Radiotelemetry was used under three levels of moonlight to assess two measures of nocturnal activity: (i) the proportion of animals crossing rocky outcrops and entering the surrounding forest to forage, search for mates, or both, and (ii) the distance moved from the den site while in the forest. Males and females exhibited significant differences among moonlight levels, with greater activity on nights of intermediate-level moonlight and less activity on nights with bright or dark moonlight. There was no difference in the proportions of males and females active at any moonlight level. The distances moved from the den did not differ among moonlight levels for either males or females. Having traversed the rocks and entered the forest, individuals moved similar distances regardless of light level. These results suggest that wood rats respond to moonlight only when making the decision to cross rocks and enter the forest. This behaviour presumably serves to counteract the increased risk of predation on bright nights.

Nocturnal activity and orientation behavior during spring migration and early summer in the indigo bunting,Passerina cyanea

1980 ◽  
Vol 137 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Wiltschko ◽  
Roswitha Wiltschko ◽  
Stephan T. Emlen ◽  
Natalie J. Demong
Keyword(s):  
Early Summer ◽  
Spring Migration ◽  
Orientation Behavior ◽  
Nocturnal Activity ◽  
Passerina Cyanea

EARLY PREDICTION OF MEDICATION REFRACTORINESS IN CHILDREN WITH IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY BASED ON SCALP EEG ANALYSIS

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (07) ◽  
pp. 1450023 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUNG-CHANG LIN ◽  
CHEN-SEN OUYANG ◽  
CHING-TAI CHIANG ◽  
REI-CHENG YANG ◽  
RONG-CHING WU ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Refractory Epilepsy ◽  
Recall Rate ◽  
Idiopathic Epilepsy ◽  
Spectral Edge Frequency ◽  
Scalp Eeg ◽  
Feature Descriptors ◽  
Antiepileptic Drug Treatment ◽  
Eeg Recordings ◽  
Precision Rate

Refractory epilepsy often has deleterious effects on an individual's health and quality of life. Early identification of patients whose seizures are refractory to antiepileptic drugs is important in considering the use of alternative treatments. Although idiopathic epilepsy is regarded as having a significantly lower risk factor of developing refractory epilepsy, still a subset of patients with idiopathic epilepsy might be refractory to medical treatment. In this study, we developed an effective method to predict the refractoriness of idiopathic epilepsy. Sixteen EEG segments from 12 well-controlled patients and 14 EEG segments from 11 refractory patients were analyzed at the time of first EEG recordings before antiepileptic drug treatment. Ten crucial EEG feature descriptors were selected for classification. Three of 10 were related to decorrelation time, and four of 10 were related to relative power of delta/gamma. There were significantly higher values in these seven feature descriptors in the well-controlled group as compared to the refractory group. On the contrary, the remaining three feature descriptors related to spectral edge frequency, kurtosis, and energy of wavelet coefficients demonstrated significantly lower values in the well-controlled group as compared to the refractory group. The analyses yielded a weighted precision rate of 94.2%, and a 93.3% recall rate. Therefore, the developed method is a useful tool in identifying the possibility of developing refractory epilepsy in patients with idiopathic epilepsy.

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