Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm
November 2023
Background And Objectives: Autoimmune-associated epilepsy (AAE) with antiglutamic acid decarboxylase 65 (GAD65) antibodies is considered a T-cell-mediated encephalitis that evolves to drug-resistant epilepsy. We do not have an effective therapeutic strategy for these patients. Because the GAD enzyme is primarily responsible for the conversion of glutamate to GABA, the mechanism of epileptogenesis in this condition predicts decreased levels of GABA content in synaptic vesicles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Forced normalization is a clinical situation of singular relationship betweenepilepsy and psychosis, in which a patient shows behavioural and psychiatric symptoms coinciding with a reduction or termination of seizures and a total or partial normalization ofelectroencephalogram. Behavioural symptoms (frequently psychosis) or mood disturbances may appear. More information about this phenomenon, risk factors and prognostic variables is needed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground. Transient global amnesia (TGA) is a syndrome of sudden, unexplained isolated short-term memory loss. In the majority of TGA cases, no causes can be identified and neuroimaging, CSF studies and EEG are usually normal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Tuberous sclerosis is a genetic disease, the main manifestations of which are the formation of neuroectodermal tumours, which are very often associated to secondary epilepsy.
Aim: To describe the epileptic profile, control, frequency of seizures and effectiveness of treatment in adult patients with tuberous sclerosis.
Patients And Methods: The study was descriptive and included adult patients (over 14 years of age) with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis.