Publications by authors named "N Mezouar"
Objective: Previous studies investigated the varying prevalence of post-epileptic seizure posttraumatic stress disorder (PS-PTSD). The current study aimed first to compare the profiles of patients with and without PS-PTSD and, second, to study the interaction between other past traumatic experiences, subjective ictal anxiety, psychiatric comorbidities, and PS-PTSD in people with epilepsy (PWE).
Methods: We conducted an observational study, investigating past traumatic experiences and PS-PTSD through standardized scales (CTQ-28, LEC-5 and PCL-5).
Background And Purpose: Seizures represent a core symptom of autoimmune encephalitides with specific therapeutic issues. To date, patients with new-onset seizures or established epilepsy are not systematically tested for autoimmune antibodies. We aimed to identify clinical and paraclinical criterion that could help to select patients requiring additional autoimmune antibodies serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) detection.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Psychogenic non-epileptic seizure-status (PNES-status), defined by psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) over 30 min, are often misdiagnosed as status epilepticus. We aimed to describe the features of patients who experienced PNES-status, admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU).
Methods: We screened the patients hospitalized in our epilepsy unit during a 4-year period, with a diagnosis of PNES-status and ICU admission.
Article Synopsis
- There are previously noted MRI abnormalities in hemiplegic migraine, mainly focused on changes in cortical thickness and blood flow patterns.
- A new case study presents the first instance of diffuse cortical enhancement in a patient with sporadic hemiplegic migraine, linking it to neuronal damage similar to ischemic lesions.
- The findings suggest that the presence of cortical contrast enhancement on MRI may indicate the severity of a migraine attack and could predict potential neuronal loss.