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Epilepsy, RolandicEpilepsyReflexEpilepsy, GeneralizedEpilepsy, Temporal LobeReflex, StretchReflex, AbnormalEpilepsy, ReflexEpilepsies, MyoclonicAnticonvulsantsMyoclonic Epilepsy, JuvenileEpilepsy, Tonic-Clonic
SeizuresBell's PalsyMyoclonic epilepsyNeurological disordersFamilial infantile epilepsyOccipitalSyndromesInfancySyndromeMyoclonusPetit mal epilepsyFocalSymptomsTumorsTemporalSymptomatic epilepsyPartialChildhood absenceNeurologistsNeurologicInbornPeople with epilepsyGeneticStartle reflexDiagnosis of epilepsyMultiple SclerosisClinicalCharacterized by recurrentCryptogenicPrognosisMovement DisordersEarly ChildhoodPeripheral NeuropathyConvulsionsProgressiveSpinal cordOccur
Seizures24
  • The ICCA syndrome was first reported in 1997 in four French families from north-western France and provided the first genetic evidence for common mechanisms shared by benign infantile seizures and paroxysmal dyskinesia. (wikipedia.org)
  • You may have been prescribed it for the treatment of partial seizures, which are a type of epilepsy. (trochetadalafil.com)
  • New research supported by the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) shows that the anticonvulsant medication gabapentin, which is used for certain types of seizures, can be an effective treatment for the pain and other symptoms associated with the common, often hard-to-treat chronic pain disorder, fibromyalgia. (gabapentin800.com)
  • Epilepsy is defined as 2 or more unprovoked seizures. (medscape.com)
  • In 1987, Freeman et al reported that most children with generalized tonic-clonic seizures have a benign developmental disorder that reduces their seizure threshold and will be outgrown. (medscape.com)
  • Recordings of focal ictal patterns have led some authors to question the appropriateness of the current international classification of benign familial neonatal convulsions as generalized seizures. (medscape.com)
  • One common type is epilepsy, which causes seizures that can range from mild to severe. (ehealthhut.com)
  • Diagnosis may be clinical and involves results of neuroimaging, laboratory testing, and electroencephalography (EEG) for new-onset seizures or levels of antiseizure drugs (anticonvulsants) for previously diagnosed seizure disorders. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Neonatal Seizure Disorders Neonatal seizures are abnormal electrical discharges in the central nervous system of neonates and usually manifest as stereotyped muscular activity or autonomic changes. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Nonepileptic seizures are provoked by a temporary disorder or stressor (eg, metabolic disorders, central nervous system (CNS) infections, cardiovascular disorders, drug toxicity or withdrawal, psychogenic disorders). (msdmanuals.com)
  • Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (pseudoseizures) are symptoms that simulate seizures in patients with psychiatric disorders but that do not involve an abnormal electrical discharge in the brain. (msdmanuals.com)
  • One of the most heinous consequences about Calvin's intractable epilepsy-when the seizures are not controlled with treatment-is its impact on his development. (calvinsstory.com)
  • Initially described as the gene for Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures , dominant negative de novo mutations in this gene are also found in epileptic encephalopathies with neonatal onset. (symptoma.mt)
  • Epileptic seizure types and precipitating stimuli for reflex seizures (website), May 13, 2009. (clinicalgate.com)
  • Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate seizures and by the neurobiologic, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of this condition. (clinicalgate.com)
  • Thus, the occurrence of a single seizure or of febrile seizures does not necessarily imply the diagnosis of epilepsy. (clinicalgate.com)
  • Seizure disorder is a general term that is usually used to include any one of several disorders including epilepsy, febrile seizures, and possibly single seizures and seizures secondary to metabolic, infectious, or other etiologies (e.g., hypocalcemia, meningitis). (clinicalgate.com)
  • Epileptic seizures are called a seizure disorder or epilepsy. (msdmanuals.com)
  • What causes epileptic seizures is often unknown (called idiopathic epilepsy). (msdmanuals.com)
  • These seizures are triggered (provoked) by a reversible disorder or a temporary condition that irritates the brain, such as an infection, a head injury, or a reaction to a drug. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Certain mental disorders can cause symptoms that resemble seizures, called psychogenic nonepileptic seizures or pseudoseizures. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Neurologists diagnose epilepsy and offer treatment recommendations, whether through medications or surgical interventions, to enhance patients' quality of life by controlling seizures. (ayu.health)
