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Lopes-Santos LE, de Angelis G, Nakano FN, Thome U, Velasco TR, Santos MV, Machado HR, Hamad APA, Sakamoto AC, Wichert-Ana L. Executive functioning in children with posterior cortex epilepsy compared to temporal and frontal lobe epilepsies. Epilepsy Res 2023; 192:107141. [PMID: 37062183 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2023.107141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE People with epilepsy are at an increased risk of experiencing executive dysfunction, particularly those with frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE). The literature has also demonstrated alterations in executive functioning (EF) in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). However, few studies have examined the neuropsychological profile of posterior cortex epilepsy (PCE), and little attention has been given to cognitive impairments in the pediatric population with PCE. This study aims to investigate EF performance in children with drug-resistant PCE compared to patients with FLE and TLE. METHODS We analyzed neuropsychological data from 217 patients aged 6-18 years who underwent preoperative evaluation for epilepsy surgery. The EF of patients with PCE was compared to patients with FLE and TLE. RESULTS There was no significant difference in Full-Scale Intelligence Quotient (FSIQ) means between groups. However, we found a significant effect of brain region on the Coding task, in which patients with PCE and FLE performed worse than those with TLE (p = 0.034). We also observed performance differences between groups on the Stroop test (p = 0.005), with patients with PCE and FLE performing worse than the TLE group. SIGNIFICANCE These findings suggest that children with PCE have alterations in their EF that are similar to the deficits found in FLE compared to patients with TLE. This emphasizes the importance of understanding the neuroanatomy of executive functions and the model of neural networks extending beyond the prefrontal cortex.
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- Lucas Emmanuel Lopes-Santos
- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil; Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil; Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center (CIREP), Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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de Matos MMF, Batista LA, Thomé U, Sakamoto AC, Santos MV, Machado HR, Wichert-Ana L, Hamad APA. Reduction in anti-seizure medications use in pediatric patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy submitted to surgical treatment. Childs Nerv Syst 2022; 39:1193-1200. [PMID: 36580119 PMCID: PMC9798357 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-022-05812-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE We aimed to analyze the potential for postoperative (PO) medication suspension and reduction, emphasizing passive withdrawal. METHODS Retrospective study of patients under 18 years old submitted to surgical treatment for pharmacoresistant epilepsy and classified as Engel I during the first year of PO follow-up. Therapeutic management was evaluated through discontinuation or reduction of medications, both in terms of the number of ASM prescribed and in daily maintenance dosages in mg/kg. RESULTS ASM withdrawal started in the first year PO and occurred in 1.2% of cases, with a significant yearly reduction in the number of ASM during follow-up (p < 0.001). A comparison of the most commonly used ASM in daily mg/kg between the preoperative period (preop) and PO showed a reduction of ASM maintenance dosages during PO. Even though recurrence of seizures was observed 5 years after surgery, 125 patients (85%) were still classified as Engel I, albeit a higher number of ASM per patient was observed. Most patients showed no changes in cognitive and adaptive behavior evaluation between preop and PO, even in those who were able to reduce ASM. CONCLUSION Significant reduction observed both in the number and daily maintenance dosages of ASM following each year of PO may be an indirect measure of the effectiveness of epilepsy surgery.
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioural Sciences, Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP, Brazil
- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP, Brazil
- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP, Brazil
- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Internal Medicine Department, Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioural Sciences, Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP), Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Bandeirantes Avenue, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, CEP, Brazil.
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Lopes E Santos LE, de Angelis G, Velasco TR, Thome U, Santos MV, Machado HR, Hamad APA, Sakamoto AC, Wichert-Ana L. The intellectual profile of pediatric patients with posterior cortex epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 125:108447. [PMID: 34839240 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 10/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive functioning in epileptic syndromes has been widely explored in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), but few studies have investigated the neuropsychological profile in posterior cortex epilepsy (PCE). In this study, we investigated the presurgical intellectual profile of children and adolescents with drug-resistant PCE. METHODS Children and adolescents diagnosed with PCE (n = 25) participated in this study. The data were obtained from medical records, with assessments carried out between the years 2003 and 2019. To compare the intellectual profile, we also included patients diagnosed with frontal (n = 26) and temporal lobe epilepsy (n = 40). The Wechsler Intelligence Scales were used for the assessment of general intelligence. RESULTS There was an effect of the brain region on the Working Memory Index (p < 0.01), in which patients with TLE had significantly higher scores than groups with FLE (p < 0.01) and PCE (p < 0.05). We also demonstrated that patients with PCE tended to perform worse in the Processing Speed Index than patients with TLE (p = 0.055). The Full-Scale Intelligence Quotient, Verbal Comprehension, and Perceptual Reasoning indexes did not differ among the brain regions. CONCLUSIONS Children and adolescents with PCE demonstrated significant impairment in working memory and processing speed. The pattern of cognitive dysfunction in PCE was similar to that observed in FLE, which expands the evidence of the involvement of frontoparietal networks on cognitive proficiency.
