Absence epilepsy
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The present studies sought to determine the concentrations of endogenous kynurenic acid (KYNA) and to measure the activity of kynurenine aminotransferases (KAT) I and II in the discrete brain regions of 3- and 6-month old WAG/Rij rats, a... more
Recalling the concept of "epilepsy", already analyzed in a previous publication, this work focuses on the specific study of the best pharmacological treatments for the morbid condition under examination, paying attention to the clinical... more
In this study, the effects of vigabatrin on spike-and-wave discharges (SWDs) were measured in WAG/Rij rats, an animal model of absence epilepsy. Vigabatrin was used with the aim of enhancing GABAergic neurotransmission, and in this way to... more
SUMMARY Purpose: To better understand the nature of the focal spike-wave discharges (FSWDs) and focally led generalized spike-wave discharges (GSWDs) in typical childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) and by implication their nosologic and... more
Clinically shown to have an effect on motor and cognitive disturbances of the nerve cells of the brain, absence seizures are often associated with impaired or loss of consciousness. Seizures are caused by a variety of... more
Summary: A girl aged 5 years developed nocturnal seizures (mouth twitching, salivation, anarthria, with right arm jerking and occasional secondary generalisation), with frequent focal sharp waves over the left centrotemporal region in her... more
Perioral myoclonia with absences belongs to the "idiopathic generalised epilepsy syndromes in development", currently not yet cited in the ILAE classification. This epilepsy syndrome is associated with a seizure type that... more