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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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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…
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)…
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