paris/seizures

Authors report a retrospective study of all cases of indoramin-only poisoning notified to the Paris poison Centre from 1986 to 2010. Fifty five cases of indoramin self-poisoning were included: 40 adults and 15 children. The mean supposed ingested dose was about 701 mg±464 mg. ECG showed a prolonged

Recent data have reported the effectiveness of levetiracetam (LVT) on generalized seizures. Among them, it seems that LVT can be successfully used to treat absence seizures. Many antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) have been occasionally reported to paradoxically aggravate some seizures. We retrospectively

The tragic life of Vincent van Gogh is summarized, emphasizing his early departure from formal education, failure as a successful salesman in the art world, attempt at religious studies, difficulty with female and family relationships, return to the art world, and tendencies toward extremes of poor

The ability of computational intelligence methods to predict epileptic seizures is evaluated in long-term EEG recordings of 278 patients suffering from pharmaco-resistant partial epilepsy, also known as refractory epilepsy. This extensive study in seizure prediction considers the 278 patients from

BACKGROUND Seizures are very common in children. They frequently happen in outpatient settings, in the presence of caregivers who are not always trained in their management. First-line rescue therapy is based on benzodiazepine, historically diazepam. Recent studies have investigated the use of other

The clinical features of epilepsy associated with cerebral cavernomas and the results of different types of its surgical treatment: cavernonectomy, extended cavernomectomy, and epileptic focus resection were analyzed. The clinical, radiological, and electrophysiological data were studied in 48

OBJECTIVE We assess the prevalences of bacterial meningitis and herpes simplex virus meningoencephalitis (HSV-ME) in children with a complex febrile seizure and determine these prevalences in the subgroup of children with a clinical examination result not suggestive of meningitis or

OBJECTIVE National and international guidelines are very heterogeneous about the necessity to perform a lumbar puncture (LP) in children under 12 months of age with a first simple febrile seizure. We estimated the risk of bacterial meningitis in children aged 6 to 11 months with a first simple

In the stereo-electro-encephalography (SEEG) methodology developed by Talairach and Bancaud in Sainte-Anne Hospital in Paris, France, the objective of placing depth electrode recordings in presurgical evaluation is to study the spatial and temporal organization of a seizure. This defines for each

From January 1974 to June 1983, the Paris Poison Control Centre collected 84 cases of overdosage with orphenadrine alone or in combination. Prior papers emphasized fatalities related to orphenadrine poisoning. This retrospective study suggests an underestimated incidence of anticholinergic drugs

Authors report a retrospective study of all cases of indoramin-only poisoning notified to the Paris poison Centre from 1986 to 2010. Fifty five cases of indoramin self-poisoning were included: 40 adults and 15 children. The mean supposed ingested dose was about 701mg±464mg. ECG showed a prolonged

Jean-Martin Charcot who studied hysteria at the Salpetriere hospital in Paris late in the nineteenth century is often portrayed as a great neurologist. According to standard accounts, his female hysterical patients imitated the seizures of epileptic patients at the Salpetriere in order to get

Thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid (A.T.C.) has been marketed in France since 1964 for the treatment of hepatic and biliary disorders. [Hepalidine (Riker Lab.): Packs of 20 tablets, each containing 100 mg. Thiobiline (Riker Lab.): Packs of 20 vials, each containing 100 mg.] As early as 1970, both the