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- Lucas Emmanuel Lopes E Santos
- Department of Radiology, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil; Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Radiology, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil; Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
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Silva JR, Sakamoto AC, Thomé Ú, Escorsi-Rosset S, Santos MV, Machado HR, Santos AC, Hamad AP. Left hemispherectomy in older children and adolescents: outcome of cognitive abilities. Childs Nerv Syst 2020; 36:1275-1282. [PMID: 31797069 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-019-04377-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Hemispherectomy is an effective treatment option for pharmacoresistant epilepsy. Nevertheless, when high cortical functions are at risk during the presurgical evaluation, especially for older children, and for the left hemisphere, despite good seizure outcome, the anticipated decrease of cognitive functions may prevent a decision to perform surgery. The objective of this study is to report the cognitive outcome, based on verbal and performance intelligence skills, in a series of older children and adolescents who underwent left hemispherectomy, analyzing the risks (residual cognitive deficit) and benefits (seizure reduction) of surgery. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed pre- and postoperative clinical and neuropsychological data from our patients who underwent left hemispherectomy, aged between 6 and 18 years. RESULTS We included 15 patients, with a mean follow-up of 3.1 years, 12 patients (80%) were Engel I, and the other three were classified as Engel II, III, and IV. Nine patients were tested by Wechsler Scales of Intelligence; postsurgically all but one kept the same intellectual levels; verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ) remained unchanged in 13 and improved in one, whereas performance intelligence quotient (PIQ) decreased in four patients. Both Total Vineland and communication scores of Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales were obtained in six patients: in all, scores were classified as deficient adaptive functioning pre- and postoperatively, remaining unchanged. CONCLUSION The evaluation of the remaining intellectual abilities after left hemispherectomy in older children and adolescents is useful to discuss the risks and benefits of this surgery, enabling better and safer decisions regarding surgical indications and timing.
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- Joceli Rodrigues Silva
- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioural Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioural Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP) Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia - HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900 Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP 14049-900, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP) Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia - HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900 Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP 14049-900, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP) Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia - HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900 Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP 14049-900, Brazil.,Radiology Division-Internal Medicine Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP) Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia - HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900 Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP 14049-900, Brazil.,Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP) Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia - HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900 Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP 14049-900, Brazil.,Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP) Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia - HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900 Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP 14049-900, Brazil.,Radiology Division-Internal Medicine Department, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioural Sciences, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. .,Center for Epilepsy Surgery (CIREP) Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia - HCFMRP-USP, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Avenida Bandeirantes 3900 Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, SP, CEP 14049-900, Brazil.
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Hamamoto O, Tirapelli DPDC, Lizarte Neto FS, Freitas-Lima P, Saggioro FP, Cirino MLDA, Assirati JA, Serafini LN, Velasco TR, Sakamoto AC, Carlotti CG. Modulation of NMDA receptor by miR-219 in the amygdala and hippocampus of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. J Clin Neurosci 2020; 74:180-186. [PMID: 32111564 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2020.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis is the most frequent form of focal epilepsy in adults, and it is often refractory to drug treatment. Regardless of the efforts on developing new antiepileptic drugs for refractory cases, studies suggest a need for better understanding the molecular bases of epilepsy. The microRNAs have been progressively investigated as potential targets for both epilepsy mechanisms elucidation and treatment. Therefore, the goal of this study was to evaluate the differential expression of miR-219, miR-181b, and miR-195, previously described as regulators of the excitatory neurotransmitter receptors NMDA-R1 and AMPA-GluR2 and inhibitory neurotransmitter GABAA (α2, β3, and γ2 subunits) in the amygdala and hippocampus of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. Based on genes and miRNAs' quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) from 18 patients with epilepsy, our results showed an inverse relationship between miR-219 and NMDA-NR1 expression in both the amygdala and hippocampus in comparison to their expression in controls. NR1 and GluR2 were upregulated in the amygdala of epileptic patients. Low miR-195 expression was observed in the amygdala of patients with epilepsy. Our findings indicate that miR-219 has a possible regulatory role in excitatory neurotransmission in patients with epilepsy, contributing to the new avenue of miRNA biology in drug-resistant epilepsy, reserving huge potential for future applications and clinical interventions in conjunction with existing therapies.
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- Osmi Hamamoto
- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil; Barao de Maua University Center, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Neurosciences and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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Marques FA, Albuquerque NCPD, Campos MSDA, Freitas-Lima P, Baldoni AO, Alexandre Júnior V, Sakamoto AC, Oliveira ARMD, Pereira LRL. Drug-resistant epilepsy and topiramate: Plasma concentration and frequency of epileptic seizures. Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol 2018; 45:652-658. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1681.12923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Revised: 01/16/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Fabiana Angelo Marques
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Ribeirão Preto; University of São Paulo; Ribeirão Preto SP Brazil
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Bianchin MM, Velasco TR, Wichert-Ana L, Dos Santos AC, Sakamoto AC. Understanding the association of neurocysticercosis and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and its impact on the surgical treatment of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2017; 76:168-177. [PMID: 28462844 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Revised: 02/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS) is one of the most common types of focal epilepsies. This is an epileptic syndrome commonly associated with treatment-resistant seizures, being also the most prevalent form of drug-resistant epilepsy which is treated surgically in most epilepsy surgery centers. Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is one of the most common parasitic infections of the central nervous system, and one of the most common etiological agents of focal epilepsy, affecting millions of patients worldwide. Recently, researchers reported a curious association between MTLE-HS with NCC, but this association remains poorly understood. Some argue that calcified NCC lesions in MTLE-HS patients is only a coincidental finding, since both disorders are prevalent worldwide. However, others suppose there might exist a pathogenic relationship between both disorders and some even suspect that NCC, by acting as an initial precipitating injury (IPI), might cause hippocampal damage and, eventually, MTLE-HS. In this review, we discuss the various reports that examine this association, and suggest possible explanations for why calcified NCC lesions are also observed in patients with MTLE-HS. We also propose mechanisms by which NCC could lead to MTLE-HS. Finally, we discuss the implications of NCC for the treatment of pharmacologically-resistant focal epilepsies in patients with calcified NCC or in patients with MTLE-HS and calcified NCC lesions. We believe that investigations in the relationship between NCC and MTLE-HS might offer further insights into how NCC may trigger epilepsy, and into how MTLE-HS originates. Moreover, observations in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy with both NCC and hippocampal sclerosis may not only aid in the understanding and treatment of patients with MTLE-HS, but also of patients with other forms of dual pathologies aside from NCC. This article is part of a Special Issue titled Neurocysticercosis and Epilepsy.
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- Marino Muxfeldt Bianchin
- CIREP, Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; CETER, Centro de Tratamento de Epilepsia Refratária, BRAIN, Basic Research and Advanced Investigations in Neurology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- CIREP, Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- CIREP, Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- CIREP, Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- CIREP, Centro de Cirurgia de Epilepsia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Geraldi CDV, Escorsi-Rosset S, Thompson P, Silva ACG, Sakamoto AC. Potential role of a cognitive rehabilitation program following left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2017; 75:359-365. [DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20170050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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ABSTRACT Research into memory and epilepsy has focused on measuring problems and exploring causes with limited attention directed at the role of neuropsychological rehabilitation in alleviating post-operative memory difficulties. Objectives To assess the effects of a memory rehabilitation program in patients with left temporal lobe epilepsy following surgery. Methods Twenty-four patients agreed to participate and 18 completed the study; nine received memory rehabilitation while nine had no input and were designated as controls. Verbal learning efficiency, naming abilities, memory subjective ratings, ecological activity measures and a language fMRI paradigm were used as outcome measures. Results Improved verbal learning and naming test performance, increase in memory strategy use and improved self-perception were observed following the rehabilitation. Changes in fMRI activation patterns were seen in the rehabilitation group over the long term. Conclusion The findings support the potential role of a cognitive rehabilitation program following left temporal lobe surgery.