  • A subtype of epilepsy characterized by seizures that are consistently provoked by a certain specific stimulus. (lookformedical.com)
  • A disorder characterized by the onset of myoclonus in adolescence, a marked increase in the incidence of absence seizures (see EPILEPSY, ABSENCE), and generalized major motor seizures (see EPILEPSY, TONIC-CLONIC). (lookformedical.com)
Bell's Palsy1
  • Symptoms could be sensory with Lhermitte's sign, weakness in limbs with spasticity, optic and facial weakness that may resemble idiopathic Bell's palsy, ataxia, vertigo, bladder involvement and epilepsy, to name a few. (vjim.org)
Myoclonic epilepsy1
  • Neurology 31: 581-589 PubMed Google Scholar King JO (1975) Progressive myoclonic epilepsy due to Gaucher's disease in an adult. (symptoma.mt)
Neurological disorders12
  • Secondly, an abnormal EEG demonstrating IED does not in itself indicate that an individual has a seizure disorder, as IED are seen in a small percentage of normal subjects who never develop epilepsy, and IED may also be found in patients with neurological disorders which are not complicated by epilepsy. (bmj.com)
  • Neurological disorders can have a significant impact on an individual's quality of life, and seeking expert medical advice is crucial for managing and treating these conditions. (ehealthhut.com)
  • In this article, we'll explore what neurologists do, the different types of neurological disorders they treat, how diagnoses are made, and available treatment options. (ehealthhut.com)
  • Understanding the various types of neurological disorders is crucial for patients who may experience symptoms related to their nervous system. (ehealthhut.com)
  • Diagnosing neurological disorders can be challenging for doctors as many symptoms overlap with other conditions. (ehealthhut.com)
  • It's important to note that diagnosing neurological disorders is not always straightforward and it often requires careful consideration of various factors including symptom presentation and test results. (ehealthhut.com)
  • When it comes to treating neurological disorders, the approach can vary greatly depending on the condition and its severity. (ehealthhut.com)
  • One common treatment option for many neurological disorders is medication. (ehealthhut.com)
  • Dr. Carisa Liew is trained to diagnose and treat neurological disorders, which result from abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord and remainder of the nervous system. (kevsbest.com)
  • What are the top 5 neurological disorders? (ayu.health)
  • Parkinsons disease is one of the most common neurological disorders, affecting about 1 - 1.5 million people in the United States. (parkinsonsinfoclub.com)
  • Parkinson's disease diagnosis and treatment are administered by the Department of Neurology at BWH, which integrates a diverse array of specialized services for patients with neurological disorders. (parkinsonsinfoclub.com)
Familial infantile epilepsy1
  • It is characterized by the association of benign familial infantile epilepsy (BIFE) at age 3-12 months and later in life with paroxysmal kinesigenic choreoathetosis. (wikipedia.org)
Occipital2
  • The benign partial epilepsies include benign partial epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes, benign occipital epilepsy, and benign epilepsy with affective symptoms. (medscape.com)
  • Some types of epileptiform phenomena-3 per second spike wave discharge, hypsarrhythmia, and generalised photoparoxysmal response-are strongly correlated with clinical epilepsy, whereas focal sharp waves in centro-temporal or occipital regions have moderate association with clinically active epilepsy. (bmj.com)
Syndromes1
  • Two syndromes in which no metabolic, hypoxic-ischemic, or structural etiology is apparent are benign familial neonatal convulsions and benign idiopathic neonatal convulsions. (medscape.com)
Infancy1
  • Benign focal epilepsies in infancy, childhood and adolescence. (wikipedia.org)
Syndrome15
  • Infantile convulsions and choreoathetosis (ICCA) syndrome is a neurological genetic disorder with an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dr. Lombroso completed a two-year residency in pediatrics at Genoa in 1950, under the direction of Professor Giovanni deToni, the highly distinguished physician and physiologist whose investigations of infantile nephrosis, renal tubular acidoses, and deamination disorders, identified the deToni-Debre-Fanconi syndrome. (childneurologysociety.org)
  • It's used to treat epilepsy, neuropathy (pain from damaged nerves), restless legs syndrome, and hot flashes. (gabapentin800.com)
  • Regarding the former syndrome, some authors prefer to identify it by the term familial neonatal convulsions, dispensing with the adjective benign . (medscape.com)
  • Sneddon syndrome is a rare progressive disorder affecting the blood vessels characterized by the association of a skin condition and neurological abnormalities. (brainandnervecenter.com)
  • Moyamoya syndrome is a progressive disorder that affects the blood vessels in the brain (cerebrovascular). (brainandnervecenter.com)
