J. French

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Revised terminology and concepts for organization of seizures and epilepsies: Report of the ILAE Commission on Classification and Terminology, 2005–2009
The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Commission on Classification and Terminology has revised concepts, terminology, and approaches for classifying seizures and forms of epilepsy.…
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ILAE Official Report: A practical clinical definition of epilepsy
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A revised definition of epilepsy brings the term in concordance with common use for individuals who either had an age‐dependent epilepsy syndrome but are now past the applicable age or who have remained seizure‐free for the last 10 years and off antiseizure medicines for at least the last 5 years.
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Definition of drug resistant epilepsy: Consensus proposal by the ad hoc Task Force of the ILAE Commission on Therapeutic Strategies
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This research presents a novel and scalable approach called “informed consent” that aims to provide real-time information about the pros and cons of surgery on the basis of prior history and once-in-a-lifetime data.
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Electrical stimulation of the anterior nucleus of thalamus for treatment of refractory epilepsy
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A multicenter, double‐blind, randomized trial of bilateral stimulation of the anterior nuclei of the thalamus for localization‐related epilepsy is reported.
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ILAE classification of the epilepsies: Position paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology
The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Classification of the Epilepsies has been updated to reflect our gain in understanding of the epilepsies and their underlying mechanisms following the…
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The role of inflammation in epilepsy
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This work focuses on the rapidly growing body of evidence that supports the involvement of inflammatory mediators—released by brain cells and peripheral immune cells—in both the origin of individual seizures and the epileptogenic process.
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Operational classification of seizure types by the International League Against Epilepsy: Position Paper of the ILAE Commission for Classification and Terminology
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The International League Against Epilepsy presents a revised operational classification of seizure types to recognize that some seizure types can have either a focal or generalized onset, to allow classification when the onset is unobserved, to include some missing seizure types, and to adopt more transparent names.
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Characteristics of medial temporal lobe epilepsy: I. Results of history and physical examination
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There is a very strong relationship between complicated febrile seizures during early childhood or infancy and the later development of medial temporal lobe epilepsy, which can be a progressive disease as evidenced by silent intervals and progressive elaboration of seizures.
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Cannabidiol: Pharmacology and potential therapeutic role in epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders
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CBD bears investigation in epilepsy and other neuropsychiatric disorders, including anxiety, schizophrenia, addiction, and neonatal hypoxic‐ischemic encephalopathy, however, data from well‐powered double‐blind randomized, controlled studies on the efficacy of pure CBD for any disorder is lacking.
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Analysis of shared heritability in common disorders of the brain
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It is demonstrated that, in the general population, the personality trait neuroticism is significantly correlated with almost every psychiatric disorder and migraine, and it is shown that both psychiatric and neurological disorders have robust correlations with cognitive and personality measures.
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