Acta Epileptologica is the official journal of the China Association Against Epilepsy.
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Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2021 3:32
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Disease awareness and dietary habits of patients with epilepsy in western China: a cross-sectional study
The optimal management of epilepsy includes engaging patients through education on knowledge of the disease, its treatment and diet control.
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Seizures in posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: blood pressure management in normotensive patients
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a rare clinical disease that refers to the subcortical vasogenic edema involving bilateral parieto-occipital regions, with a usually reversible syndrome w...
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High-frequency oscillations detected by electroencephalography as biomarkers to evaluate treatment outcome, mirror pathological severity and predict susceptibility to epilepsy
High-frequency oscillations (HFOs) in the electroencephalography (EEG) have been extensively investigated as a potential biomarker of epileptogenic zones. The understanding of the role of HFOs in epilepsy has ...
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Managing reproductive problems in women with epilepsy of childbearing age
Girls and women constitute nearly 50% of all epilepsy cases. Apart from the disease symptoms, epilepsy and antiseizure medications (ASMs) may also affect the reproductive function, pregnancy and even the healt...
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Behaviour and therapeutic itinerary of epileptic patients in Marrakech city and surrounding regions in South Morocco
Epilepsy is a chronic, universal disorder with various etiologies and prognoses. It is still laden with myths in the majority of the Moroccan population. Despite the existence of well-established medicinal tre...
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The long-term prognosis and predictors of epilepsy: a retrospective study in 820 patients
To investigate the prognosis and predictors for seizure control in epileptic patients in China.
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The role of the TNFα-mediated astrocyte signaling pathway in epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common disease in the central nervous system. There is growing evidence that epilepsy is associated with glial cells, including astrocytes. Tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) is a “master regulator”...
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Blood pressure, body mass index lowering and ketogenesis in Qigong Bigu
Hypertension is one of the most common comorbid conditions of epilepsy. Hypertension and epilepsy may be related to each other. Qigong Bigu practice induces a similar effect as fasting in the first week. As ke...
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Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) in the context of concurrent epilepsy – making the right diagnosis
Epilepsy is a risk factor for the development of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) and comorbid epilepsy is recognized as a comorbidity in about 10–30% of patients with PNES. The combination of epilept...
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The pharmacological treatment of epilepsy: recent advances and future perspectives
The pharmacological armamentarium against epilepsy has expanded considerably over the last three decades, and currently includes over 30 different antiseizure medications. Despite this large armamentarium, abo...
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Recent aspects of ketogenic diet in neurological disorders
The ketogenic diet (KD) is a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, in which fat is used as the primary energy source through the production of ketone bodies (KBs) in place of glucose. The KD was formally introduced...
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RHOBTB2 gene associated epilepsy and paroxysmal movement disorder: two cases report and literature review
RHOBTB2 gene is associated with developmental and epileptic encephalopathy-64(DEE-64), which is characterized by epilepsy, developmental delay, microcephaly, unspecific facial dysmorphism, and paroxysmal movement...
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Linsitinib (OSI-906) modulates brain energy metabolism and seizure activity in the lithium-pilocarpine rat model
Epileptic seizure is a process of energy accumulation, bursting, and depletion accompanied by the production, spread, and termination of epileptic discharges. The energy required for a seizure is mainly provid...
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Correction to: Early surgical intervention for structural infantile spasms in two patients under 6 months old: a case report
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2021 3:18 -
Seizure frequency and obstetric complications at advanced maternal age: a preliminary observational study in women with epilepsy
Seizure control during pregnancy and obstetric outcomes are of important concerns for women with epilepsy (WWE) and their families. Advanced maternal age (≥35 years) shows a growing trend in the society with c...
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Practical considerations of dietary therapies for epilepsy in adults
Despite the increasing number of anti-seizure medications becoming available, the proportion of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy remains unchanged. Dietary therapy for epilepsy is well-established practic...
