Cerebrospinal fluid and serum cytokine profiles in severe viral encephalitis with implications for refractory status epilepticus: a retrospective observational study by Peipei Huang, Fan Yang, Ruirui Dong, Lijun Wen, Qiuling Zang, Dandan Song, Junshuang Guo, Yating Wang, Ruike Zhang, Zhiping Ren, Jinjin Qin, Junfang Teng, Wang Miao

“…BackgroundTo identify new intervention targets, we explored the correlation between cytokines and the development of refractory status epilepticus (RSE) in patients with severe viral encephalitis (SVE).MethodsWe examined the characteristics of 14 cytokines in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum, analyzing their correlation with acute symptomatic seizures and prognosis. Furthermore, we conducted a dynamic analysis of differences and correlations in the expression of cytokines among patients with SVE without seizures, those with controlled seizures, and those with RSE.ResultsWe included 161 patients with SVE; the incidence of seizures was 55.2%, and the mortality rate was 5.5%. …”
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Resolution of Refractory Status Epilepticus With Ketamine Without Intubation in a Patient With Stroke-Like Migraine Attacks After Radiation Therapy (SMART) Syndrome by Kyle N. Kaneko, Pablo Read, John M. Eaton, Yoshie Umemura, Justin L. Hoskin

“…Valproic acid has been reported to improve seizures in RSE in SMART syndrome in a few case reports and may be ideal for SMART syndrome, given its use in the treatment of migraines and seizures. …”
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Dietary and environmental factors affecting the dynamics of the gut bacteria in Tibetan Awang sheep (Ovis aries) across divergent breeding models by Yuhao Wang, Xinping Wang, Yirong Wang, Yirong Wang, Songyu Liao, Zhaxi Pubu, Jiangcuo Silang, Lixu Chai, Siyue Zhao, Siyue Zhao

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Immunotherapy Responsive Autoimmune Subacute Encephalitis: A Report of Two Cases by Manoj Mittal, Nancy Hammond, Sharon G. Lynch

“…After 8 months, she had marked improvement in her memory and seizures. Case 2: 61-year-old woman was admitted for video EEG monitoring of unclassified seizure and cognitive function decline. …”
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Peri‐ictal yawning: A potential lateralizing sign in temporal lobe epilepsy by Xiaoping Du, Yi Yao, Jiani Chen, Xiaoping Yang, Lei Zhang, Yingying Tang, Xiaoting Hao, Dong Zhou, Shizhong Lian, Fengpeng Wang, Xiaobin Zhang, Meizhen Sun, Junhong Guo

“…However, it can occasionally indicate seizure activity, particularly in TLE. PY happens more often observed in non‐dominant TLE and usually occurs in the later stages of a seizure or just after it. …”
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Gambaran Elektrolit dan Gula Darah Pasien Kejang Demam yang Dirawat di Bangsal Anak RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Periode Januari 2010 - Desember 2012 by Khairunnisa Imaduddin, Iskandar Syarif, Rahmatini Rahmatini

“…Febrile seizure is seizure that occurs while the children have fever caused by extracranial process. …”
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Melting of Nanoprticle-Enhanced Phase Change Material inside Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger by Seiyed Mohammad Javad Hosseini, Ali Akbar Ranjbar, Kourosh Sedighi, Masoumeh Rahimi

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CT and MRI in the diagnosis of epilepsy: methods, findings and possibilities. Literature review by L. Kučinskas, G. Jurkevičiūtė, R. Gleiznienė

“… Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain that causes different types of seizures. Neuroimaging is essential in determining the etiology of seizures. …”
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QMU Analysis of Flexoelectric Timoshenko Beam by Evidence Theory by Feng Zhang, Jiajia Zhang, Weiyue Wang, Ruijie Du, Cheng Han, Zijie Qiao

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Inflammatory Gene Signature Identified by Machine Algorithms Reveals Novel Biomarkers of Coronary Artery Disease by Liu X, Zhang Y, Wang Y, Xu Y, Xia W, Liu R, Xu S