  • Tolosa-Hunt syndrome is a rare disorder characterized by severe periorbital headaches, along with decreased and painful eye movements (ophthalmoplegia). (brainandnervecenter.com)
  • It has been suggested that many disorders are related to this syndrome, including general anxiety disorders, some forms of Tourette's, tic disorders, specific startle-induced epilepsy, and others. (medicalbag.com)
  • An epileptic syndrome is a disorder that manifests one or more specific seizure types and has a specific age of onset and a specific prognosis. (clinicalgate.com)
  • In general, seizure type is the primary determinant of the type of medications the patient is likely to respond to, and the epilepsy syndrome determines the type of prognosis one could expect. (clinicalgate.com)
  • An epileptic encephalopathy is an epilepsy syndrome in which the severe EEG abnormality is thought to result in cognitive and other impairments in the patient. (clinicalgate.com)
  • Idiopathic epilepsy is an epilepsy syndrome that is genetic or presumed genetic and in which there is no underlying disorder affecting development or other neurologic function (e.g., petit mal epilepsy). (clinicalgate.com)
  • Symptomatic epilepsy is an epilepsy syndrome caused by an underlying brain disorder (e.g., epilepsy secondary to tuberous sclerosis). (clinicalgate.com)
  • A cryptogenic epilepsy (also termed presumed symptomatic epilepsy ) is an epilepsy syndrome in which there is a presumed underlying brain disorder causing the epilepsy and affecting neurologic function, but the underlying disorder is not known. (clinicalgate.com)
  • Congenital chloride diarrhea and Pendred syndrome: case report of siblings with two rare recessive disorders of SLC26 family genes. (oru.se)
Myoclonus1
Petit mal epilepsy1
  • Its potential applications in epilepsy rapidly became clear, when Gibbs and colleagues in Boston demonstrated 3 per second spike wave discharge in what was then termed petit mal epilepsy. (bmj.com)
Focal1
  • Abnormalities of background cerebral rhythms, focal slow activity or regional attenuation are much less specific than epileptiform activity, although they can indicate localised structural pathology underlying the seizure disorder, or diffuse cortical dysfunction as in symptomatic generalised epilepsies. (bmj.com)
Symptoms1
  • They manage movement disorders like Parkinson's, administering medicinal treatments to alleviate associated symptoms. (ayu.health)
Tumors5
  • Brain tumors can also be classified as a neurological disorder because they originate in the brain tissue itself. (ehealthhut.com)
  • These tumors can be either benign or malignant and may require surgery or radiation therapy for treatment. (ehealthhut.com)
  • There are different types of brain tumors, some are noncancerous (benign), and some brain tumors are cancerous (malignant). (brainandnervecenter.com)
  • Hippel disease (HLS) is a hereditary disorder characterized by tumors developing in many organs. (brainandnervecenter.com)
  • Overview of Brain Tumors A brain tumor can be a noncancerous (benign) or cancerous (malignant) growth in the brain. (msdmanuals.com)
Temporal2
  • Temporal sampling is also limited, and the relatively short duration of routine interictal EEG recording is one reason why patients with epilepsy may not show interictal epileptiform discharge (IED) in the first EEG study. (bmj.com)
  • Epilepsy classification systems are generally based upon: (1) clinical features of the seizure episodes (e.g., motor seizure), (2) etiology (e.g., post-traumatic), (3) anatomic site of seizure origin (e.g., frontal lobe seizure), (4) tendency to spread to other structures in the brain, and (5) temporal patterns (e.g., nocturnal epilepsy). (lookformedical.com)
Symptomatic epilepsy1
Partial2
  • They include generalized epilepsies and partial epilepsies. (medscape.com)
  • These include generalized, as well as partial, epilepsies. (medscape.com)
Childhood absence1
  • The generalized epilepsies discussed are limited to childhood absence epilepsy, which is also called pyknolepsy, and juvenile absence epilepsy, also known as epilepsy with nonpyknoleptic absences or epilepsy with spanioleptic absences. (medscape.com)
Neurologists3
  • Neurologists are medical specialists who focus on the diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the brain, spinal cord, and nerves. (ehealthhut.com)
  • Neurologists diagnose epilepsy using clinical assessment, EEG, and sometimes neuroimaging. (ayu.health)
  • Mount Sinai Beth Israel is designated as a Center of Excellence by the Parkinsons Foundation , specialized team of neurologists, movement disorder specialists, physical and occupational therapists, mental health professionals and others who are up-to-date on the latest Parkinson's disease medications, therapies, and research to provide the best care. (parkinsonsinfoclub.com)
Neurologic1
  • In this article, the term benign epilepsy is used to refer to a group of pediatric epileptic disorders in which remission and lack of significant neurologic sequelae are expected in the vast majority of patients. (medscape.com)
