epilepsy/diarrhea

A woman with temporal lobe epilepsy manifesting with repeated episodes of sudden diarrhea and loss of consciousness is reported. A 63-year-old, right-handed female presented with chief complaints of sudden diarrhea and loss of consciousness for almost three decades. The first attack occurred in her

BACKGROUND Epilepsy is a disease where most patients have a good control with pharmacological antiepileptic treatment. Nevertheless, 25% of the patients have a refractory epilepsy to usual antiepileptic drugs. Ketogenic diet is one of the treatment options for this type of epilepsy. In spite of the

A child with a complex history of chronic diarrhea and a seizure disorder, with multiple nondiagnostic previous evaluations, is presented. Under careful observation and with minimal diagnostic studies, the source of this child's chronic disorder was confirmed to be exogenous drug administration by

Traditionally, Morus rubra L. (Moraceae) (red mulberry) and Cornus mas L. (Cornacea) (cornelian cherry) fruits are eaten fresh and are also used in marmalades, juices, jam, natural dyes in Turkey and are believed to have beneficial effects in case of multiple health issues such as antipyretic,

A significant number of epilepsy patients are refractory to conventional antiepileptic drugs. These patients experience considerable neurocognitive impairments that impact their quality of life and ability to function independently. This need for alternative treatment has generated increased

This report reviews the gastrointestinal and central nervous system complaints and clinical course in 10 adult patients with abdominal epilepsy. Abdominal symptoms included paroxysmal pain, nausea, bloating, and diarrhea. Nervous system manifestations included dizziness, headache, confusion, syncope

OBJECTIVE To investigate clinical characteristics, EEG changes and therapeutic response of benign infantile epilepsy and to study the early diagnostic methods. METHODS Clinical observation and Video-EEG monitoring were carried out in babies with convulsions at 3 - 24 months of age. In these

We performed a pilot 3-month, open-label study of 5-10 mg donepezil, an anticholinesterase inhibitor, as treatment for memory problems in people with epilepsy. The Buschke Selective Reminding Test was administered at baseline and after 3 months of donepezil. In 18 completing patients, the total

BACKGROUND Barriers to developing treatments for human status epilepticus include the inadequacy of experimental animal models. In contrast, naturally occurring canine epilepsy is similar to the human condition and can serve as a platform to translate research from rodents to humans. The objectives

Even without electrolyte imbalance, dehydration and fever, seizures are found occasionally in the cases of mild diarrhea. Such patients have shown favorable outcome during long-term follow-up. Twenty cases (10 boys and 10 girls) of benign seizure with mild diarrhea have been diagnosed at the

Reports of an association between epilepsy and coeliac disease (CD) are not new. Chapmann reported a prevalence of epilepsy in CD of 5.5% and accepted a figure of 0.5% for the community. Prevalence of coeliac disease among epileptic patients is not well established. The aim of this study is to