The importance of timing in epilepsia partialis continua.

Introduction: Timing is one of the most important modifiable prognostic factors in the management of status epilepticus. Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a status epilepticus subtype of highly variable, occasionally prolonged, duration. The aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between EPC duration and outcomes.

Seizures in the Emergency Department: clinical and diagnostic data from a series of 153 patients.

Introduction: Seizures are a frequent reason for admission to emergency departments and require early, precise diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and prognostic characteristics of a series of patients with seizures attended at our hospital's emergency department.

Methods: We performed a retrospective, observational study of all patients with seizures who were admitted to our hospital's emergency department and attended by the on-call neurology service between February and August 2017.

Status epilepticus without impairment of consciousness: Long-term outcomes according to duration.

Objective: The point after which non-convulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) can cause permanent damage remains to be elucidated. The aim of this study was to analyze the association between time to resolution and long-term outcomes in NCSE.

Methods: We performed a retrospective study of all patients with focal NCSE without consciousness impairment at two tertiary care hospitals in Spain.

Epidaily, a scale for comprehensive functional assessment of patients with epilepsy.

Objective: To develop and validate an epilepsy-specific scale for comprehensive functional assessment of patients with epilepsy, named Epidaily.

Methods: The multidisciplinary research group created through brainstorming a list of 47 items to explore the cognitive, social, basic and instrumental functionality of the patient. A group of epilepsy experts independent of the research group evaluated the suitability of all the items, which then were selected and reviewed by the research group to conform the Epidaily scale.

Therapy delay in status epilepticus extends its duration and worsens its prognosis.

Background: Timing in status epilepticus (SE) attention is probably the most relevant modifiable prognostic factor and may influence SE duration and prognosis. We aimed to describe the precise relationship between management timing, duration, and prognosis of SE.

Methods: Observational longitudinal prospective study on a cohort of all patients diagnosed with SE admitted to our tertiary hospital from September 2017 to August 2019, with a 3-month follow-up.

Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus in Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia.

Epilepsy in frontotemporal dementia is considered to be less frequent than in Alzheimer's disease. We report two cases of patients with non-convulsive status epilepticus associated with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia. In the first case, status epilepticus was the first symptom of the disease, and consisted of loss of consciousness and mutism.

Seizures in the Emergency Department: Clinical and diagnostic data from a series of 153 patients.

Introduction: Seizures are a frequent reason for admission to emergency departments and require early, precise diagnosis and treatment. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical and prognostic characteristics of a series of patients with seizures attended at our hospital's emergency department.

Methods: We performed a retrospective, observational study of all patients with seizures who were admitted to our hospital's emergency department and attended by the on-call neurology service between February and August 2017.

Patients' knowledge on epilepsy and SUDEP improves after a semi-structured health interview.

Background: Patients' education is the most relevant contributor to patient self-management of epilepsy. We aimed to assess the acquisition of knowledge after a semi-structured interview.

Methods: We performed a quasi-experimental prospective study with a cohort of patients with epilepsy admitted for prolonged video electroencephalogram (VEEG).

Use of intravenous brivaracetam in status epilepticus: A multicenter registry.

Objective: The pharmacokinetics of brivaracetam (BRV), added to its effectiveness observed in animal models of status epilepticus (SE), makes this drug attractive for use in emergency situations. Our objective was to evaluate the use of intravenous BRV in a multicenter study.

Methods: A retrospective multicenter registry of SE cases treated with BRV was created.

Cost of status epilepticus (SE): Effects of delayed treatment and SE duration.

Background: The health expenditure related to status epilepticus (SE) is high because of lengthy hospitalization requirements and possible sequelae. We aimed to study the factors associated with this cost including the different timings of the treatment and SE duration.

Methods: We evaluated retrospectively all SE recorded in 2 hospitals.

OnabotulinumtoxinA injections for atypical odontalgia: an open-label study on nine patients.