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- UCL Institute of Neurology, UK; Epilepsy Society Research Centre, UK
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Sonvenso DK, Itikawa EN, Santos MV, Santos LA, Trevisan AC, Bianchin MM, Pitella FA, Kato M, Carlotti CG, Busatto GF, Velasco TR, Santos AC, Leite JP, Sakamoto AC, Machado HR, Nunes AA, Wichert-Ana L. Systematic review of the efficacy in seizure control and safety of neuronavigation in epilepsy surgery: The need for well-designed prospective studies. Seizure 2015; 31:99-107. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2015.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Freitas-Lima P, Ferreira FIS, Bertucci C, Alexandre Júnior V, Dreossi SAC, Pereira LRL, Sakamoto AC, Queiroz RHC. Stir bar-sorptive extraction, solid phase extraction and liquid-liquid extraction for levetiracetam determination in human plasma: comparing recovery rates. BRAZ J PHARM SCI 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/s1984-82502015000200017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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<p>Levetiracetam (LEV), an antiepileptic drug (AED) with favorable pharmacokinetic profile, is increasingly being used in clinical practice, although information on its metabolism and disposition are still being generated. Therefore a simple, robust and fast liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) followed by high-performance liquid chromatography method is described that could be used for both pharmacokinetic and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) purposes. Moreover, recovery rates of LEV in plasma were compared among LLE, stir bar-sorptive extraction (SBSE), and solid-phase extraction (SPE). Solvent extraction with dichloromethane yielded a plasma residue free from usual interferences such as commonly co-prescribed AEDs, and recoveries around 90% (LLE), 60% (SPE) and 10% (SBSE). Separation was obtained using reverse phase Select B column with ultraviolet detection (235 nm). Mobile phase consisted of methanol:sodium acetate buffer 0.125 M pH 4.4 (20:80, v/v). The method was linear over a range of 2.8-220.0 µg mL<sup>-1</sup>. The intra- and inter-assay precision and accuracy were studied at three concentrations; relative standard deviation was less than 10%. The limit of quantification was 2.8 µg mL<sup>-1</sup>. This robust method was successfully applied to analyze plasma samples from patients with epilepsy and therefore might be used for pharmacokinetic and TDM purposes.</p>
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Freitas-Lima P, Monteiro EA, Macedo LRH, Funayama SS, Ferreira FIS, Matias Júnior I, Angelis G, Nogueira AMA, Alexandre V, Velasco TR, Pinheiro-Martins AP, Sakamoto AC. The social context and the need of information from patients with epilepsy: evaluating a tertiary referral service. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2015; 73:298-303. [DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20150007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Objective Characterize the social profile and the need of information from patients with refractory epilepsy. Method A semi-structured questionnaire was applied to 103 patients to investigate sociodemographic aspects, pharmacotherapy and any doubts about epilepsy. Results Patients were highly dependent on having a free and accessible supply of antiepileptic drugs. Sixty-eight percent of the population was unemployed, and 26% confirmed receiving social security benefits due to epilepsy. Twenty-nine percent of the population reached high school. Eighty-five percent of the patients had at least one doubt about epilepsy; treatment and epilepsy aspects in general were the main topics. Conclusion : As observed in developed countries, patients with refractory epilepsy from a developing country also have high rates of unemployment and low educational levels. The results raise a concern about the need of information about epilepsy by patients and their families, urging the necessity to invest in strategies to solve this deficiency in knowledge.
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- Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; Hospital das Clínicas, Brazil
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Bertti P, Tejada J, Martins APP, Dal-Cól MLC, Terra VC, de Oliveira JAC, Velasco TR, Sakamoto AC, Garcia-Cairasco N. Looking for complexity in quantitative semiology of frontal and temporal lobe seizures using neuroethology and graph theory. Epilepsy Behav 2014; 38:81-93. [PMID: 25216767 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2014.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Epileptic syndromes and seizures are the expression of complex brain systems. Because no analysis of complexity has been applied to epileptic seizure semiology, our goal was to apply neuroethology and graph analysis to the study of the complexity of behavioral manifestations of epileptic seizures in human frontal lobe epilepsy (FLE) and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). We analyzed the video recordings of 120 seizures of 18 patients with FLE and 28 seizures of 28 patients with TLE. All patients were seizure-free >1 year after surgery (Engel Class I). All patients' behavioral sequences were analyzed by means of a glossary containing all behaviors and analyzed for neuroethology (Ethomatic software). The same series were used for graph analysis (CYTOSCAPE). Behaviors, displayed as nodes, were connected by edges to other nodes according to their temporal sequence of appearance. Using neuroethology analysis, we confirmed data in the literature such as in FLE: brief/frequent seizures, complex motor behaviors, head and eye version, unilateral/bilateral tonic posturing, speech arrest, vocalization, and rapid postictal recovery and in the case of TLE: presence of epigastric aura, lateralized dystonias, impairment of consciousness/speech during ictal and postictal periods, and development of secondary generalization. Using graph analysis metrics of FLE and TLE confirmed data from flowcharts. However, because of the algorithms we used, they highlighted more powerfully the connectivity and complex associations among behaviors in a quite selective manner, depending on the origin of the seizures. The algorithms we used are commonly employed to track brain connectivity from EEG and MRI sources, which makes our study very promising for future studies of complexity in this field.
