Epilepsy: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Epilepsy

How can I reduce my risk of status epilepticus if I have epilepsy? [epilepsy.org.uk]

Please send me information about ILAE activities and other information of interest to the epilepsy community [ilae.org]

The Epilepsy Foundation can assist in developing Epilepsy Management Plans, Emergency Medication Management Plans and individualised training to families, carers, teachers [epilepsyfoundation.org.au]

Epilepsy with Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures

Frontal lobe epilepsy Classification and external resources Specialty extratemporal epilepsy[*], focal epilepsy Frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) is a neurological disorder which [en.wikipedia.org]

Transitions occur from awakening epilepsy to sleep epilepsy or to diffuse epilepsy and from sleep epilepsy to diffuse epilepsy, but not vice versa” ( Janz 1962 ). [medlink.com]

[…] petit mal epilepsy. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Absence Seizure

The definition of epilepsy is more than one seizure. The frequency of seizures in people with epilepsy varies. [patient.info]

For more information, see the separate leaflets called Epilepsy and Seizures and Types of Epilepsy and Seizures. What is an absence seizure? [patient.info]

Most people with this type of epilepsy grow out of it by the time they are adults. This leaflet discusses only the type of epilepsy with typical absence seizures. [patient.info]

Rolandic Epilepsy

Benign Rolandic Epilepsy Benign Rolandic Epilepsy of Childhood Centralopathic Epilepsy Epilepsy, Centrotemporal Rolands Epilepsy Sylvian Epilepsy termes Epilepsia rolándica [termsciences.fr]

Benign Rolandic epilepsy or benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BCECTS) is the most common epilepsy syndrome in childhood. [en.wikipedia.org]

Rolandic epilepsy, sometimes also referred to as benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes, is the most common type of childhood epilepsy. [symptoma.com]

Rasmussen Syndrome

If you would like to know more about epilepsy in general, please contact Epilepsy Action. [epilepsy.org.uk]

Special Consideration: Epilepsy Surgery for Rasmussen’s Encephalitis In this section : Tuberous Sclerosis Complex | Focal Cortical Dysplasia | Hemimegalencephaly | Rasmussen [uclahealth.org]

[…] dealing with the different aspects of childhood epilepsy alike. [books.google.com]

Postictal State

Epilepsy Currents (Bimonthly Journal for American Epilepsy Society. Also on www.aesnet.org .) Epilepsy USA Magazine, published by the Epilepsy Foundation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] and behavioral disorders in patients with epilepsy The effects of treatments and surgery on behavior Pediatric and adolescent epilepsy Disorders associated with epilepsy [books.google.com]

[…] gap and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. [books.google.com]

Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma

We report a case of sudden unexpected death in an individual with epilepsy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In young children with TSC, drug-resistant epilepsy and subependymal giant cell astrocytomas (SEGAs) present the most common causes of mortality and morbidity. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A Case of Gelastic Epilepsy Associated with Tuberosclerosis: Where is the Lesion Corresponding to EEG? [epilepsidergisi.com]

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis

Northern epilepsy is an autosomal recessive childhood onset epilepsy syndrome, clinically characterized by generalized tonic-clonic seizures with onset at 5 to 10 years of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Test Details Test code: 6022 Type of disorder: Epilepsy Disease(s) tested for: Epilepsy Genes Included: CLN3, CLN5, CLN6, CLN8, CTSD, DNAJC5, KCTD7, MFSD8, PPT1, TPP1, ATP13A2 [athenadiagnostics.com]

(also known as progressive epilepsy with mental retardation [EPMR]). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

MELAS Syndrome

POLG1 Mutations Cause a Syndromic Epilepsy with Occipital Lobe Predilection. [acnr.co.uk]

Four months later, he experienced another strokelike episode with continuous partial epilepsy on the left hand. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Maternal transmission previously found in myoclonus epilepsy and ragged-red fibers (MERRF), another mitochondrial disease, is suggested in this disorder as well. [mrc-mbu.cam.ac.uk]

