Rett syndrome complicated by diabetes mellitus type 1 by Yasutaka Kuniyoshi, Satoru Takahashi

“…A review of her history revealed normal early developmental milestones, including the onset of stereotypical hand movements at 3 years, communication impairment and seizures at 4 years and a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. …”
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Development and Validation of an LC-MS/MS Method and Comparison with a GC-MS Method to Measure Phenytoin in Human Brain Dialysate, Blood, and Saliva by Raphael Hösli, Stefan König, Stefan F. Mühlebach

“…Phenytoin (PHT) is one of the most often used critical dose drugs, where insufficient or excessive dosing can have severe consequences such as seizures or toxicity. Thus, the monitoring and precise measuring of PHT concentrations in patients is crucial. …”
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Mapping spreading depolarisations after traumatic brain injury: a pilot clinical study protocol by Anant Naik, Samuel W Cramer, Isabela Peña Pino, Danielle Carlson, Michael C Park, David P Darrow

“…Subdural electrodes will be placed for continuous electrocorticography monitoring for seizures and CSDs as a research procedure, with surrogate informed consent obtained preoperatively. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Detection Methods for Over-the-counter Codeine: A Systematic Review by Anagha Ravindran, Tina Sharma, Mahipal Singh Sankhla

“…Case reports involving codeine seizures, fatalities, and intoxications were also included, along with review and research papers. …”
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Neurodevelopment in very low birth weight newborns in Matanzas during 2016-2018 by Gerardo Rogelio Robaina Castellanos, Solangel de la Caridad Riesgo Rodríguez, Dariana Hernández Morales

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> at two years old of corrected age, 90% of the patients were normal; major and minor alterations were found, respectively, in 2 and 8% of cases. Clinical neonatal seizures were significantly associated with the occurrence of neurodevelopmental abnormalities.…”
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Fat droplets in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces of the brain by Mark Reed, Christopher Miller, Cortney Connor, Jason S. Chang, Forshing Lui

“…Pneumocephalus is the presence of air in the epidural, subdural, or subarachnoid space and can cause confusion, nausea, seizures and focal neurological symptoms. A careful analysis of the neuroimaging findings in the CT with or without MRI is important in making a correct diagnosis of a ruptured dermoid cyst versus pneumocephalus.…”
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Movement disorders in autoimmune encephalitis: Clinical spectrum, prognosis, and outcomes from an Indian cohort by Shreyashi Jha, Netravathi M, Vikram Venkappayya Holla, Nitish Kamble, Anita Mahadevan, Pramod Kumar Pal

“…The most common MDs among patients with NMDAR antibody encephalitis were OFLD (60%), facio-brachial-dystonic seizures (FBDS) among all four patients with LGI-1 antibody encephalitis, myoclonus (50.0%) in the CASPR2 antibody encephalitis cohort and dystonia (80%) among patients with seronegative AE. …”
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Neuroophthalmic Manifestations of Intracranial Tumours in Children by Megha Kotecha, Sarang Gotecha, Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia

“…Neurological manifestations of seizures, altered sensorium and motor deficits were more frequently seen in supratentorial tumours, while cranial nerve involvement and ataxia were seen in infratentorial tumours. …”
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Nutritional Evaluation of Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Treated with Hydroxyurea by Belkis Lázara Rodríguez Jorge, Lucía Morejón Díaz, Yoandra León Rayas, María Santa Cruz

“…A decrease was observed in the frequency and severity of the seizures, in the number of hospitalizations and transfusion requirements in all the patients. …”
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Right-sided superior vena cava draining into the left atrium in a patient with persistent left-sided superior vena cava emptying into the right atrium: a case report by Lamia Jamjoom

“…Case presentation A 38-year-old man with a history of resected astrocytoma presented with seizures and cardiac arrest. Laboratory investigations revealed leukocytosis, hyperglycemia, severe acidosis, and elevated cardiac enzymes. …”
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Medical cannabis in the management of musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review of clinical trials by Przemysław Płatek, Laura Piejko

“…Recent scientific findings suggest that cannabinoids may be therapeutically beneficial for conditions such as neurodegenerative disorders, seizures, nausea and vomiting, insomnia, neuropathic pain, excessive muscle tension, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis (OA), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and chronic wounds. …”
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Coexistence of Anti-GAD and Anti-GABAAR Antibodies in an Autoimmune Encephalitis Patient: A Case Report by Lu X, Wu H, Tan Y, Mao X

