Seizures in Pediatric Moyamoya: Risk Factors and Functional Outcomes.

Background: Children with moyamoya arteriopathy are at high risk for stroke and seizures. Risk factors for seizures and the impact of seizures on neurological outcomes in children with moyamoya are unknown.

Methods: This is a single-center retrospective cohort study of children with moyamoya evaluated between 2003 and 2021.

Seizures, Epilepsy, and Electroencephalography Findings in Pediatric Moyamoya Arteriopathy: A Scoping Review.

Background: Although seizures are known to occur in children with moyamoya arteriopathy, data regarding characteristics, prevalence, and predictive factors for their development are less established. This study aimed to systematically review literature addressing seizures, epilepsy, and electroencephalography findings in the pediatric moyamoya population.

Methods: A scoping review was performed by searching PubMed and Ovid:Embase databases for articles that described seizures, epilepsy, and electroencephalography findings in patients aged 0 to 21 years with moyamoya arteriopathy.

Olfactory Testing in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: a Systematic Review.

Purpose Of Review: Olfactory testing is a potentially safe, cost-effective, bedside evaluation tool for diagnosis, monitoring, and risk assessment for surgery in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) patients, but testing methods and relevant olfactory domains are not standardized. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate olfactory tests in TLE and summarize the results of the literature.

Recent Findings: Olfactory tests varied significantly in odorant administration tools and devices, target odorants, evaluation timing, and grading scales.

Odor identification predicts postoperative seizure control following magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy.

Objective: Olfactory dysfunction has been well documented in individuals with temporal lobe epilepsy, but its use in presurgical planning has yet to be examined. We assessed the role of preoperative odor identification in mesial onset seizure localization utilizing stereoelectroencephalography (S-EEG) and magnetic resonance-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy (MRgLiTT) outcome.

Methods: We identified 30 patients who had typical seizures captured during S-EEG monitoring or MRgLiTT of mesial temporal structures (n = 17 S-EEG, n = 13 MRgLiTT); seizure onset zone was classified as unilateral mesial seizure onset, or multifocal with unilateral mesial onset and nonmesial onset.

PREVALENCE AND PATHOLOGIC FEATURES OF CHLAMYDIA PECORUM INFECTIONS IN SOUTH AUSTRALIAN KOALAS (PHASCOLARCTOS CINEREUS).

Chlamydia pecorum infection is highly prevalent in many koala ( Phascolarctos cinereus ) populations in the eastern states of Australia, causing ocular and urogenital tract disease. In contrast, the current prevalence of chlamydiosis in South Australian (SA) koalas is largely unknown, with few reports of clinical cases. We examined 65 SA rescued wild koalas at necropsy and collected ocular and urogenital swabs for the detection of C.

Accuracy of routine postoperative swallow study in predicting leak or obstruction after gastric bypass.

Background: Many bariatric surgeons use a routine postoperative day 1 swallow study after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to rule out leak or obstruction. The authors' practice adheres to this dictum, but the aim of this study was to determine how accurate this testing is in properly predicting complications.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of all patients undergoing gastric bypass in the past 5 years (2008-2012) was performed; the results of their swallow study was examined and compared with their actual clinical outcome within 30 days of operation.

Twenty-first century weight loss: banding versus bypass.

Background: The two most commonly performed procedures for bariatric surgery include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and adjustable gastric banding (AGB). While many studies have commented on short-term, postoperative outcomes of these procedures, few have reported long-term data. The purpose of this study was to compare long-term, postoperative outcomes between RYGB and AGB.

Long-term diabetic response to gastric bypass.

Background: As obesity and type II diabetes continue to rise, bariatric surgery offers a solution, but few long-term studies are available. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the long-term outcomes of diabetic patients after gastric bypass.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study of all diabetic patients undergoing gastric bypass at our institution, from 1998 to 2012.