Predicting Epileptic Seizures Using EfficientNet-B0 and SVMs: A Deep Learning Methodology for EEG Analysis by Yousif A. Saadoon, Mohamad Khalil, Dalia Battikh

“…Seizure prediction is a critical challenge in epilepsy management, offering the potential to improve patient outcomes through timely interventions. …”
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Manifestations of Intellectual Disability, Dystonia, and Parkinson’s Disease in an Adult Patient with ARX Gene Mutation c.558_560dup p.(Pro187dup) by Maria Arvio, Jaana Lähdetie, Hannu Koivu, Antti Sohlberg, Eero Pekkonen

“…His main symptoms were mild intellectual disability, severe kinetic apraxia, resting and action tremor, dysarthria, tonic pupils, constant dystonia of one upper limb, and focal dystonia in different parts of the body, axial rigidity, spasticity, epilepsy, and poor sleep. Another likely pathogenic gene variant was observed in the PKP2 gene and is in accordance with the observed early cardiomyopathy. …”
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Multiscale Hjorth Descriptor on Epileptic EEG Classification by Achmad Rizal, Sugondo Hadiyoso, Suci Aulia, Inung Wijayanto, null Triwiyanto, Ziani Said

“…The electroencephalogram (EEG) examination provides information on the brain’s electricity, especially in cases of epilepsy. Since the characteristics of EEG signals are nonlinear and nonstationary, visual inspection becomes very difficult. …”
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Resequencing and Association Analysis of CLN8 with Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Japanese Population. by Emiko Inoue, Yuichiro Watanabe, Jingrui Xing, Itaru Kushima, Jun Egawa, Shujiro Okuda, Satoshi Hoya, Takashi Okada, Yota Uno, Kanako Ishizuka, Atsunori Sugimoto, Hirofumi Igeta, Ayako Nunokawa, Toshiro Sugiyama, Norio Ozaki, Toshiyuki Someya

“…We recently performed whole-exome sequencing in two families with affected siblings and then carried out a follow-up study and identified ceroid-lipofuscinosis neuronal 8 (epilepsy, progressive with mental retardation) (CLN8) as a potential genetic risk factor for ASD. …”
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Practical guidelines for addressing common questions and misconceptions about the ketogenic diet by Sarah M. Rice, Douglas B. Reynolds

“…The ketogenic diet, originally developed as an epilepsy treatment, has a broad range of applications that include metabolic disorders such as obesity, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes, and extends to a range of neurometabolic conditions such as neurodegenerative disorders and mental health conditions. …”
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ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME AND SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: WHAT DISEASE IS A CAUSE OF ORGAN DAMAGES? by F. A. Cheldieva, T. M. Reshetnyak, S. G. Radenska-Lopovok, Yu. O. Korsakova, A. M. Lila

“…The paper describes a clinical case of a male patient with verified systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and manifestations of lupus nephritis with impaired renal nitrogen excretory and filtering functions, central nervous system lesion (focal epilepsy), hematological (hemolytic anemia) and immunological (anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies, hypocomplementemia, positive antinuclear factor) disorders, and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS). …”
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Capgras syndrome, an interesting but rare phenomenon in Psychiatry: A case series by Arghya Halder, Sagarika Ray, Manish Kumar, Amit Kumar Bhattacharya

“…Although the phenomenon is known to occur as a part of other psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and mood disorders, it is not infrequently encountered in organic conditions such as cerebrovascular disease, dementia, and epilepsy. Thus, it is important to rule out any underlying organic etiology by the use of appropriate neuroimaging techniques whenever felt necessary. …”
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A Systematic Review of the Seven Most Cultivated Mushrooms: Production Processes, Nutritional Value, Bioactive Properties and Impact on Non-Communicable Diseases by Maria Dimopoulou, Ioanna Chinou, Olga Gortzi

“…In the form of powders or solutions, they were formerly used as a remedy for epilepsy, tuberculosis, nervous diseases and various severe inflammations. …”
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Automatized Calculating System for a Ketogenic Diet: CETORAP by Ligia M. Marcos Plasencia, Edelsia Rojas Massipe, Amarilis Barbié Rubiera

“…<strong>Fundament: </strong>The refractory epilepsy when being treated with antiepileptic drugs is one of the problems faced by Neurologists specialized in the Pediatric Branch. …”
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Caregivers’ Perceptions of Clinical Symptoms, Disease Management, and Quality of Life Impact in Cases of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase-Like 5 Deficiency Disorder: Cross-Sectional Online... by Sam Amin, Carol-Anne Partridge, Helen Leonard, Jenny Downs, Helen Allvin, Valentine Ficara, Emilie Pain, Minna A Korolainen

