How to diagnose and classify idiopathic (genetic) generalized epilepsies

AD Elmali, S Auvin, T Bast, G Rubboli… - Epileptic …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Idiopathic or genetic generalized epilepsies (IGE) constitute an electroclinically well‐defined
group that accounts for almost one third of all people with epilepsy. They consist of four well …

Effect of sleep on epileptic discharges in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy

ME Tavşanlı, D Kınay - Clinical EEG and Neuroscience, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. It is known that sleep and sleep deprivation affect the EEG findings, onset,
frequency and semiology of the seizures. Generalized spike and wave discharges were …

Identification of Geographic Sites Studying Photosensitivity

N Specchio, A Ferretti, J Mifsud - The Importance of Photosensitivity for …, 2021 - Springer
Photosensitive epilepsy is a rare reflex epilepsy characterized by seizures in photosensitive
individuals. The incidence has been reported as 1.1/100,000 persons per year among the …

How to Interpret Photoparoxysmal EEG Results?

C Barba, R Guerrini - The Importance of Photosensitivity for Epilepsy, 2021 - Springer
Photosensitivity is defined as a “photoparoxysmal response”(PPR) to intermittent photic
stimulation (IPS) during an electroencephalogram (EEG). The PPR consists of spikes, spike …