Familial association of genetic generalised epilepsy with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy through a mutation in CAPN3
Publication date: 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports, Volume 11Author(s): Alejandro Viloria-Alebesque, Elena Bellosta-Diago, Sonia Santos-Lasaosa, José Ángel Mauri-Llerda (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - April 11, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Ictogenesis during sEEG evaluation after acute intracranial hemorrhage
We present a unique case of a patient with drug-resistant focal epilepsy undergoing stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) who developed an acute posttraumatic intracranial hemorrhage during monitoring, first detected by changes on sEEG. Our case demonstrates the evolution of electrographic changes at the time of initial hemorrhage to the development of ictal activity. We conducted spectral analysis of the sEEG data to illustrate the transition from an interictal to ictal state. Initially, delta power increased in the region of acute hemorrhage, followed by sustained regional reduction in frequency variability. Our findings p...
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - March 23, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Family association of genetic generalised epilepsy with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy through a mutation in CAPN3
Publication date: Available online 21 March 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case ReportsAuthor(s): Alejandro Viloria-Alebesque, Elena Bellosta-Diago, Sonia Santos-Lasaosa, José Ángel Mauri-Llerda (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - March 22, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Asymptomatic carotid acute dissection following focal status epilepticus
Publication date: Available online 17 March 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case ReportsAuthor(s): Fedele Dono, Francesca Anzellotti, Mirella Russo, Claudia Carrarini, Stefania Nanni, Camilla Ferrante, Maria Vittoria De Angelis, Marco Onofrj (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - March 18, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

A Study of Convulsive Status Epilepticus Cases in Indonesia
Publication date: Available online 14 March 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case ReportsAuthor(s): Machlusil Husna, K. Shahdevi Nandar, Risma Karlina Prabawati, Siti NurlaelaAbstractStatus epilepticus (SE) is a serious health issue in developing countries, with high morbidity and mortality rates of 3%–46%. There are two types of SE, convulsive status epilepticus (CSE) and non-convulsive status epilepticus. The most common type, CSE, is easy to detect but, in several cases, the patients are diagnosed too late to be properly treated and hospitalized. The present study therefore investigated the clinical manifestations of C...
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - March 16, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Surgically treated intracranial supratentorial calcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON) with drug-resistant left temporal lobe epilepsy: A case report and review of the literature
Publication date: Available online 7 March 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case ReportsAuthor(s): Yuta Tanoue, Takehiro Uda, Kosuke Nakajo, Shugo Nishijima, Tsuyoshi Sasaki, Kenji OhataAbstractCalcifying pseudoneoplasms of the neuraxis (CAPNON) is a rare pathological lesion that can present anywhere in the central nervous system. Symptoms vary depending on the location, though they often include seizures, especially in intracranial and supratentorial lesions. A case of intracranial supratentorial CAPNON presenting with drug-resistant left temporal lobe epilepsy is reported. The patient had a history of drug-resistant seizu...
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - March 7, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Evolution of Epileptogenesis in response to head trauma and acute hemorrhagic conversion: A Stereoelectroencephalography (stereo-EEG) study
We present a unique case of a patient with medically refractory focal epilepsy undergoing presurgical stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) evaluation who developed an acute post-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage during monitoring. Our case demonstrates the evolution of the electrographic changes at the time of the initial hemorrhage to the development of ictal activity. We conducted spectral analysis of the sEEG data to illustrate the transition from an interictal to ictal state. Initially, delta power increased in the region of acute hemorrhage, followed by a sustained regional reduction in frequency variability. Our findi...
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - March 7, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Hemi-ESES associated with agenesis of the corpus callosum and normal cognition
Publication date: 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports, Volume 11Author(s): Mahmoud Mohammadi, Safoura kowkabi, Ali A. Asadi-Pooya, Reza Azizi Malamiri, Reza Shervin Badv (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - February 21, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Long term seizure freedom on perampanel in highly drug-resistant epilepsy caused by bilateral periventricular nodular heterotopia: A case report
Publication date: Available online 13 February 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case ReportsAuthor(s): Makoto Kiyose, Marlies Wagner, Annika Männer, Sarah C. Reitz, Karl Martin Klein, Adam Strzelczyk, Sebastian Bauer, Felix Rosenow (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - February 14, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Hemi ESES associated with agenesis of corpus callosum and normal cognition
Publication date: Available online 10 February 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case ReportsAuthor(s): Mahmoud Mohammadi, Safoura kowkabi, Ali A. Asadi-Pooya, Reza Azizi Malamiri, Reza Shervin Badv (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - February 10, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Probable sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease mimicking focal epilepsy
Publication date: 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports, Volume 11Author(s): Pei-Shan Hsiao, Yuan-Ming Lee, Fu-Sin Chu, Chao-Lin Lee, Fang-Chun Liu, Ping-Huang TsaiAbstractCreutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) presents with seizures as an early symptom in only approximately 3% of cases. These seizures often present as nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) or epilepsia partialis continua (EPC). Here, we describe a case of probable sporadic CJD (sCJD) in an 83-year-old man whose manifest an unusual presentation of left-hand tonic seizures without evolution to EPC, as well as brain MRI findings interpreted as peri-ictal ...
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - February 9, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

PERAMPANEL: A therapeutic alternative in refractory status epilepticus associated with MELAS syndrome
We present three cases of patients with refractory SE associated with MELAS syndrome who responded favorably to PER.All cases were diagnosed as non-convulsive SE (focal without impairment of level of consciousness). After an initial treatment with other antiepileptic drugs, PER was added in all cases (8, 16 and 12 mg) and cessation of SE was observed within the next hours. All the cases showed a stroke-like lesion in MRI.PER may be an effective option in SE associated with MELAS syndrome. (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - February 8, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Non-convulsive status epilepticus associated with neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease: A case report and literature review
We report a case of neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease (NIID) confirmed by detection of intranuclear inclusions in a skin biopsy specimen. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed mild cerebral atrophy and linear hyperintensities at the corticomedullary junction on diffusion-weighted images. This patient developed non-convulsive status epilepticus with generalized periodic discharge on electroencephalography after recurrent symptoms of paroxysmal nausea and slowly progressive cognitive decline. There have been no previous reports of NIID with non-convulsive status epilepticus. Since adult patients with NIID display a w...
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - January 27, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Probable sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease mimicking focal epilepsy
Publication date: Available online 26 January 2019Source: Epilepsy & Behavior Case ReportsAuthor(s): Pei-Shan Hsiao, Yuan-Ming Lee, Fu-Sin Chu, Chao-Lin Lee, Fang-Chun Liu, Ping-Huang TsaiAbstractCreutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) presents with seizures as an early symptom in only approximately 3% of cases. These seizures often present as nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) or epilepsia partialis continua (EPC). Here, we describe a case of probable sporadic CJD (sCJD) in an 83-year-old man whose unusual presentation of left-hand tonic seizures without evolution to EPC, as well as brain MRI findings interpreted as peri-ict...
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - January 27, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Forced normalization after turning off vagus nerve stimulation in Lennox–Gastaut syndrome
ConclusionsThis is the first case to our knowledge to describe a forced normalization syndrome after turning off VNS. (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports - January 27, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research