The epidemiology of drug‐resistant epilepsy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

L Kalilani, X Sun, B Pelgrims, M Noack‐Rink… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The definition of drug‐resistant epilepsy (DRE) affects case identification and
treatment, and impacts prevalence or incidence estimates and health burden estimation in …

Diagnostic approach to microcephaly in childhood: a two‐center study and review of the literature

M Von der Hagen, M Pivarcsi, J Liebe… - … Medicine & child …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic approach to microcephaly in
childhood and to identify the prevalence of the various underlying causes/disease entities …

Diagnostic yield of genetic testing in epileptic encephalopathy in childhood

S Mercimek‐Mahmutoglu, J Patel, D Cordeiro… - …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Epilepsy is a common neurologic disorder of childhood. To determine the genetic
diagnostic yield in epileptic encephalopathy, we performed a retrospective cohort study in a …

[HTML][HTML] Practice parameter: evaluation of the child with microcephaly (an evidence-based review): report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American …

S Ashwal, D Michelson, L Plawner, WB Dobyns - Neurology, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: To make evidence-based recommendations concerning the evaluation of the
child with microcephaly. Methods: Relevant literature was reviewed, abstracted, and …

[HTML][HTML] Potential clinical and biochemical markers for the prediction of drug-resistant epilepsy: a literature review

ZQ Li, W Cao, HL Sun, X Wang, SM Li, XT Ran… - Neurobiology of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drug resistance is a major challenge in the treatment of epilepsy. Drug-resistant epilepsy
(DRE) accounts for 30% of all cases of epilepsy and is a matter of great concern because of …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of epilepsy in China between 1990 and 2015: a systematic review and meta–analysis

P Song, Y Liu, X Yu, J Wu, AN Poon… - Journal of global …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Epilepsy is a major neurological disorder that affects approximately 65 million
people worldwide. Globally, the burden of epilepsy is not evenly distributed, with more than …

The intrinsic severity hypothesis of pharmacoresistance to antiepileptic drugs

MA Rogawski - Epilepsia, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Pharmacoresistance to antiepileptic drugs (AED s) is a barrier to seizure freedom for many
persons with epilepsy. For nearly two decades, pharmacoresistance has been framed in …

In vitro and in vivo experimental models employed in the discovery and development of antiepileptic drugs for pharmacoresistant epilepsy

G Campos, A Fortuna, A Falcão, G Alves - Epilepsy research, 2018 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is one of the most common chronic, recurrent and progressive neurological
diseases. In spite of the large number of antiepileptic drugs currently available for the …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes to being vaccinated against COVID-19: a survey of people with epilepsy in China

S Qiao, R Zhang, T Yang, Z Wang, X Fang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: We conducted a survey to assess vaccination coverage, vaccination willingness,
and variables associated with vaccination hesitancy to provide evidence on coronavirus …

Predictors of intractable childhood epilepsy

BS Yilmaz, C Okuyaz, M Komur - Pediatric neurology, 2013 - Elsevier
Our study sought to identify early predictive factors of medically intractable childhood
epilepsy. A cohort of epileptic children from the city of Mersin was retrospectively …