“…Coexistence of anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) and anti-Gamma-aminobutyric acid-α-receptor (GABAAR) antibodies in AE was rare.Case Presentation: A 44-year-old female patient presented to our hospital due to cognitive decline for 4 years, seizures, slowed speech and depression for 2 months. …”
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Neuropharmacological profile of new thiazepinone and thiazolidinone compounds designed by virtual screening by Juan Sebastian Carrero-Sandoval, Paola Andrea Cuervo-Prado, Fabian Orozco-Lopez, Christian Alonso Becerra-Rivas, Estefany Arias-Quiroz, Mario Francisco Guerrero-Pabón

“…The study revealed that cpTAP-2 exhibited a significant reduction of immobility time during the forced swimming test (FST), while it did not show any major effects in the rota-rod, open field, plus maze, tail suspension, pentylenetetrazole seizures, and barbiturate sleeping time tests. In a dose-response evaluation, cpTAP-2 reduced immobility time during forced swimming test in CD1 male mice at doses of 100 and 300 mg/kg with biologically relevant effect sizes. …”
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Protocol for a scoping review study on the prevalence and public health consequences of non-medical use (NMU) of tramadol in Africa. by Saidou Sabi Boun, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya

“…All research, in various formats, conducted in Africa, will be included in our study on the prevalence of use in different African population groups or on evidence of addiction, intoxication, seizures and mortality related to NMU of tramadol.<h4>Results</h4>Through this study, we aim to map consumers and identify risk factors, health consequences, and prevalence of the NMU of tramadol in African countries.…”
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Disulfiram Induced Psychosis: A Case Report by D. R. Survilaitė, R. Žemaitytė

“…There may be some adverse effects, more serious ones include changes in vision, numbness, pain or weakness in the limbs, liver cell damage, peripheral neuropathy, seizures – but these are considered to be very rare. …”
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Advances in chromosomal microarray analysis: Transforming neurology and neurosurgery by Wireko Andrew Awuah, Muhammad Hamza Shah, Vivek Sanker, Krishitha Meenu Mannan, Sruthi Ranganathan, Princess Afia Nkrumah-Boateng, Mabel Frimpong, Kwadwo Darko, Joecelyn Kirani Tan, Toufik Abdul-Rahman, Oday Atallah

“…In epilepsy, CMA helps identify genetic causes of drug-resistant seizures, enabling more targeted therapies and reducing adverse reactions. …”
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Short-Course Induction Treatment with Intrathecal Amphotericin B Lipid Emulsion for HIV Infected Patients with Cryptococcal Meningitis by Gerardo Alvarez-Uria, Manoranjan Midde, Raghavakalyan Pakam, Pradeep Sukumar Yalla, Praveen Kumar Naik, Raghuprakash Reddy

“…After adjustment for baseline characteristics (gender, age, altered mental status or seizures at presentation, CD4 cell count, white blood cells, cerebrospinal fluid white cells, and haemoglobin), the use of Regimen II was associated with a significant relative risk reduction in mortality (adjusted hazard ratio 0.4, 95% confidence interval, 0.22–0.76) and 26.7% absolute risk reduction (95% confidence interval, 9.9–43.5) at 12 weeks. …”
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Knowledge about Epilepsy and Attitudes toward Students with Epilepsy among Middle and High School Teachers in Kuwait by Eman Al-Hashemi, Abdullatif Ashkanani, Haneen Al-Qattan, Asmaa Mahmoud, Majd Al-Kabbani, Abdulaziz Al-Juhaidli, Ahmad Jaafar, Zahraa Al-Hashemi

“…It is recommended to provide teachers with information about handling seizures in the educational setting through development and implementation of epilepsy education programs.…”
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Association of valproate use and hippocampal atrophy in idiopathic generalized epilepsy by Xiang Huang, Yingying Zhang, Qiuxing Lin, Kailing Huang, Yuming Li, Peiwen Liu, Danyang Cao, Wenhao Li, Wei Li, Xiuli Li, Qiyong Gong, Dong Zhou, Dongmei An

“…Subgroup analyses for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), epilepsy with generalized tonic–clonic seizures alone (GTCA), and absence epilepsy (AE) were conducted. …”
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Clinical, Epidemiological and Therapeutic Characteristics of Patients Admitted for a Bronchial Asthma Attack by Juan Carlos Yanes Macías, Juan Camilo Díaz Ceballos, Mercedes Fonseca Hernández, Ileana García Rodríguez, Caridad Llul Tombo, Daimy Tio González

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the most affected age group was under 3 years old (35.8 %), with a slight predominance of males (55 %) and white skin color (57 %), the highest number of admission corresponded to the months of epidemic rise, the minor persistent form (53.6 %) and the moderate seizures (94.6 %) predominated, the 64.4 % had no control treatment. …”
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