Cerebral Palsy

We describe the first clinical case with a 1.607 Mb duplication at 3q29 (chr3: 195,731,956-197,339,329), accompanied by severe intellectual disability, epilepsy, and cerebral [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] patient showed no midbrain-hypothalamus dysplasia or congenital/postnatal microcephaly, but dyskinetic cerebral palsy and severe intellectual disability as well as multifocal epilepsy [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Here we present the case of a 45-year-old man with cerebral palsy and epilepsy who showed marked improvement with the use of marijuana. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Facial Hemiatrophy

We report four patients with PFH associated with partial epilepsy in whom brain MRI showed cerebral dysgenesis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The cranial CT and MRI appearances of a 14-year-old girl with Parry-Romberg syndrome and epilepsy are described. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Carica un file multimediale Wikipedia Istanza di malattia Sottoclasse di facial nerve disease, brain inflammatory disease, inflammatory and autoimmune disease with epilepsy [commons.wikimedia.org]

Sturge-Weber Syndrome

Thirteen did not develop epilepsy. Patients with bilateral port-wine stain were at higher risk of epilepsy (P = 0.03). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Benign Rolandic Epilepsy (BRE) Benign rolandic epilepsy, also known as BRE or benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS), is an epilepsy syndrome affecting children [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Gary Mathern, neurosurgical director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Program at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. [uclahealth.org]

Tuberous Sclerosis

Our study showed that epilepsy surgery in TSC with epilepsy rendered improvements in seizure control, full-scale IQ, and QOL. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Basic epilepsy data were available for 1965 individuals in the database. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Angelman Syndrome

Background: Autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy often co-occur; however, the extent to which the association between autism symptoms and epilepsy is due to shared aetiology [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

RESULTS: All patients with AS based on a deletion had epilepsy. Epilepsy was present in 3/4 children with UBE3A mutation, and 4/5 with pUPD. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Angelman syndrome, cause of epilepsy in infants; Angelmanov syndrom: pricina epilepsie vcasneho veku. Slovakia. [osti.gov]

MERRF Syndrome

Antiepileptic drugs are given for myoclonic seizures and epilepsy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Medical Reference Myoclonic Epilepsy and Ragged Red Fibers Earn CME/CE in your profession: Continuing Education Activity Myoclonic epilepsy with red-ragged fibers (MERRF) [statpearls.com]

Myoclonic epilepsy with red ragged fibers (MERRF). [radiopaedia.org]

Epilepsia Partialis Continua

Neurological Hospital and Institute Renzo Guerrini Affiliation: Child Neurology Unit, Meyer Pediatric Hospital, Florence Chapter Summary In the most recent ILAE-proposed Epilepsy [cambridge.org]

2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 345.71 Epilepsia partialis continua, with intractable epilepsy 2015 Billable Thru Sept 30/2015 Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015 ICD-9-CM 345.71 [icd9data.com]

No other publication addresses epilepsies as thoroughly and completely as the Atlas of Epilepsies. [books.google.de]

Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis Type 4B

[…] a patient with a possible metabolic epilepsy " [books.google.com]

The genes on this panel are included on the Comprehensive Epilepsy Panel. [blueprintgenetics.com]

TCF4, TPP1, UBE3A, WDR45, ZEB2 Clinical Utility: Molecular confirmation of a clinical diagnosis To assist with decisions about treatment and management of individuals with epilepsy [genedx.com]

Pallister W Syndrome

What is a ‘childhood epilepsy syndrome’? If your child is diagnosed with an epilepsy syndrome, it means that their epilepsy has some specific signs and symptoms. [epilepsysociety.org.uk]

According to the Epilepsy Foundation, the first seizures that present are often of the type known as gelastic (giggles) or dacrystic (crying). [wintermutedsun.wordpress.com]

Understanding Seizures Seizure Triggers Types of Seizures Epilepsy Syndromes Childhood Absence Epilepsy Childhood Epilepsy Centrotemporal Spikes (Benign Rolandic Epilepsy) [epilepsy.com]

Menkes Disease

Epilepsy is a major clinical feature of this disorder. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Subjects with ATP7A mutations that retain some function seem particularly well protected by early intervention against the possibility of epilepsy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

CONCLUSIONS: Epilepsy in MD is a difficult to treat problem. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Narcolepsy

Abstract We report a 5-year-old boy with epilepsy and narcolepsy-cataplexy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Narcolepsy type 1 and focal epilepsy was diagnosed. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Four patients with comorbidity for narcolepsy type 1 and idiopathic generalized epilepsy are reported: in three cases the onset of epilepsy preceded narcolepsy type 1 appearance [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Toxocariasis

[…] prevention of epilepsy worldwide. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Conclusion: This finding suggests that both neurocysticercosis and toxocariasis may in part explain the higher prevalence of epilepsy, particularly partial epilepsy, in developing [neurology.org]

Several studies have evidenced high seropositivity rates for T. canis among people with epilepsy suggesting that toxocariasis could play a role in the incidence of epilepsy [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Folate-Deficiency Anemia

In a prospective study of women with epilepsy, folic acid levels decreased with increasing plasma AED levels and with the number of AEDs. [epilepsy.com]

Use of safe drugs, especially drugs that limit the absorption of folic acid such as bacbituric, anticonvulsants, drugs for epilepsy, antimalarial drugs, anti-metabolism drugs [hellodoktor.com]

You are taking certain medication for epilepsy (your doctor will advise). [patient.info]

Chronic Alcoholism

Some epilepsy medications may make you more sensitive to the effects of alcohol, and alcohol may interfere with some medications used to treat epilepsy. 8. [onhealth.com]

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Seizures Heavy drinking can cause epilepsy and can trigger seizures even in people who don't have epilepsy. [webmd.com]

Stroke

Our primary aim was to evaluate whether early EEG abnormalities can predict poststroke epilepsy. [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Myth A normal EEG means I do not have epilepsy. Truth Many patients with epilepsy have a normal EEG between attacks. Myth An abnormal EEG means I have epilepsy. [urmc.rochester.edu]

Patients with a history of epilepsy before the stroke (n=19) or who died in the first day after the stroke (n=17) were excluded from these analyses. [doi.org]

Brain Laceration

The Section 20 Waiver Program is for individuals with Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, and Other Related Conditions, and the program allows participants to choose home and community [maine.gov]

& Seizures, Neurology, Critical Care Medicine Richard Mattson MD Neurology, Epilepsy & Seizures Emily J. [yalemedicine.org]

[…] within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0): 023 Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis with mcc or chemotherapy implant or epilepsy [icd10data.com]

Subdural Hematoma

CONCLUSIONS: In case of refractory treatment of epilepsy, dislocation of pacemaker electrodes is a, most certainly, rare but possible differential diagnosis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

As many as 10 percent of patients had a history of alcoholism or epilepsy, the Welsh team reported. [well.blogs.nytimes.com]

epilepsy increasing frequency of seizures has been noted with the development of CSDH. [pmj.bmj.com]

Hemophilus Meningitis

[…] likely in subjects whose treatments were delayed, as well as in subjects who were given antibiotics to which the bacteria was resistant.[3] Ten percent of survivors develop epilepsy [en.wikipedia.org]

Hyperphenylalaninemia

Keywords: Inherited metabolic disorder, epilepsy, intellectual disability, metabolic screening Amac: Bu calismanin amaci epilepsi, yaygin gelisimsel gecikme ve zeka geriligi [go.gale.com]

The classical form of PKU presents with a diverse brain pathology, including microcephaly, epilepsy, profound intellectual changes, but also behavioral problems. [symptoma.com]

The incidence of epilepsy in untreated forms of phenylketonuria is high. [thefreelibrary.com]

Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumor

BACKGROUND: We report on our experience with epilepsy surgery in the treatment of localization-related epilepsy caused by dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumor (DNT) aimed [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

METHODS: We report an 8-year-old boy with DNT in the nondominant frontal lobe who underwent epilepsy surgery at 3 months after his initial seizure. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report a case of intractable epilepsy related to DNT that was treated with gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Anticonvulsant

Clobazam Frisium, Perizam, Tapclob, Zacco Adjunct in epilepsy. Clonazepam N/A All forms of epilepsy. [epilepsy.org.uk]

Drug Treatment of epilepsy: Options and limitations. Epilepsy Behav 2009;15:56-65. Stein MA, Kanner AM. Management of newly diagnosed epilepsy. [bpac.org.nz]

This variation can be highly problematic for patients with epilepsy. [n.neurology.org]