Trends in pediatric epilepsy surgery: A lower-middle-income country perspective.

Objective: To study the trends for pediatric epilepsy surgery between 2000 and 2014 in a tertiary epilepsy surgery center in India in order to gain a lower- and middle-income country (LMIC) perspective.

Methods: Children aged <18 years and undergoing epilepsy surgery were divided into three groups based on the year that they underwent surgery-group 1: year 2000-2004; group 2: year 2005-2009; and group 3: year 2010-2014. Data including the rate of surgery, type of surgery, and duration of epilepsy before referral were analyzed from the medical records and compared.

The Prevalence and Severity of Autonomic Dysfunction in Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy.

Introduction: In chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), emphasis has been on motor disabilities, and autonomic dysfunction in these patients has not been addressed systematically.

Materials And Methods: Autonomic function was prospectively analyzed in 38 patients with CIDP. Quantitative autonomic function testing was done using Finometer PRO and severity of adrenergic and cardiovagal dysfunction graded according to composite autonomic severity score and sudomotor dysfunction assessed using sympathetic skin response.

Study of Refractory Status Epilepticus from a Tertiary Care Center.

Objectives: To determine the proportion of refractory status epilepticus (RSE) and super-RSE (SRSE) among patients with status epilepticus (SE) and to analyze RSE and non-RSE (NRSE) in terms of etiology and predictors for RSE.

Materials And Methods: Patients were identified from discharge summaries database with keywords of SE and records of the portable electroencephalogram (EEG) machine from January 2011 to March 2016.

Results: Two hundred and eighteen events were included in the study with 114 (52.