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Special issue on the battle against complex virus world in the human brain: seizure as a result of viral infection
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Current advances on mechanisms and treatment of post-stroke seizures
Cerebrovascular diseases are among the most common causes of seizures in adults, especially in the elderly. With the increased incidence of stroke, the population with post-stroke seizures has grown, leading t...
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HMGB1, neuronal excitability and epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common neurological disease caused by synchronous firing of hyperexcitable neurons. Currently, anti-epileptic drugs remain the main choice to control seizure, but 30% of patients are resistant to...
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Correction to: Leucine-rich glioma-inactivated protein 1 antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis in a 4-year-old girl: a case report
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2021 3:12 -
Functional hemispherectomy for patients with adult-onset Rasmussen’s encephalitis
Surgical treatment for patients with adult-onset Rasmussen’s encephalitis (A-RE) is rarely reported. We investigated the clinical and surgical features of two patients with A-RE who underwent functional hemisp...
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Temporal lobe epilepsy associated with human herpes virus 6
Human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) is a ubiquitous and most common pathogen that affects humans. Human herpes virus 6B (HHV-6B) is a wide spread human herpesvirus that infects most people when they are children, est...
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Association between GABRG2 rs211037 polymorphism and idiopathic generalized epilepsies: a meta-analysis
We performed this meta-analysis to investigate the association between GABRG2 rs211037polymorphism and the risk for idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGEs).
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Three cases of paroxysmal alien limb phenomena due to epileptic seizures and review of literatures
The alien hand phenomenon (AHP) is a rare disorder of involuntary limb movement together with a loss of sense of limb ownership. AHP occurs as a consequence of frontal, callosal, or posterior cerebral lesions....
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PRRT2 gene and protein in human: characteristics, evolution and function
This study was designed to characterize human PRRT2 gene and protein, in order to provide theoretical reference for research on regulation of PRRT2 expression and its involvement in the pathogenesis of paroxysmal...
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The role of picornavirus infection in epileptogenesis
Picornaviridae are a family of small positive-strand RNA viruses, and transmitted via the respiratory or fecal-oral route. The neurotropic picornaviruses can induce acute or late recurrent seizures following cent...
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Association between GABRG2 rs211037 polymorphism and febrile seizures: a meta-analysis
Emerging evidence has implied that the GABRG2 gene play a role in the mechanism of febrile seizure (FS), however, the relationship between GABRG2 rs211037 polymorphism and the risk of FS remains controversial. Th...
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Leucine-rich glioma-inactivated protein 1 antibody-mediated autoimmune encephalitis in a 4-year-old girl: a case report
Leucine-rich glioma-inactivated protein 1 (LGI1) antibody-mediated encephalitis is a rare subtype of autoimmune encephalopathy, which is associated with autoimmunity against the neuronal plasma membrane protei...
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Dynamic structural neuroplasticity during and after epileptogenesis in a pilocarpine rat model of epilepsy
The role of neuroplasticity in epilepsy has been widely studied in experimental models and human brain samples. However, the results are contradictory and it remains unclear if neuroplasticity is more related ...
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Involvement of GluA1-AMPAR-mediated LTP in time-dependent decline of cognitive function in rats with temporal lobe epilepsy
Cognitive impairment is one of the common comorbidities in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), but the underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. Previous studies have found significant decay of hip...
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Models for predicting treatment efficacy of antiepileptic drugs and prognosis of treatment withdrawal in epilepsy patients
Although antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are the most effective treatment for epilepsy, 30–40% of patients with epilepsy would develop drug-refractory epilepsy. An accurate, preliminary prediction of the efficacy o...
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Clinical characteristics of brain tumor-related epilepsy and factors influencing the identification of epilepsy-associated tumors
To analyze the clinical features of brain tumor-related epilepsy (BTRE) and explore the factors influencing the identification of epilepsy-associated tumor (EAT), in order to advance the clinical understanding...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:25 -
Research progress on the prediction of post-stroke epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common neurological disease that not only causes difficulties in the work and life activities of patients, but also brings complex social problems. Cerebrovascular disease is currently the main c...
