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Use, experience and perspectives of high-density EEG among Italian epilepsy centers: a national survey
IntroductionHigh-density EEG (hdEEG) is a validated tool in presurgical evaluation of people with epilepsy. The aim of this national survey is to...
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The Epilepsy Surgery Satisfaction Questionnaire (ESSQ-19): Italian language translation and validation
ObjectiveEpilepsy surgery can be proposed as a treatment option in people with focal epilepsy, however satisfaction with epilepsy surgery in Italy...
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Knowledge and attitudes of neurologists toward epilepsy surgery: an Italian survey
The current study, conceived with the contribution of the Commission for Epilepsy Surgery of the Italian League Against Epilepsy (LICE) and the...
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Impact of COVID-19 vaccine on epilepsy in adult subjects: an Italian multicentric experience
ObjectivesTo investigate the safety and tolerability of COVID-19 vaccines in people with epilepsy (PwE).
MethodsIn this multicentric observational...
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Electroencephalography during SARS-CoV-2 outbreak: practical recommendations from the task force of the Italian Society of Neurophysiology (SINC), the Italian League Against Epilepsy (LICE), and the Italian Association of Neurophysiology Technologists (AITN)
BackgroundDuring COVID-19 lockdown, non-urgent medical procedures were suspended. Grade of urgency of electroencephalography (EEG) may vary according...
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The surgical treatment of epilepsy
In 2009, the Commission for Epilepsy Surgery of the Italian League Against Epilepsy (LICE) conducted an overview about the techniques used for the...
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Hippocampal sclerosis is associated with celiac disease type immunity in patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy
BackgroundA prior small-scale single center study suggested an association between celiac disease (CD)-type immunity and refractory temporal lobe...
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Peripheral visual field defect of vigabatrin in pediatric epilepsy: A review
Vigabatrin is the medication used for the treatment of infantile spasms and refractory complex partial seizures, but its usage has always been...
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Genotype and Phenotype Characteristics of 58 Cases of Mitochondrial Epilepsy with Nuclear DNA Mutations in Children
ObjectiveIdentify the genotype and clinical characteristics of mitochondrial epilepsy caused by nDNA mutations in Chinese children and explore the...
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Real-world evidence of epidemiology, patient characteristics, and mortality in people with drug-resistant epilepsy in the United Kingdom, 2011–2021
BackgroundA third of people with epilepsy are drug resistant. People with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) have a higher risk of mortality and physical...
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Effectiveness and tolerability of brivaracetam in patients with epilepsy stratified by comorbidities and etiology in the real world: 12-month subgroup data from the international EXPERIENCE pooled analysis
ObjectiveTo assess the effectiveness and tolerability of brivaracetam (BRV) in adults with epilepsy by specific comorbidities and epilepsy etiologies.
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Targeted re-sequencing for early diagnosis of genetic causes of childhood epilepsy: the Italian experience from the ‘beyond epilepsy’ project
BackgroundChildhood epilepsies are a heterogeneous group of conditions differing in diagnostic criteria, management, and outcome. Late-infantile...
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Epidemiology, management and outcome of status epilepticus in adults: single-center Italian survey
The official variations of status epilepticus (SE) International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE, 2015) diagnostic criteria and the non-convulsive SE...
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Depressive symptoms in patients with epilepsy and clinically associated features in a single tertiary center
Although depressive symptoms are the most common psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy, they remain underestimated and untreated in a large proportion...
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Rapid versus slow withdrawal of antiepileptic monotherapy in two-year seizure-free adults patients with epilepsy (RASLOW) study: A pragmatic multicentre, prospective, randomized, controlled study
PurposeTo establish whether a slow or a rapid withdrawal of antiepileptic monotherapy influences relapse rate in seizure-free adults with epilepsy...
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Antiseizure Medication Withdrawal in Seizure-Free Patients: What is New for the Pediatrician?
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has recently updated its practise advisory on antiseizure medication withdrawal. The recommendations have...
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Bibliometric analysis of publications on pediatric epilepsy between 1980 and 2018
Background/objectiveChildhood epilepsy is one of the disease groups with the highest disease burden in society. This study aimed to guide researchers...
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Models for predicting treatment efficacy of antiepileptic drugs and prognosis of treatment withdrawal in epilepsy patients
Although antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are the most effective treatment for epilepsy, 30–40% of patients with epilepsy would develop drug-refractory...