Inborn2
  • Approach to the Patient With a Suspected Inherited Disorder of Metabolism Most inherited disorders of metabolism (inborn errors of metabolism) are rare, and therefore their diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Biochemical genetic testing and newborn screening are essential laboratory services for the screening, detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of inborn errors of metabolism or inherited metabolic disorders. (cdc.gov)
People with epilepsy1
  • Upwards of 90% of people with epilepsy in these areas receive no treatment at all. (symptoma.mt)
Genetic2
  • These disorders are idiopathic, occur in otherwise healthy children, and have (with rare exceptions) a strong genetic component. (medscape.com)
  • These recommendations are intended for laboratories that perform biochemical genetic testing to improve the quality of laboratory services and for newborn screening laboratories to ensure the quality of laboratory practices for inherited metabolic disorders. (cdc.gov)
Startle reflex2
  • This cascading physiological event happens rapidly and often as a result of a startle response, or startle reflex. (medicalbag.com)
  • In early onset, babies are born with an exaggerated startle reflex response to auditory or tactile stimuli. (medicalbag.com)
Diagnosis of epilepsy3
  • Epileptiform activity is specific, but not sensitive, for diagnosis of epilepsy as the cause of a transient loss of consciousness or other paroxysmal event that is clinically likely to be epilepsy. (bmj.com)
  • These wide ranges can be explained partly by diverse case selection and differences in clinical requirements for diagnosis of epilepsy in population studies of EEG specificity and sensitivity. (bmj.com)
  • The clinical diagnosis of epilepsy usually requires the occurrence of at least 1 unprovoked epileptic seizure with either a second such seizure or enough EEG and clinical information to convincingly demonstrate an enduring predisposition to develop recurrences. (clinicalgate.com)
Multiple Sclerosis1
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disorder with central nervous system (CNS) involvement, leading to varied presentations. (vjim.org)
Clinical3
  • Secondly, correlation between different EEG patterns and epilepsy varies, and only IED are associated with seizure disorders at a sufficiently high rate to be of clinical use. (bmj.com)
  • The clinical course is extremely variable, ranging from a relatively benign condition to a rapidly evolving and incapacitating disease requiring profound lifestyle adjustments. (vjim.org)
  • This text brings together leading authorities presenting state-of-the-art clinical reviews covering the science, recognition, and treatment of the inherited metabolic epilepsies and related disorders. (symptoma.mt)
Characterized by recurrent1
  • A disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of paroxysmal brain dysfunction due to a sudden, disorderly, and excessive neuronal discharge. (lookformedical.com)
Cryptogenic1
Prognosis2
  • Although the prognosis of neonatal convulsions remains poor, benign neonatal convulsions are differentiated by their generally good prognosis. (medscape.com)
  • the prognosis depends on the underlying disorder, including its reversibility or treatability and the likelihood of developing epilepsy from it. (clinicalgate.com)
Movement Disorders2
  • Therapy for MOVEMENT DISORDERS, especially PARKINSON DISEASE, that applies electricity via stereotactic implantation of ELECTRODES in specific areas of the BRAIN such as the THALAMUS. (lookformedical.com)
  • In recent years, there has been a groundswell of new treatment options for movement disorders. (parkinsonsinfoclub.com)
Early Childhood1
  • Seizure disorders commonly begin in early childhood or in late adulthood. (msdmanuals.com)
Peripheral Neuropathy1
  • Peripheral neuropathy is caused by genetics or is acquired, such as from the result of another disorder or condition. (emedicinehealth.com)
Convulsions3
  • almost 1% of the patients had benign familial neonatal convulsions. (medscape.com)
  • Benign familial neonatal convulsions have been proven to be epileptic by electroclinical correlation. (medscape.com)
  • He recommended its use for the relief of pain, muscle spasms, and convulsions occurring in tetanus, rabies, rheumatism and epilepsy (Nahas, 1984). (druglibrary.net)
Progressive1
  • In this case report, we will be discussing one such rare presentation of a rapidly progressive demyelinating disorder. (vjim.org)
Spinal cord1
  • Dr. Langer came up with pretty surprising results, "The 'photic sneeze reflex' is not a classical reflex that occurs only at a brainstem or spinal cord level. (todayifoundout.com)
Occur1
  • If inappropriate questions are asked of the EEG, diagnostic errors will occur, and there will be poor yield of information that could be useful in the management of patients with seizure disorders. (bmj.com)