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Consensus on pediatric epilepsy surgery for young children: an investigation by the China Association Against Epilepsy task force on epilepsy surgery
Researchers have widely acknowledged the therapeutic value of epilepsy surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy. Nonetheless, there is a substantial gap...
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The 2022 International League Against Epilepsy Classification and Definition of Childhood Epilepsy Syndromes: An Update for Pediatricians
The 2017 classification of the epilepsies of International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) defined three diagnostic levels, including seizure type,...
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From goat-fall to modern epilepsy surgery—the development of epilepsy care in Norway
Throughout history, epilepsy has been considered a mysterious and unexplained illness. People with tonic–clonic seizures were believed to be...
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A multicenter, matched case–control analysis comparing burden of illness among patients with tuberous sclerosis complex related epilepsy, generalized idiopathic epilepsy, and focal epilepsy in Germany
BackgroundDepending on the underlying etiology and epilepsy type, the burden of disease for patients with seizures can vary significantly. This...
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The impact of referring patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy to an epilepsy center for presurgical diagnosis
BackgroundEpilepsy surgery is an established treatment for drug-resistant focal epilepsy (DRFE) that results in seizure freedom in about 60% of...
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Deep phenoty** of frontal lobe epilepsy compared to other epilepsy syndromes
AimsFrontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) is understudied and often misdiagnosed. We sought to comprehensively phenotype FLE and to differentiate FLE from...
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Epilepsy in Asian countries
Epilepsy affects 50 million people worldwide. Nearly 80% of people with epilepsy live in resource-constrained low-income and middle-income countries....
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Epilepsy Surgery: A Practical Case-Based Approach
This collection of epilepsy surgical cases illustrates patients with straightforward and challenging pharmacoresistant epilepsy. These cases convey...
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Cognitive functions and epilepsy-related characteristics in patients with generalized tonic–clonic epilepsy: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundEpilepsy is a brain disorder affecting nearly 65 million people worldwide. It is characterized by sudden, transient, and uncontrolled...
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Similar brain proteomic signatures in Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy
The prevalence of epilepsy is increased among Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) patients and cognitive impairment is common among people with epilepsy....
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SPECT and PET in nonlesional epilepsy
BackgroundPositron emission tomography (PET) and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) are applied in epilepsy mostly during presurgical...
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Implementation of a 7T Epilepsy Task Force consensus imaging protocol for routine presurgical epilepsy work-up: effect on diagnostic yield and lesion delineation
ObjectiveRecently, the 7 Tesla (7 T) Epilepsy Task Force published recommendations for 7 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with...
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A review of cell-type specific circuit mechanisms underlying epilepsy
Epilepsy is a prevalent neurological disorder, yet its underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Accumulated studies have indicated that...
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Artificial intelligence in epilepsy — applications and pathways to the clinic
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming health care, and its applications in epilepsy have increased exponentially over the past decade....
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Genetics and genetic diagnosis of focal childhood epilepsy
Self-limiting focal epilepsies are among the most common forms of epilepsy in children. Based on family studies, a genetic basis is assumed for the...
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Transition of Care in Epilepsy
Transition of care is the planned, coordinated movement from a child and family environment of pediatrics to a patient centered adult care setting....
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Profile of adult -onset epilepsy in Zagazig university hospitals
BackgroundEpilepsy has many neurobiological consequences. This study aimed to identify the profile of adult patients with new onset epilepsy in our...
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AMPK role in epilepsy: a promising therapeutic target?
Epilepsy is a complex and multifaceted neurological disorder characterized by spontaneous and recurring seizures. It poses significant therapeutic...
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Further advances in epilepsy
In 2017, one of us reviewed advances in epilepsy (Manford in J Neurol 264:1811–1824, 2017). The current paper brings that review up to date and gives...
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The homeless, seizures, and epilepsy: a review
This review aims to estimate the prevalence of seizures and epilepsy among homeless people in current literature as well as understand the main...
