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Complex partial seizures in adults
Many disorders can mimic complex partial seizure (CPS), and clinicians must be careful to make an accurate diagnosis. Complex partial seizures must...
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Neurally mediated syncope
Syncope is a common problem in medical practice. Of the various types of syncope, the neurally mediated syncopal syndromes (of which vasovagal...
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Efficacy and Effectiveness of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Pharmacotherapy
Decades of intervention research have produced a rich body of evidence on the effects of psychotherapies and pharmacotherapies with children and...
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Treatment Options for Acute Seizure Care
The advent of new anticonvulsants, the resurgence of the ketogenic diet, and the currently available surgical techniques mean that practitioners have...
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Score Index for Stereotactic Radiosurgery of Brain Metastases
A reliable prognostic score for cancer patients with brain metastases submitting to stereotactic radiosurgery (SR) was established. Between July 1993...
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Medical Problems Occurring After Orthotopic Liver Transplantation
Liver transplantation is complicated by specificmedical problems. Diabetes mellitus occurs in 4-20% ofpatients undergoing liver transplantation....
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Cognitive Adverse Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs
Several early studies suggested that differences exist between antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in terms of their propensity to cause adverse effects on...
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Oropharyngeal dysphagia due to iatrogenic neurological dysfunction
Oropharyngeal dysphagia due to iatrogenic neurological dysfunction may relate to either medication side effects or surgical complications. There are...
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The evolution of health-related quality of life assessment in epilepsy
The purpose of this article is to review the ways in which quality of life has been assessed in patients with epilepsy. It is specifically proposed...
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Modifications in service delivery and clinical treatment for women diagnosed with severe mental illness who are also the survivors of sexual abuse trauma
Sexual abuse trauma and chronic revictimization are central to the experience of many women diagnosed with severe mental illness. The high reported...
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Evaluation of Antiepileptic Drug Efficacy
Up to 30% of patients with epilepsy are not adequately treated with currently available antiepileptic drugs. Despite a need for new agents, few were...
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Gaps in cardiovascular medication taking
Objective: To search for major gaps in medication-taking behavior predisposing patients to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Design: Convenience...
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Zonisamide
SynopsisZonisamide is a 1,2 benzisoxazole derivative and the first agent of this chemical class to be developed as an antiepileptic drug. It has...
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Serotonin Uptake Sites and Serotonin Receptors Are Altered in the Limbic System of Schizophrenics
Serotonin (5-HT) uptake sites were mapped by antoradiographic means with [ 3 H]cyano-imipramine [[ 3 H)]CN-IML), the 5-HT 1A receptor with [ 3 H]8-hydroxy-2-...
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Formation of Active Metabolites of Anticonvulsant Drugs
All of the commonly used anticonvulsant drugs, except possibly primidone, are cleared from the human body mainly by metabolism. The metabolites of...
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Clinical Pharmacokinetics in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries
Although spinal cord injury is a catastrophic affliction with numerous victims and a variety of physiological manifestations, the associated disarray...
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Clinical Features and Management of Poisoning Due to Phenytoin
The widespread use of phenytoin results in frequent accidental and intentional toxicity. Metabolism is enzymatic and can be described by...
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Pain control in breast cancer
Pain can be a prominent finding in breast cancer patients. It may occur in the setting of the postmastectomy period, related to the disruption of...