Febrile seizures and febrile seizure syndromes: an updated overview of old and current knowledge

AM Khair, D Elmagrabi - Neurology research international, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Febrile seizures are the most common paroxysmal episode during childhood, affecting up to
one in 10 children. They are a major cause of emergency facility visits and a source of family …

Febrile Seizures, Ongoing Epileptiform Activity, and the Resulting Long-Term Consequences: Lessons From Animal Models

SA Harris, EE Gordon, KT Barrett, MH Scantlebury… - Pediatric Neurology, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Febrile seizures affect 2-14% of children. Prospective studies indicate that following
a relatively prolonged febrile seizure there are long-term consequences. While controlled …

Cannabidiol inhibits febrile seizure by modulating AMPA receptor kinetics through its interaction with the N-terminal domain of GluA1/GluA2

Y Yu, Z Yang, B Jin, X Qin, X Zhu, J Sun, L Huo… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a major phytocannabinoid in Cannabis sativa. CBD is being
increasingly reported as a clinical treatment for neurological diseases. Febrile seizure is one …

Early-life stress is associated with gender-based vulnerability to epileptogenesis in rat pups

S Desgent, S Duss, NT Sanon, P Lema, M Lévesque… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
During development, the risk of developing mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) increases
when the developing brain is exposed to more than one insult in early life. Early life insults …

Volumetric magnetic resonance imaging differences between complex febrile seizure and recurrent simple febrile seizure

B Cavusoglu, ÇO Gokaslan, D Cavusoglu - Brain and Development, 2024 - Elsevier
Purpose We investigated the volumetric differences in cortical and subcortical structures
between patients with complex febrile seizure (FS) and recurrent simple FS. We aimed to …

Focal cortical dysplasia in childhood epilepsy

T Shaker, A Bernier, L Carmant - Seminars in pediatric neurology, 2016 - Elsevier
Focal cortical dysplasia is a common cause of medication resistant epilepsy. A better
understanding of its presentation, pathophysiology and consequences have helped us …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of glycemic control on hearing outcomes in diabetes patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss

E Park, J Shim, SJ Choi, HH Jung… - The journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This study aimed to analyze the effects of glycemic control on the hearing
outcomes of type 2 diabetes patients with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss …

[HTML][HTML] Sex differences in the developing brain impact stress-induced epileptogenicity following hyperthermia-induced seizures

DC Wolf, S Desgent, NT Sanon, JS Chen… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Febrile seizures (FS) are common, affecting 2–5% of children between the ages of 3 months
and 6 years. Complex FS occur in 10% of patients with FS and are strongly associated with …

Underlying cortical dysplasia as risk factor for traumatic epilepsy: an animal study

A Nemes, IM Najm, JT Gale, Z Ying… - Journal of …, 2016 - liebertpub.com
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant risk factor for development of epilepsy in humans.
It is unclear, however, why some persons are at an increased risk of becoming epileptic …

Predictors of surgical candidacy in 414 epilepsy patients admitted to the EMU

A Mansouri, A Fallah, GM Ibrahim… - Canadian Journal of …, 2013 - cambridge.org
Objectives: Admission to an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) is essential for pre-surgical
evaluation of patients with medically-refractory epilepsy; however, prolonged referral times …