Health-related quality of life in adolescents with epilepsy in Montenegro.

Objective: The objective of this study was to establish potential risk factors for poor health-related quality of life among adolescents with epilepsy in Montenegro.

Material And Methods: A sample of 104 adolescents with epilepsy (age: 11-19years) at a tertiary referral center in Podgorica, Montenegro, completed the validated Serbian version of the QOLIE-AD-48 questionnaire. They were divided into two groups: a group with active epilepsy (60 adolescents) and a group with inactive epilepsy (44 adolescents).

Case report of Mikulicz's disease: A modern concept of an old entity.

Introduction: Modern knowlegde defines Mikulicz´s disease as a part of immunoglobulin G4-related disease. The main feature is the presence of lymphoplasmacytic infiltrates, immunoglobulin G4 plasma cells positivity, distinctive storiform fibrosis and moderate eosinophilia.

Case Report: A 59-years old male presented with a mild keratoconjuctivitis sicca and enlarged lacrimal and salivary glands during the last two years.

Social competence among well-functioning adolescents with epilepsy.

Purpose: The aims of the study were to measure the social competence of well-functioning adolescents with epilepsy and compare it with that of their healthy peers as well as to analyze the effects of epilepsy-related variables on the social competence.

Methods: Ninety well-functioning adolescents with epilepsy 12-19years of age were compared with healthy controls using the Achenbach Youth Self-Report Questionnaire measures of social competence. Within the group with epilepsy, the impact of duration of epilepsy, etiology, seizure frequency, seizure type, and antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) (monotherapy or polytherapy) on the above measures was also determined.

Improvement of post-hypoxic action myoclonus with levetiracetam add-on therapy: A case report.

Introduction: Chronic post-anoxic myoclonus, also known as Lance-Adams syndrome, may develop following hypoxic brain injury, and is resistant to pharmacological therapy.

Case Report: The patient we presented developed post-anoxic action myoclonus with severe, completely incapacitating myoclonic jerks. Myoclonus did not respond to the treatment with commonly used agents, i.

Clinical characteristics and use of antiepileptic drugs among adolescents with uncomplicated epilepsy at a referral center in Novi Sad, Serbia.

The study aimed to investigate the type and etiology of epileptic seizures and the use of antiepileptic drugs for the treatment of various forms of epileptic seizures among adolescents with active but uncomplicated epilepsy at a tertiary referral center in Novi Sad, Serbia. The study design was cross sectional. Data were obtained from patients and medical records.

[Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: under-diagnosed syndrome].

Introduction: Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is an idiopathic, hereditary form of epilepsy. Although juvenile myoclonic epilepsy is a well defined clinical syndrome, attempts at diagnosing it commonly fail. ETIOPATHOGENESIS: The exact cause of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy remains unknown.

[The most frequent causes of ischemic stroke in young adults].

Introduction: Pathogenesis of ischemic stroke in young adults is heterogeneous, thus making differential diagnosis very broad.

Material And Methods: The study comprised 60 ischemic stroke patients of both sexes aged 15-45 years who were treated at the Department of Neurology of the Clinical Centre of Vojvodina. Information about sex and age, detailed history, risk factors for ischemic stroke were obtained for all patients who underwent neurological examination as well.

[Convulsive status epilepticus in children].

Introduction: Convulsive status epilepticus is the most urgent neurological medical emergency in children. Generalized convulsive status epilepticus is the most common and life-threatening type of status epilepticus. It is not a syndrome in the same sense as febrile convulsions, benign rolandic epilepsy, and infantile polymorphic epilepsy.

Comparison of dissolution profiles and serum concentrations of two lamotrigine tablet formulations.

Background: Since 2005, the antiepileptic drug lamotrigine has been present in the market in various generic products, in addition to the original brand of Lamictal®. The linear pharmacokinetics and wide therapeutic window of lamotrigine enable seizure-free patients to easily switch from brand to generic antiepileptic drugs.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the extent of variations in lamotrigine serum concentrations between two immediate-release tablet formulations.

[Prophylactic use of antiepileptic drugs for posttraumatic epilepsy].

The link between severe brain trauma and epilepsy in humans is well recognized Posttraumatic epilepsy is reported after 2-5% of closed head injuries but up to 50% or more following penetrating head injury. The control of "early seizures", i.e.

Lamotrigine and valproate pharmacokinetics interactions in epileptic patients.

Unlabelled: Lamotrigine (LTG, 3,5-diamino-6- (2,3-dichlorphenyl)-,2,4-triazine) is an antiepileptic drug used mainly for partial and generalized seizures. The efficacy of LTG in treating resistant partial seizures was optimized when it was combined with valproate (VPA). The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of VPA on LTG pharmacokinetics in epileptic patients.

Decreased expression of the righting reflex and locomotor movements in breech-presenting newborns in the first days of life.

Aim: To investigate differences between the infants born in occipital and breech presentation relative to the passive and active motility.

Method: A prospective study was conducted in the period from 2006 to 2007 at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Novi Sad. Subjects were 50 breech-presenting and 87 occipital-presenting term newborns delivered by elective cesarean section following a regular course of pregnancy, without fetal, newborn, and the pregnant female disease.

[Surgical treatment of temporal lobe epilepsy].

Introduction: The surgical treatment of epilepsy is a therapeutic procedure aimed at removal of the brain tissue responsible for seizures. Neurological examinations are performed to delineate the epileptic zone, which is then removed, without causing a functional deficit. In order to fulfill these goals, it is essential to localize accurately and lateralize the epileptogenic zone and the surrounding eloquent cortex.