Skip to search formSkip to main contentSkip to account menu

Pharmacotherapy for Status Epilepticus

This comprehensive narrative review focuses on the pharmacotherapy of status epilepticus, presenting according to the four-staged approach outlined above, and providing pharmacological properties and efficacy/safety data for each antiepileptic drugaccording to the strength of scientific evidence from the available literature.
View on Springer (opens in a new tab)

Functional brain reorganization after spinal cord injury: Systematic review of animal and human studies

View on Elsevier (opens in a new tab)

Epilepsy Care in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy: Risk Factors for Seizure Worsening

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, a significant percentage of people with epilepsy (PwE) experienced difficulties in follow-up and a seizure number increase, in particular those chronically taking more ASMs and with poor sleep quality.
View on PubMed (opens in a new tab)

Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)/repetitive TMS in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

An updated and comprehensive systematic review of the studies that have employed TMS/rTMS in patients with MCI and AD to suggest that rTMS can enhance performances on several cognitive functions impaired in AD and MCI.
View on Wiley (opens in a new tab)

Pharmacologic treatment of status epilepticus

Based on the favourable tolerability profile of levetiracetam and valproate, the authors prefer these drugs in established SE over phenytoin.
View on Taylor & Francis (opens in a new tab)

Epidemiology of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes: a population-based study

This first population-based incidence study of paraneoplastic neurological syndromes found an incidence of PNS that approximates 1/100,000 person-years and a prevalence of 4/ 100,000, probably due to increased awareness and improved detection techniques.
View on Springer (opens in a new tab)

rTMS modulates reciprocal inhibition in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury

In a small proof-of-concept study, rTMS strengthened descending projections between the motor cortex and inhibitory spinal interneuronal circuits and reversed a defect in reciprocal inhibition after SCI, and reduced leg spasticity.
View on Nature (opens in a new tab)

Acute Symptomatic Seizures Caused by Electrolyte Disturbances

An accurate and prompt diagnosis should be established for a successful management of seizures, as rapid identification and correction of the underlying electrolyte disturbance are of crucial importance in the control of seizures and prevention of permanent brain damage.
View PDF (opens in a new tab)

Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy in the elderly: A systematic review and network meta‐analysis

To estimate the comparative efficacy and safety of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in the elderly with new‐onset epilepsy, a large number of AEDs are used in combination with other drugs to treat epilepsy.
View on Wiley (opens in a new tab)

Minimal hepatic encephalopathy: A review

View on Elsevier (opens in a new tab)
...
By clicking accept or continuing to use the site, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Policy (opens in a new tab), Terms of Service (opens in a new tab), and Dataset License (opens in a new tab)