Epilepsy: Causes & Reasons

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Possible Causes for Epilepsy

Chronic Alcoholism

Epilepsy Behav. 2009 Jun; 15(2): 92–7. Google Scholar 48) Christoffersen, S. Death from seizures induced by chronic alcohol abuse—Does it exist? [journals.sagepub.com]

But the SSA will evaluate this condition on its epilepsy listing. For more information, see our article on disability and seizures. [disabilitysecrets.com]

Epidemiology of posttraumatic epilepsy: a critical review. Epilepsia. 2003; 44 Suppl 10: 11–7. Google Scholar 51) Lee, R.F., Glenn, T.K., Lee, S.S. [journals.sagepub.com]

Stroke

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

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. [bmj.com]

The primary outcome was the occurrence of at least one unprovoked seizure (poststroke epilepsy). [onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

Status Epilepticus

We report the first case of epilepsy surgery in a liver-transplanted patient with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In both fields of epilepsy and status epilepticus, the most frequently cited journal was Epilepsia (26 articles on epilepsy and 19 articles on status epilepticus). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Epilepsy with Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures

Some children will outgrow their epilepsy. [epilepsynewengland.org]

Abstract Interictal EEG records of Nigerian epileptic patients living in Lagos and clearly diagnosed as having grand mal epilepsy were compared with those of British epileptic [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

What are the 3 classifications of epilepsy? 1- Grand mal epilepsy 2- Petit mal epilepsy 3- Focal epilepsy Is epilepsy a common neurological disorder? [quizlet.com]

Absence Seizure

Our Mission The mission of the Epilepsy Foundation is to lead the fight to overcome the challenges of living with epilepsy and to accelerate therapies to stop seizures, find [epilepsyfoundation.org]

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]

Medial Sclerosis

Mesial temporal sclerosis can cause a type of epilepsy called temporal lobe epilepsy. [inova.org]

In the majority of cases, there may be no cause that can be discovered for epilepsy. [hopkinsmedicine.org]

Epilepsy associated tumours All brain tumors may present with epilepsy, but there are some typically epilepsy associated tumors. [radiologyassistant.nl]

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]

Rolandic Epilepsy

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

Abstract Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BCECTS) is an idiopathic focal epilepsy syndrome, the benign characteristics of which are debated; in fact, [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Autosomal Dominant Rolandic Epilepsy with Speech Dyspraxia (ADRESD) is a rare disorder which highlights the relationship between Benign Rolandic Epilepsy (BRE) and speech [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Aspiration Pneumonia

Epilepsy. Coma. Critical illnesses and debilitated patients. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). [healthhype.com]

Folios 46-67: Essay on the most important diseases of China, continued fever, remittent fever, intermittent fever, ephemeral fever, small pox, measles, scarlatina, epilepsy [discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk]

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

In this rare case of coexistent primary generalised epilepsy and focal epilepsy, the epileptic networks of the two forms of epilepsy appear to overlap. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Neocortical temporal lobe epilepsy (NTLE) comprises a heterogeneous group of epilepsies with focal seizures characterized by auditory, somatosensory, or psychic auras followed [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This is a case report of a 55-year-old man with medication refractory right temporal lobe epilepsy since adolescence. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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]

Data included demographics, epilepsy type, MRI characteristics, epilepsy outcome, and histopathological staining. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Rasmussen Syndrome

Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) may also have an immune basis, although this is yet to be proven. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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

Gary Mathern’s laboratory including his tissue bank for rare epilepsy syndromes, we are finding novel ways to diagnose and treat this condition. [uclahealth.org]

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]

Epilepsy is present in 20-40%; it is most common among the hemi- and tetraplegics. Sensibility of the hands is impaired in about half. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Epilepsy

[…] childhood Seizure syndrome Seizure prediction Mirgi Idiopathic epilepsy Secondary epilepsy Symptomatic epilepsy Saint Valentine's Malady Intractable epilepsy epilepsy syndrome [wikidata.org]

The Epilepsy Foundation of America is a vigorous advocate for people with epilepsy. [web.archive.org]

EPILEPSY SYNDROMES Whilst conceptualizing epilepsies by their underlying etiology is very important, epilepsies may also be organized (by reliably identified common clinical [epilepsydiagnosis.org]

Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure

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]

METHODS: We studied 10 GTCSs in nine patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) and 10 GTCSs in 10 patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This leaflet is about epilepsy with tonic-clonic seizures. What is a seizure and what is epilepsy? [patient.info]

Postictal State

[…] 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]

Some of the disability deriving from epilepsy derives from the postictal state (PS). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Uncinate Seizure

Partial Seizure Epilepsies, Abdominal Epilepsies, Amygdalo-Hippocampal Epilepsies, Benign Occipital Epilepsies, Digestive Epilepsies, Focal Epilepsies, Gelastic Epilepsies [decs.bvs.br]

(plural) epilepsy 4. [medicine.academic.ru]

Part Number: info-uncinate-epilepsy Availability: Not for Sale 0 Description A localization-related (focal) form of epilepsy characterized by recurrent seizures that arise [berktree.com]

Inadequate Diet

Kelly, M.X. (2000) The ketogenic diet: A treatment for epilepsy. New York: Demos [ GS ] Geyelin, H.R. (1921) Fasting as a method for treating epilepsy. [scindeks.ceon.rs]