“…The median age at diagnosis was 1.2 (IQR 0.6-4.0) years. Epilepsy (123/132, 93.2%) and limited communication skills (111/132, 84.1%) were the most commonly reported symptoms. …”
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Transcranial magnetic vs intracranial electric stimulation: a direct comparison of their effects via scalp EEG recordings by Renzo Comolatti, Gabriel Hassan, Ezequiel Mikulan, Simone Russo, Michele A. Colombo, Elisabetta Litterio, Giulia Furregoni, Sasha D'Ambrosio, Matteo Fecchio, Sara Parmigiani, Ivana Sartori, Silvia Casarotto, Andrea Pigorini, Marcello Massimini

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Nature and prevalence of long-term conditions in people with intellectual disability: retrospective longitudinal population-based study by Ashley Akbari, Navjot Kaur, Rania Kousovista, Gemma Lewin, Emeka Abakasanga, Rishika Shivamurthy, Georgina Cosma, Gyuchan Jun, Satheesh Gangadharan

“…When hospital episodes were analysed, epilepsy, diabetes, chronic airway disease and mental illness were commonly treated conditions during hospital admission across both sexes. …”
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Children’s Headache Through Drawings: A Narrative Review and a Portrait Gallery by Floriana Ferro, Caterina Gaspari, Giulia Manfrè, Federica Cernigliaro, Daniela D’Agnano, Ruben Panzica, Edvige Correnti, Maria Rosita Ruta, Francesca Marchese, Renata Pitino, Mariarita Capizzi, Giuseppe Santangelo, Antonella Versace, Vittorio Sciruicchio, Vincenzo Raieli

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Prognostic value of non-reactive burst suppression EEG pattern associated to early neonatal seizures Valor prognóstico do EEG com padrão de surto-supressão não reativo associado a... by Magda Lahorgue Nunes, Maria Margarida Giraldes, Ana Paula Pinho, Jaderson Costa da Costa

“…All the survivors had severe developmental delay and multifocal neurological impairment. 92% developed refractory epilepsy, 58% were latter diagnosed with West syndrome. …”
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Neurotransmitter power plays: the synaptic communication nexus shaping brain cancer by Jayanta Mondal, Jason T. Huse

“…The harmonious orchestration of these synaptic types is essential for normal brain function, and their dysregulation is implicated in neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and epilepsy. Emerging evidence reveals that glioma and brain metastatic cells exploit these synaptic pathways and neurotransmitters to enhance their proliferation and survival. …”
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A narrative review of vagus nerve stimulation in stroke by Yanhong Hu, Ruiqi Xiong, Suyue Pan, Kaibin Huang

“…Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a treatment option currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for intractable epilepsy, refractory depression, primary headache disorders, obesity, and moderate to severe upper-limb motor dysfunction in chronic ischemic stroke patients. …”
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Silicate Urolithiasis during Long-Term Treatment with Zonisamide by Satoru Taguchi, Yorito Nose, Toshikazu Sato, Teruaki Kobayashi, Kanami Takaya, Akira Ishikawa, Yukio Homma

“…On the other hand, zonisamide, a newer antiepileptic drug, is one of the important causing agents of iatrogenic urinary stones in patients with epilepsy. The supposed mechanism is that zonisamide induces urine alkalinization and then promotes crystallization of urine components such as calcium phosphate by inhibition of carbonate dehydratase in renal tubular epithelial cells. …”
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Carbamazepine-Induced Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis by Kushal Gohel, Rashmi Mahajan, Megha Patel, Harsh Patel

“…Among the antiepileptics, carbamazepine is widely prescribed in case of epilepsy and trigeminal neuralgia. Here, we report a case of 22-year-old male with seizure disorder with a history of carbamazepine-induced skin lesions. …”
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Assessing the therapeutic potential of vagus nerve stimulation in autoimmune diseases: A systematic review by Eubi Chan, Ali R. Mani

“…Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS), initially developed for managing epilepsy, is now being explored as a treatment for autoimmune diseases due to its potential immunomodulatory effects. …”
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Possible Nonneurological Health Benefits of Ketogenic Diet: Review of Scientific Reports over the Past Decade by Katarzyna Daria Gołąbek, Bożena Regulska-Ilow

“…The ketogenic diet (KD) has been used since the 1920s as a therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy. Due to the beneficial effects of this diet on the nervous system and the proposed multifaceted effects of ketones on health and disease, researchers have evaluated its use in other nonneurological conditions. …”
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