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- Poliana Bertti
- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory, Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Epilepsy Surgery Center, Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory, Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Physics Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Philosophy, Science and Letters, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center, Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory, Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Epilepsy Surgery Center, Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center, Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory, Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center, Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Epilepsy Surgery Center, Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory, Physiology Department, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil; Epilepsy Surgery Center, Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Sciences, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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Hamad AP, Caboclo LO, Centeno R, Costa LV, Ladeia-Frota C, Carrete H, Gomez NG, Marinho M, Yacubian EMT, Sakamoto AC. Hemispheric surgery for refractory epilepsy in children and adolescents: Outcome regarding seizures, motor skills and adaptive function. Seizure 2013; 22:752-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2013] [Revised: 05/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Freitas-Lima PD, Baldoni ADO, Alexandre V, Pereira LRL, Sakamoto AC. Drug utilization profile in adult patients with refractory epilepsy at a tertiary referral center. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2013; 71:856-61. [DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20130169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective To evaluate the utilization profile of antiepileptic drugs in a population of adult patients with refractory epilepsy attending a tertiary center. Method Descriptive analyses of data were obtained from the medical records of 112 patients. Other clinical and demographic characteristics were also registered. Results Polytherapies with ≥3 antiepileptic drugs were prescribed to 60.7% of patients. Of the old agents, carbamazepine and clobazam were the most commonly prescribed (72.3% and 58.9% of the patients, respectively). Among the new agents, lamotrigine was the most commonly prescribed (36.6% of the patients). At least one old agent was identified in 103 out of the 104 polytherapies, while at least one new agent was prescribed to 70.5% of the population. The most prevalent combination was carbamazepine + clobazam + lamotrigine. The mean AED load found was 3.3 (range 0.4–7.7). Conclusion The pattern of use of individual drugs, although consistent with current treatment guidelines, is strongly influenced by the public health system.
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- Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São PauloSP, Brazil
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Caboclo LOSF, Neves RS, Jardim AP, Hamad APA, Centeno RS, Lancellotti CLP, Scorza CA, Cavalheiro EA, Yacubian EMT, Sakamoto AC. Surgical and postmortem pathology studies: contribution for the investigation of temporal lobe epilepsy. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2013; 70:945-52. [PMID: 23295424 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2012001200009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pathology studies in epilepsy patients bring useful information for comprehending the physiopathology of various forms of epilepsy, as well as aspects related to response to treatment and long-term prognosis. These studies are usually restricted to surgical specimens obtained from patients with refractory focal epilepsies. Therefore, most of them pertain to temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and malformations of cortical development (MCD), thus providing information of a selected group of patients and restricted regions of the brain. Postmortem whole brain studies are rarely performed in epilepsy patients, however they may provide extensive information on brain pathology, allowing the analysis of areas beyond the putative epileptogenic zone. In this article, we reviewed pathology studies performed in epilepsy patients with emphasis on neuropathological findings in TLE with MTS and MCD. Furthermore, we reviewed data from postmortem studies and discussed the importance of performing these studies in epilepsy populations.
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Bianchin MM, Velasco TR, Santos ACD, Sakamoto AC. On the relationship between neurocysticercosis and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis: coincidence or a pathogenic relationship? Pathog Glob Health 2013; 106:280-5. [PMID: 23265552 DOI: 10.1179/2047773212y.0000000027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022] Open
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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS) are two common worldwide forms of focal epilepsy. In regions where NCC is endemic, both diseases can be observed in the same patient. There is recent and growing evidence suggesting that NCC might contribute to or even cause MTLE-HS. In this article, we review the literature regarding NCC and temporal lobe epilepsy, specifically addressing the relationship between NCC and MTLE-HS. In addition, we review some scenarios where NCC seems to emerge as a causative agent or contributor to the development of MTLE-HS in some patients. This association is important because it may have an impact on the evaluation and treatment of a sizable proportion of patients with epilepsy. Insights from these clinical observations might also contribute to the understanding of the neurobiology of both NCC and MTLE-HS. We hope that our review might shed some light on this interesting interplay between two of the most common worldwide conditions associated with human focal epilepsy.
