Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and seizure: An insight into the pathophysiologic mechanisms.

Based on previous studies, seizure has been reported to accompany coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Underlying mechanisms are those leading to the direct central nervous system (CNS) invasion through hematogenous spread or trans-synaptic retrograde invasion, causing meningoencephalitis. On the other hand, there are pathophysiologic mechanisms that seizure would be one of their early consequences, such as cytokine storm, hypoxemia, metabolic derangement, and structural brain lesions.

The Significance of Interictal Spike Frequency in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy.

. In this study, the frequency of interictal epileptiform discharges (IEDs) in patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) was measured to determine its correlation with epilepsy duration, seizure frequency, brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, and recent occurrence of focal to bilateral tonic clonic seizures (FBTCS). .

Two predictors of postictal generalized EEG suppression: Tonic phase duration and postictal immobility period.

Purpose: To determine the effect of different seizure characteristics on the occurrence of postictal generalized EEG suppression (PGES). PGES is considered as a potential risk factor of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) by several studies.

Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, episodes of generalized convulsive seizures (GCS) were reviewed in regard to state at seizure-onset, the seizure and tonic phase durations, postictal immobility (PI) duration and whether the patient received oxygen (O2) mask during the post-ictal phase.

Human Subconjunctival Dirofilariasis Presenting as the Daytime Photophobia: A Case Report.

We report a case of subconjunctival worm with a rare presentation of diurnal photophobia and temporal conjunctival injection. This case report describes a subconjunctival dirofilariasis in a 59-year-old man presented with foreign body sensation, localized tenderness, and eye redness during the day. After removal of subconjunctival 10 cm worm, the diagnosis was compatible with .