The Difference in Heart Rate Change between Temporal and Frontal Lobe Seizures during Peri-ictal Period.

Background And Purpose: Heart rate (HR) change is easily seen in seizures. Tachycardia is frequently seen in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), rather than extra temporal lobe epilepsy (XTLE). We report the difference in the HR pattern between TLE and frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) during peri-ictal period.

Can an exercise bicycle be safely used in the epilepsy monitoring unit?: An exercise method to provoke epileptic seizures and the related safety issues.

Background And Purpose: Long-term videoelectroencephalogram (video-EEG) monitoring is performed to diagnose an epileptic seizure and to investigate the differential diagnosis of paroxysmal events. To provoke an epileptic seizure, an exercise method is performed in some cases during long-term video-EEG recording in the epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU). The purpose of this study was two-fold: to assess the frequency and severity of adverse events associated with the use of an exercise bicycle and to find a way to safely use it in the EMU.

Prevalence and clinical characteristics of restless legs syndrome in diabetic peripheral neuropathy: comparison with chronic osteoarthritis.

Background: The prevalence of restless legs syndrome (RLS) in patients with peripheral neuropathy has been reported to be higher than that of the general population in some studies, which suggests an association between neuropathy and RLS, but not all studies show increased RLS with neuropathy. These differences may reflect adequacy of the diagnosis, effects of chronic pain complicating the diagnosis, or population differences. Moreover, if there is increased risk for RLS with neuropathy, it may reflect consequences of the chronic pain rather than other aspects of diabetes mellitus (DM).