“…Xing Liu,1,* Yuanyuan Zhang,1,* Yan Wang,2,3,* Yanfeng Xu,2,4,5 Wenhao Xia,2,5– 7 Ruiming Liu,4,5 Shiyue Xu2,5,6 1Department of Cardiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 3Health Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 4Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 5National - Guangdong Joint Engineering Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Vascular Diseases, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 6NHC Key Laboratory of Assisted Circulation, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Guangxi Hospital Division of The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shiyue Xu, Department of Hypertension and Vascular Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email xushy25@mail.sysu.edu.cn Ruiming Liu, Laboratory of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510080, People’s Republic of China, Email liuruim@mail2.sysu.edu.cnPurpose: Inflammatory activation of immune cells plays a pivotal role in the development of coronary artery diseases (CAD). …”
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Successful management of refractory epilepsy in creatine transporter deficiency with cannabidiol and clobazam: A case report by Maria Borrell‐Pichot, Carmen Fons, Susana Boronat, Alba Sierra‐Marcos

“…Concerning epilepsy, standard management is recommended and no specific anti‐seizure medication (ASM) has been shown to be effective in refractory cases. …”
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Efficacy and safety of everolimus for patients with focal cortical dysplasia type 2 by Se Hee Kim, Hoon‐Chul Kang, Yun Ho Roh, Jongsung Hahn, Kyung Lok Min, Seok‐Jin Lee, Donghwa Yang, Han Som Choi, Soyoung Park, Jeong Ho Lee, Sang‐Guk Lee, Se Hoon Kim, Min Jung Chang, Heung Dong Kim

“…Abstract Objective This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of everolimus in treating seizures associated with focal cortical dysplasia type 2 (FCD 2). …”
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Augmentation of Tonic GABAA Inhibition in Absence Epilepsy: Therapeutic Value of Inverse Agonists at Extrasynaptic GABAA Receptors by Adam C. Errington, David W. Cope, Vincenzo Crunelli

“…It is well established that impaired GABAergic inhibition within neuronal networks can lead to hypersynchronous firing patterns that are the typical cellular hallmark of convulsive epileptic seizures. However, recent findings have highlighted that a pathological enhancement of GABAergic signalling within thalamocortical circuits is a necessary and sufficient condition for nonconvulsive typical absence seizure genesis. …”
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Epilepsy: The Quintessential Pathology of Consciousness by Andrea Eugenio Cavanna, Fizzah Ali

“…Alterations in consciousness are central to epileptic manifestations, and involve changes in both the level of awareness and subjective content of consciousness. Generalised seizures are characterised by minimal responsiveness and subjective experience whereas simple and complex partial seizures demonstrate more selective disturbances. …”
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ARV1 p.Gln62Ter, a novel mutation linked to developmental and epileptic encephalopathy-38 by Mostafa Neissi, Ayoob Radhi Al-Zaalan, Misagh Mohammadi-Asl, Mojdeh Roghani, Javad Mohammadi-Asl, Kamele Jorfi

“…Despite conventional anti-seizure drugs, seizures persisted from infancy. Tragically, her elder sibling with identical symptoms succumbed to the condition at 11 months. …”
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Usefulness of perampanel as initial monotherapy in children with non-lesional focal epilepsy by Hideaki Kanemura, Yoshihiro Miyasato, Yutaro Tomi, Fumikazu Sano

“…Responders were identified as participants demonstrating complete disappearance (100 % reduction in seizures or IEDs) or response (>50 % reduction in seizure frequency or IEDs). …”
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How Food Shape Influences Calorie Content Estimation: The Biasing Estimation of Calories by Shan Li, Yichen Zhao, Siyue Liu

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Effect of Early-Intervention Acupuncture on Pain Relief Among Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Acute Renal Colic Due to Urinary Calculi: Study Protocol for a Randomized... by Yang S, Yang W, Gao H

“…Siyue Yang,1,* Wenwen Yang,1,* Hong Gao2 1The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Hong Gao, Email qtgh@vip.qq.com…”
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Alice in Wonderland Syndrome: Localising insights from right visual cortex stroke complicated by epilepsia partialis continua by Gashirai K. Mbizvo, Viraj Bharambe, Brython Hywel, Shubhabrata Biswas, Andrew J. Larner

“…These pathophysiological changes were of right hemisphere origin, suggesting Alice in Wonderland syndrome, if present, might have localising value for seizure focus in the right hemisphere.…”
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A Case of Status Epilepticus in a Patient Experiencing an Acute Attack of Hereditary Angioedema by Danielle Weinberg, Steven Gayda, Kyle Hultz, Hanan Atia, Brian Kohen, Eric Boccio

“…Case Report: A 54-year-old female with past medical history significant for HAE-nl-C1-INH presented to the emergency department (ED) for an acute attack of HAE and seizures. The patient arrived postictal after experiencing a total of three witnessed seizures, each lasting approximately 30 seconds. …”
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