Role of EEG as a monitoring tool in patients with glucose transporter type I deficiency syndrome (GLUT1-DS) on ketogenic diet.

Rationale: Glucose transporter type I deficiency syndrome (GLUT1-DS) is the fourth most frequent single-gene epilepsy refractory to standard antiepileptic drugs. Multiple seizure types and variable electrographic findings are reported. Ketogenic diet is expected to result in the complete resolution of the epileptiform activity.

Auditory verbal hallucinations as ictal phenomena in a patient with drug-resistant epilepsy.

Purpose: The presence of verbal auditory hallucinations is often associated with psychotic disorders and rarely is considered as an ictal phenomena. The aim of this paper is to describe the anatomical structures involved in the genesis of this ictal symptom during epileptic seizures and direct cortical stimulation using stereo encephalography (SEEG).

Method: The case is of a 31-year-old right-handed female, bilateral speech representation, schizophrenia and with drug-resistant epilepsy and focal aware sensory seizures characterized by ictal verbal auditory hallucinations.

Neurological diseases in Peru: a systematic analysis of the global burden disease study.

Background: Disease burden indicators assess the impact of disease on a population. They integrate mortality and disability in a single indicator. This allows setting priorities for health services and focusing resources.