Medium-chain triglycerides as a therapy for intractable childhood epilepsy. N. 1971;21(11):1097-1097. doi: 10.1212/wnl.21.11.1097 14. Kossoff EH, Dorward JL. [hakeemteam.com]

Studies in animals with experimental seizures and in children with petit mal epilepsy. [scindeks.ceon.rs]

Cardiogenic Syncope

Many patients referred for an epilepsy evaluation actually suffer from one of many conditions that can imitate it. [books.google.com]

The misdiagnosis of epilepsy and the management of refractory epilepsy in a specialist clinic. QJM 1999;92:15–23. [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 7. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Imitators of epilepsy are a diverse group that involve consideration of many areas of internal medicine, neurology, and psychiatry. [books.google.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

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]

He presented with visual disturbance, hearing impairment, continuous partial epilepsy on the right aspect of the face, and right hemiparesis since the age of 13. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Unverricht-Lundborg Syndrome

Many of the genes that have been implicated in idiopathic epilepsies code for ion channels, whereas a wide spectrum of syndromes where epilepsy is a main clinical feature [books.google.com]

Many patients referred for an epilepsy evaluation actually suffer from one of many conditions that can imitate it. [books.google.com]

It is one of the epilepsies in the group called the ‘progressive myoclonic epilepsies’. [epilepsy.org.uk]

Benign Familial Infantile Epilepsy Type 4

Benign familial infantile epilepsy is not genetically related to benign familial neonatal epilepsy (BFNE), which occurs in neonates. [en.wikipedia.org]

Benign infantile epilepsy (BIE), also known as benign infantile seizures (BIS), is an epilepsy syndrome of which several forms have been described. [en.wikipedia.org]

To our knowledge, this is the first clinical report on Korean benign familial infantile epilepsy with a SCN8A mutation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Generalized Epilepsy with Febrile Seizures Plus

[…] and myoclonic-astatic epilepsy in 9 individuals. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

To assess the contribution that SCN1A makes to other types of epilepsy, 226 patients with either juvenile myoclonic epilepsy, absence epilepsy, or febrile convulsions were [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The syndrome spectrum has been widened by including others forms of generalized epilepsy. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy Type 8

Thus, our case showed special EEG findings in PME, which may be confused with occipital epilepsy or photosensitive epilepsy. [journals.lww.com]

Langdon Chair of Pediatric Epilepsy at Northwestern University School of Medicine and Director, Children's Memorial Epilepsy Center at Children's Memorial Hospital. [books.google.com]

Progressive myoclonic epilepsies: a review of genetic and therapeutic aspects. Lancet Neurol 2005;4:239–48. Wolf NI, Rahman S, Schmitt B, et al. [cambridge.org]

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy Type 7

[…] female epilepsy patient New final section covers the epilepsy spectrum, with new chapters on epilepsy and sleep, co-morbidities of childhood, behavioral influence of AEDs [books.google.de]

Published on Jan 12, 2017 progressive myoclonic epilepsy 1. Dr. [slideshare.net]

[…] myoclonic epilepsy caused by mutation in KCNC1, epilepsy, progressive myoclonic type 7, epilepsy, progressive myoclonic 7 Annotation Sufficiency: ? [monarchinitiative.org]

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy Type 3

Thus, our case showed special EEG findings in PME, which may be confused with occipital epilepsy or photosensitive epilepsy. [journals.lww.com]

Published on Jan 12, 2017 progressive myoclonic epilepsy 1. Dr. [slideshare.net]

Overview Epilepsy, progressive myoclonic 3: A genetic disorder involving the early onset of progressive myoclonic epilepsy. [checkorphan.org]

Benign Adult Familial Myoclonic Epilepsy

(KCNQ3 and childhood absence epilepsy)-the locus assigned here is distinct from these three epilepsy-related loci. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This volume is the first comprehensive text and clinical reference on idiopathic myoclonic epilepsies of infancy, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. [books.google.com]

[…] dominant cortical myoclonus and epilepsy, benign adult familial myoclonic epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic epilepsy, and familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy [medlink.com]

Familial Infantile Myoclonic Epilepsy

We previously described a large family with a recessive form of idiopathic epilepsy, named familial infantile myoclonic epilepsy (FIME), and mapped the disease locus on chromosome [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This entity was named "familial infantile myoclonic epilepsy" (FIME). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Entry H02212 Disease Name Familial infantile myoclonic epilepsy Description Familial infantile myoclonic epilepsy (FIME) is a rare autosomal recessive idiopathic epilepsy. [genome.jp]

Lafora Disease

[…] in the molecular basis of Lafora's progressive myoclonus epilepsy. 54 56 Ganesh S...Dubey D 16311711 2006 19 Expanded repeat in canine epilepsy. 61 56 Lohi H...Minassian [malacards.org]

"Lafora disease: a progressive myoclonic epilepsy/ Lafora hastaligi: ilerleyici bir miyoklonik epilepsi." Turkish Pediatrics Archive, 2011, p. 168 . [go.gale.com]

Four children are described with progressive myoclonus epilepsy and intellectual deterioration in whom this diagnosis was made. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]