Dietary Therapies

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© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017Mohamad Z. Koubeissi and Nabil J. Azar (eds.)Epilepsy Board Review10.1007/978-1-4939-6774-2_18 18. Dietary Therapies Amy Kao1   (1) Center for Neurosciences and Behavioral Medicine, Children’s National Health System, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington,…

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New-Generation Antiepileptic Drugs

Oct 11, 2017 by in NEUROLOGY Comments Off on New-Generation Antiepileptic Drugs

AED Felbamate Gabapentin Lamotrigine Topiramate Tiagabine Levetiracetam Protein bindinga Low Low Intermediate Low High Low Half-lifeb Intermediate Short Intermediate Intermediate Short Short Metabolism ~50% None Extensive ~30% Extensive ~30% Not…

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Old-Generation Antiepileptic Drugs

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AED Phenytoin Carbamazepine Oxcarbazepine MHD Phenobarbital Valproate Ethosuximide Protein bindinga High Intermediate Low Low High Low Half-lifeb Intermediate (can become long in toxicity) Intermediate Short Long Intermediate Long Metabolism Extensive,…

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Genetic Analysis of Epilepsies

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Syndrome Genetic test Inheritance Comment (a) Syndromes beginning in the 1st year of life Benign familial neonatal seizures KCNQ2 KCNQ3 AD M-channel subunit of voltage-gated potassium channel Seizure onset often…

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Imitators of Epilepsy

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© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017Mohamad Z. Koubeissi and Nabil J. Azar (eds.)Epilepsy Board Review10.1007/978-1-4939-6774-2_12 12. Imitators of Epilepsy Dewi Frances T. Depositario-Cabacar1   and Nabil J. Azar2   (1) Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, Children’s National Medical Center, George Washington University,…

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Seizures and Epilepsy in Early Life

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© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017Mohamad Z. Koubeissi and Nabil J. Azar (eds.)Epilepsy Board Review10.1007/978-1-4939-6774-2_11 11. Seizures and Epilepsy in Early Life Adam L. Hartman1   (1) Neurology & Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe St., Meyer…

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Electro-Clinical Syndromes by Age of Onset—Childhood, Adolescence, and Adult

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© Springer Science+Business Media LLC 2017Mohamad Z. Koubeissi and Nabil J. Azar (eds.)Epilepsy Board Review10.1007/978-1-4939-6774-2_10 10. Electro-Clinical Syndromes by Age of Onset—Childhood, Adolescence, and Adult Tesfaye Zelleke1   (1) Department of Neurology, Children’s National Medical Center, 111…

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EEG and Semiology in Focal Epilepsy

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Sign Lateralization of hemisphere Dystonic limb posturing Contralateral Head turning (early) Ipsilateral Head turning (late and versive, in transition to generalization) Contralateral Figure of 4 sign Contralateral Todd’s paralysis Contralateral Focal…

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