Background: Atypical odontalgia (AO) manifests as continuous pain in the region of one or several teeth, in the absence of signs of dental pathology. Currently, there is insufficient evidence to establish treatment guidelines for AO. The aim of this study was to describe the effectiveness and safety of treatment with OnabotulinumtoxinA (OnabotA) on a series of patients with AO.

The relevance of timing in nonconvulsive status epilepticus: A series of 38 cases.

Background: Timing in the management of nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) seems to be one of the most important modifiable prognostic factors. We aimed to determine the precise relationship between timing in NCSE management and its outcome.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in which clinical data were prospectively obtained from all consecutive adults with NCSE admitted to our hospital from 2014 to 2016.

Supratrochlear Neuralgia: A Prospective Case Series of 15 Patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe clinical features unique to supratrochlear neuralgia.

Background: The supratrochlear nerve supplies the medial aspect of the forehead. Due to the intricate relationship between supraorbital and supratrochlear nerves, neuralgic pain in this region has been traditionally attributed to supraorbital neuralgia.

Case report: Wallenberg's syndrome, a possible cause of symptomatic epicrania fugax.

Background Epicrania fugax has been described as a primary headache. Nevertheless, a symptomatic form was recently found in a patient with a skull base meningioma abutting the trigeminal nerve. Here we report on a patient with facial pain with the features of epicrania fugax occurring after Wallenberg's syndrome.

Epicrania fugax combining forward and backward paroxysms in the same patient: the first four cases.

Background: The first description of epicrania fugax (EF) reported brief painful paroxysms that start in posterior regions of the scalp and move forward to reach the ipsilateral forehead, eye, or nose. A backward variation, wherein pain stems from frontal areas and radiates to the posterior scalp, has also been acknowledged. We report four patients with features reminiscent of EF and the coexistence of forward and backward pain paroxysms.

Infratrochlear neuralgia: A prospective series of seven patients treated with infratrochlear nerve blocks.

Background Infratrochlear neuralgia is a recently described painful cranial neuropathy that causes pain in the internal angle of the orbit and the medial upper eyelid, the upper bridge of the nose and/or the lacrimal caruncle. We aim to present seven new cases of infratrochlear neuralgia treated with anaesthetic nerve blocks. Methods Over an 18-month period, we prospectively identified seven cases of infratrochlear neuralgia among the patients attending the Headache Unit in a tertiary hospital.

Lacrimal Nerve Blocks for Three New Cases of Lacrimal Neuralgia.

Objective: Our aim was to report three new cases of lacrimal neuralgia and their response to superficial nerve blocks.

Background: Lacrimal neuralgia has been recently described as a pain in the territory supplied by the lacrimal nerve, at the lateral upper eyelid and/or the adjacent area of the temple. The pain is typically accompanied by tenderness on palpation of the lacrimal nerve at the superoexternal angle of the orbit.

Facial epicrania fugax: A prospective series of eight new cases.

Introduction Epicrania fugax (EF) is a primary headache whose main feature is the dynamic character of the pain. EF pain typically moves across different dermatomes in a linear or zigzag trajectory. Recently, a facial variant of EF has been described, with the pain starting in the lower face and radiating upwards.

Living With Cluster Headache: A Qualitative Study of Patients' Perspectives.

Objective: Our aim was to explore the views and experiences of a group of Spanish men suffering from cluster headache (CH).

Background: CH has considerable effects on patients' quality of life, impairs everyday activities, and can modify lifestyle. This is the first time the experience of patients with CH is examined in a clinical study using a qualitative, phenomenological approach.

Greater occipital nerve block for the acute treatment of prolonged or persistent migraine aura.

Background Presently, there is no evidence to guide the acute treatment of migraine aura. We aimed to describe the effect of greater occipital nerve (GON) anaesthetic block as a symptomatic treatment for long-lasting (prolonged or persistent) migraine aura. Methods Patients who presented with migraine aura lasting > 2 hours were consecutively recruited during one year at the Headache Unit and the Emergency Department of a tertiary hospital.