Evaluating the prevalence and risk factors for depression in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis: A cross-sectional multicenter study.

Background: Epilepsy frequently accompanies Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Notably, people with temporal lobe epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis may face an increased susceptibility to MDD, as evidence indicates the involvement of the limbic system in the development of emotional symptoms.

Objectives: To determine the prevalence and predictors of depression in temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (TLE-HS) and compare them to those of other epilepsy types.

Longitudinal Comparison of PNES spell and ASM reduction in PNES Patients with and without Epilepsy Discharged from an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.

Objective: To examine trends of Antiseizure Medication (ASM) reduction and discontinuation, as well as Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizure (PNES) spell reduction and resolution in patients with PNES, with and without comorbid epileptic seizures (ES).

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on data from 145 patients with PNES, including 109 with PNES alone and 36 with PNES plus comorbid epilepsy. Patients were admitted to the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) between May 2000 and April 2008, with follow-up clinical data collected until September 2015.

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures with and without epilepsy: Exploring the influence of co-existing psychiatric disorders on clinical characteristics and outcomes.

Background And Objectives: Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are commonly associated with co-existing psychiatric disorders. The relationship between psychiatric factors and PNES episodes with and without epilepsy remains understudied. We reviewed co-existing psychiatric disorders in PNES-only, PNES with epilepsy aiming to examine whether these co-existing disorders associated with PNES clinical presentation and long-term outcomes.

Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures and suspected epilepsy: An antiseizure medication reduction study.

Objective: To examine predictors of ASM reduction/discontinuation and PNES reduction/resolution in patients with PNES with a confirmed or strong suspicion of comorbid ES.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 271 newly diagnosed Patients with PNESs admitted to the EMU between May 2000 and April 2008, with follow-up clinical data collected until September 2015. Forty-seven patients met our criteria of PNES with either confirmed or probable ES.

Risk factors for comorbid epilepsy in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. Dataset of a large cohort study.

Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are the main differential diagnosis of pharmacorresistant epilepsy. Achieving the certainty in the diagnosis of PNES may be challenging, especially in the 10-22% of cases in which PNES and epilepsy co-exist. This difficulty hampers the management of these patients.

Factors associated with comorbid epilepsy in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures: A large cohort study.

Objective: Comorbid epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) occur in 12-22% of cases and the diagnosis of both simultaneous disorders is challenging. We aimed to identify baseline characteristics that may help distinguish patients with PNES-only from those with comorbid epilepsy.

Methods: We performed a longitudinal cohort study on those patients diagnosed with PNES in our epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) between May 2001 and February 2011, prospectively followed up until September 2016.

EEG and MRI Abnormalities in Patients With Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures.

Objective: To compare the rate of EEG and MRI abnormalities in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) patients with and without suspected epilepsy. Patients were also compared in terms of their demographic and clinical profiles.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of 271 newly diagnosed PNES patients admitted to the epilepsy monitoring unit between May 2000 and April 2008, with follow-up clinical data collected until September 2015.

Prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of epilepsy in arab countries: A systematic review.

Objective: To describe the prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of epilepsy in Arab countries.

Methods: In this systematic review, electronic databases including PubMed, ProQuest Public Health and Cochrane Library were searched to identify relevant English articles published until April 2020. The search was conducted to cover all 22 Arab countries.

Seizure semiology in temporal lobe vs. temporal plus epilepsy using intracranial EEG monitoring.

Objectives: To utilize our tertiary center's experience with Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and Temporal plus epilepsy (TPE) cases and determine whether a correlation exists between ictal semiology signs, their localization/lateralization value after intracranial electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring, and surgical outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted among epilepsy patients who underwent resective surgery for TLE or TPE after intracranial EEG monitoring between January 2008 and December 2018 at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data were retrieved for 464 patients; 181 had intracranial electrode monitoring.

Predicting outcome of patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures after diagnosis in an epilepsy monitoring unit.

Objective: To identify predictors of Psychogenic NonEpileptic Seizure (PNES) improvement and anti-seizure medication (ASM) discontinuation in patients with PNES only.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of a consecutively enrolled cohort of 271 patients diagnosed with PNES by video-EEG (vEEG) telemetry in our Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) between May 2000 and February 2010. Patients with any possibility of past or present comorbid epilepsy based on clinical, EEG, and neuroimaging, or less than one year of follow-up after discharge were excluded.

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome associated with tuberous sclerosis complex and CNS involvement.

Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome (BRBNS) is a rare disorder that is characterized by multiple dome-shaped cutaneous venous malformations on the skin and visceral organs. Typical extra-cutaneous lesions have the appearance of blueish nipple-shaped nodules that can easily compress and refill. We described a rare case of a 23-year-old female with BRBNS and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) that presented with central nervous system (CNS) involvement including unprovoked focal impaired awareness seizure.

Seizure outcome after epilepsy surgery for patients with normal MRI: A Single center experience.

Objective: To analyze the surgical outcome in non-lesional intractable focal epilepsies in our center and to find possible predictors for better outcome.

Methods: This is a retrospective study for 40 adult patients with intractable focal epilepsy following at KFSHRC-Riyadh, who underwent presurgical evaluation followed by resective surgery and continued follow up for a minimum of 2 years. The surgery outcome was evaluated based on the type of surgical procedure and histopathology results.

Lateralization value of peri-ictal headache in drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

Objective: To examine the lateralizing value of unilateral peri-ictal and interictal headaches in patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy (DRFE).

Methods: Four-hundred consecutive patients undergoing presurgical evaluation for DRFE were interviewed. Patients with headache were broadly divided into two groups: peri-ictal and interictal headache.

Frontal disconnection surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy: Outcome in a series of 16 patients.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of frontal disconnection surgery in seizure control and related consequences in a consecutive patient series.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent frontal disconnection surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE). Baseline epilepsy characteristics, detailed presurgical evaluation including epileptogenic zone (EZ) localization, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detection of epileptogenic lesion, and pathological findings were reviewed.

Seronegative Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: An Unusual Presentation of Acute Brainstem Syndrome.

BACKGROUND Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune, demyelinating, inflammatory disorder affecting the central nervous system, mostly targeting optic nerves and the spinal cord. NMO spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a newly revised nomenclature in which new diagnostic criteria have been developed, including serological testing of serum aquaporin-4 immunoglobulin G (AQP4-IgG) antibodies. Results of a negative antibody will group the patient in a seronegative subgroup.

Schizophrenia following new-onset refractory status epilepticus secondary to antiphospholipid syndrome.

New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) is a drug-resistant status epilepticus that often has a catastrophic outcome. Our patient was diagnosed with NORSE and had an EEG reading that showed status epilepticus persisting for 8 months in general anesthesia. After autoimmune workup showed positive antiphospholipid antibodies, his seizure was controlled, and he was discharged with good condition apart from moderate cognitive impairment.

Six adult patients with septo-optic dysplasia and drug-resistant epilepsy: Clinical findings and course.

Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD) is a rare disorder associated with optic nerve hypoplasia, pituitary abnormalities and agenesis/dysgenesis of midline brain structures including the septum pellucidum and corpus callosum. Though sometimes associated with drug-resistant epilepsy, this association has not been well studied. We report six SOD patients with associated malformation of cortical development (MCD) and drug-resistant epilepsy who underwent video-EEG telemetry at our centre between 1998 and 2016 for drug-resistant epilepsy.