OBJECTIVE
To ascertain whether characteristics of ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation (VT/VF) differed between people with epilepsy and those without and which individuals with epilepsy were at… (More)
Photoparoxysmal response (PPR) is an abnormal visual sensitivity of the brain in reaction to intermittent photic stimulation. It is an epilepsy-related electroencephalographic trait with high… (More)
A 31-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of progressive dysarthria and 1 month of gradually worsening motor seizures predominantly affecting the right face. Examination was unremarkable… (More)
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To explore the relationship of peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (ppRNFL) thinning in individuals exposed to the antiepileptic drug vigabatrin with respect to 2 separate variables:… (More)
Genetic generalized epilepsies (GGEs) have a lifetime prevalence of 0.3% and account for 20-30% of all epilepsies. Despite their high heritability of 80%, the genetic factors predisposing to GGEs… (More)
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A large multigenerational family with benign familial neonatal convulsions (BFNC) was revisited to identify the disease-causing mutation and to assess long-term outcome.
METHODS
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The interaction of genetic predisposition and the environment in the development of epilepsy is often discussed, but, aside from some animal reflex epilepsies, little evidence supports such… (More)
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Univerricht-Lundborg disease (ULD), with its major symptom of action myoclonus, is supposed to be very rare in the Netherlands and western Europe. We hypothesized that the syndrome may be… (More)
The use of carbamazepine (CBZ) and oxcarbazepine (OXC) as first-line antiepileptic drugs in the treatment of focal epilepsy is limited by hyponatremia, a known adverse effect. Hyponatremia occurs in… (More)