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Sudden unexpected death after acute symptomatic seizures in a patient on mechanical ventilation
The mechanism of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy remains poorly understood. Seizure induced cardiac arrhythmia, central and obstructive apneas have been proposed as possible causes of death. Here we report...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:23 -
Correction to: Arbovirus and seizures
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:22 -
Bilateral asymmetric tonic seizure in insulo-opercular epilepsy: an anatomo-electro-clinical study
Insulo-opercular seizures are highly heterogeneous in seizure semiology and electrical features. Bilateral asymmetric limb posturing, as a classical pattern of supplementary sensorimotor area (SMA) seizure, al...
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Effects of febrile seizures in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis on gene expression using bioinformatical analysis
To investigate the effect of long-term febrile convulsions on gene expression in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS) and explore the molecular mechanism of MTLE-HS.
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:20 -
Arbovirus and seizures
The high prevalence and spread of arthropod-borne viruses (arboviruses) make them an important cause of viral encephalitis in humans. Most epidemic viral encephalitides have an etiology associated with arbovir...
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Management of people with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey among epileptologists in China
Compared to the healthy people, people with comorbid medical conditions are more vulnerable in the context of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including the people with epilepsy. Besides a con...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:19 -
Current epidemiological and etiological characteristics and treatment of seizures or epilepsy in patients with HIV infection
Seizures or epilepsy is one of the common serious complications in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or diagnosed with immune deficiency syndrome, with higher incidence and pr...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:18 -
Early surgical intervention for structural infantile spasms in two patients under 6 months old: a case report
Infantile spasms (IS) are the most common childhood epileptic encephalopathy. Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) and gray matter heterotopias (GH) are common structural causes of IS. The recommended first-line tre...
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The role of inflammation in epileptogenesis
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that has an extensive impact on a patient’s life. Accumulating evidence has suggested that inflammation participates in the progression of spontaneous and recurrent ...
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Clinical phenotype features and genetic etiologies of 38 children with progressive myoclonic epilepsy
Progressive myoclonic epilepsy (PME) is a group of neurodegenerative diseases with genetic heterogeneity and phenotypic similarities, and many cases remain unknown of the genetic causes. This study is aim to s...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:14 -
Ictal-interictal continuum: a review of recent advancements
Continuous electroencephalogram (cEEG) has become an indispensable technique in the management of critically ill patients for early detection and treatment of non-convulsive seizures (NCS) and non-convulsive s...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:13 -
Seizures and epilepsy secondary to viral infection in the central nervous system
Viral infection in the central nervous system (CNS) is a common cause of seizures and epilepsy. Acute symptomatic seizures can occur in the context of almost all types of acute CNS viral infection. However, la...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:12 -
Interictal and Ictal MEG in presurgical evaluation for epilepsy surgery
Although presurgical evaluation of patients with pharamacoresistent focal epilepsies provides essential information for successful epilepsy surgery, there is still a need for further improvement. Developments ...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:11 -
Continuous video electroencephalogram for herpes simplex encephalitis: a case report and literature review
Electroencephalogram (EEG) is an important tool for the diagnosis of herpes simplex virus encephalitis (HSE). However, the diagnosis of non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) in HSE is challenging without th...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:10 -
Electromagnetic activity: a possible player in epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common disease with frequent occurrences. Many precipitating factors contribute to epileptic seizures, such as hyperventilation and alcohol consumption. An increasing number of studies have also ...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:9 -
Expert consensus on clinical applications of high-frequency oscillations in epilepsy
Studies in animal models of epilepsy and pre-surgical patients have unanimously found a strong correlation between high-frequency oscillations (HFOs, > 80 Hz) and the epileptogenic zone, suggesting that HFOs c...
Citation: Acta Epileptologica 2020 2:8
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Journal Impact Factor: 1.2
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Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP): 0.412
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