Figure 85.1. Proposed algorithm for the evaluation of patients with multilobar and multilesional epilepsy. The algorithm departs from the findings in the brain MRI. The first element to consider is…
Figure 62.1. Rufinamide. MW 238.2, (C10H8F2N4O). Rufinamide is nearly insoluble in water and slightly soluble in methanol and ethanol. This would make it difficult to prepare an intravenous formulation. Solubility…
Figure 19.1. EEG–EMG recording with surface electrodes in a 3-year-old boy with MAE (Doose syndrome). Three brief and symmetric myoclonic jerks each time-locked to single generalized single spike–wave discharges are…
Table 27.2 Tumor Types Encountered in Medically Intractable, Chronic Epilepsy using Data Retrieved from the European Epilepsy Brain Bank Table 27.3 Seizure Frequency in Various Brain Tumor Types CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS…
aAvoid concomitant use with the lowest dose oral contraceptive pills, and additional nonhormonal forms of contraception should be used. PREGNANCY Epilepsy is the most common neurologic disorder that requires continuous…
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To address the above issues, the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) issued a commission report proposing a new outcome classification scheme (Table 90.2). Completely seizure-free patients are classified separately; seizures…
Figure 50.1. Structure of the 1,4-benzodiazepines. Substituents at the named sites are given in the table for diazepam, lorazepam, clonazepam, nitrazepam, and clorazepate. Midazolam with its fused R1 ring is…
Figure 32.1. Histopathologic and imaging stages of the T. solium cysticercus in the brain parenchyma. A: Histologic features of the vesicular stage with a well-defined cysticercus including its extensive canalicular…
Figure 80.1. Figure A is an MRI coregistration of four subdural arrays (plates) and three depth electrodes. The subdural arrays include a high-density 10 × 12-electrode array (labeled “A” plate)…
