Ictal and Interictal EEG
Fig. 5.1 Two spikes (arrowheads) from the same patient who had undergone right frontotemporal resection preserving the hippocampus for intractable epilepsy without resolution of seizures. The first spike is positive over…
Epilepsy Secondary to Specific Mechanisms
Antibody/target Symptoms (other than seizures/limbic encephalitis) Associated cancer(s) VGKC complexa Personality or behavioral changes, myoclonus (CJD-like picture), neuropathy, and hyponatremia SCLC, thymoma NMDA receptor Psychosis, extrapyramidal disorders (e.g., choreoathetosis), and dysautonomia…
Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Other Neuromodulation
1985 First animal studies 1988 First human implant 1992 First randomized active control study (E03) completed 1994 European community approval 1996 Second randomized active control study (E05) completed 1997 US…
Magnetoencephalography and Magnetic Source Modeling
Fig. 23.1 Dipolar sources of epileptic spikes. The panels above show an example of dipolar source models of epileptic spike activity. The panel on the far left shows MEG traces from…
Backmatter
7. Which of the following is true about the following EEG? A. It suggests a seizure focus in the left inferior parietal region B. It is consistent with…
Principles of Epilepsy Diagnosis and Management
Recurrence rate (%) After first unprovoked seizure 40 After two unprovoked seizures 73 After three unprovoked seizures 76 After treating first unprovoked seizure 15 Table 15.2 Risk of seizure recurrence…
Quality of Life in Epilepsy
© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017Mohamad Z. Koubeissi and Nabil J. Azar (eds.)Epilepsy Board Review10.1007/978-1-4939-6774-2_27 27. Quality of Life in Epilepsy Patsy J. Ramey1, Mohamad Z. Koubeissi1 and Nabil J. Azar1 (1) Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37212,…
Procedures and Outcomes in Epilepsy Surgery
© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017Mohamad Z. Koubeissi and Nabil J. Azar (eds.)Epilepsy Board Review10.1007/978-1-4939-6774-2_26 26. Procedures and Outcomes in Epilepsy Surgery Ronald P. Lesser1 (1) Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North…
Status Epilepticus
Generalized Convulsive Non-convulsive Focal Convulsive (epilepsia partialis continua) Non-convulsive Non-epileptic (“Pseudo-SE”) The task force on SE of the ILAE Commission on European Affairs has suggested a more exhaustive classification, as…
Neuropsychological Evaluation in Epilepsy
Domain Common measures—but not exhaustive list Skill All (most) ages Adult version Pediatric version Intellectual functioning Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-Second Edition (WASI-II) Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV)…