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- Marino Muxfeldt Bianchin
- Basic Research and Advanced Investigations in Neurology, Division of Neurology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Reis RM, de Angelo AG, Sakamoto AC, Ferriani RA, Lara LAS. Altered Sexual and Reproductive Functions in Epileptic Men Taking Carbamazepine. J Sex Med 2013; 10:493-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02951.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hamad APA, Carrete H, Bianchin MM, Ferrari-Marinho T, Lin K, Yacubian EMT, Vilanova LCP, Garzon E, Caboclo LO, Sakamoto AC. Morphological variations of hippocampal formation in epilepsy: image, clinical and electrophysiological data. Epilepsy Behav 2013; 26:67-70. [PMID: 23220462 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2012] [Revised: 10/12/2012] [Accepted: 10/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Morphological variations of hippocampal formation (MVHF) are observed in patients with epilepsy but also in asymptomatic individuals. The precise role of these findings in epilepsy is not yet fully understood. This study analyzes the hippocampal formation (HF) morphology of asymptomatic individuals (n = 30) and of patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS) (n = 68), patients with malformations of cortical development (MCD) (n = 34), or patients with pure morphological variations of hippocampal formation (pure MVHF) (n = 12). Main clinical and electrophysiological data of patients with MVHF were also analyzed. Morphological variations of hippocampal formation are more frequently observed in patients with MCD than in patients with MTLE-HS or in asymptomatic individuals. Patients with pure morphological variations of hippocampal formation showed higher incidence of extratemporal seizure onset. Refractoriness seems to be more associated with other abnormalities, like HS or MCD, than with the HF variation itself. Thus, although morphological HF abnormalities might play a role in epileptogenicity, they seem to contribute less to refractoriness.
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- Ana Paula Andrade Hamad
- Departamento de Neurologia e Neurocirurgia, Hospital São Paulo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Rua Napoleão de Barros, 865, Vila Clementino, São Paulo/SP, Brazil.
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Martins LD, Terra VC, Nicoletti CF, Chiarello PG, Marchini JS, Sakamoto AC, Nonino-Borges CB. Effect of the classic ketogenic diet on the treatment of refractory epileptic seizures. REV NUTR 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1415-52732012000500002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVE:The ketogenic diet is used as a therapeutic alternative for the treatment of epilepsy in patients with refractory epilepsy. It simulates biochemical changes typical of fasting. The present study verified the nutritional impact of the ketogenic diet on children with refractory epilepsy. METHODS: Nutritional status data (dietary, biochemical and anthropometric measurements), seizure frequency, and adverse events were collected from the medical records and during outpatient clinic visits of children over a period of 36 months. RESULTS: Of the 29 children who initiated the ketogenic diet, 75.8% presented fewer seizures after one month of treatment. After six months, 48.3% of the patients had at least a 90.0% decrease in seizure frequency, and 50.0% of these patients presented total seizure remission. At 12 months, eight patients continued to show positive results, and seven of these children remained on the ketogenic diet for 24 months. There was an improvement of the nutritional status at 24 months, especially in terms of weight, which culminated with the recovery of proper weightforheight. There were no significant changes in biochemical indices (total cholesterol and components, triglycerides, albumin, total protein, creatinine, glycemia, serum aspartate transaminase and serum alanine transaminase). Serum cholesterol levels increased significantly in the first month, fell in the following six months, and remained within the normal limits thereafter. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, patients on the classic ketogenic diet for at least 24 months gained weight. Moreover, approximately one third of the patients achieved significant reduction in seizure frequency, and some patients achieved total remission.
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Girolineto BMP, Junior VA, Sakamoto AC, Pereira LRL. Interchangeability among therapeutic equivalents of lamotrigine: evaluation of quality of life. BRAZ J PHARM SCI 2012. [DOI: 10.1590/s1984-82502012000100011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological disorder worldwide. Approximately 70% of patients with epilepsy have their seizures controlled by clinical and pharmacological treatment. This research evaluated the possible influence of interchangeability among therapeutic equivalents of LTG on the clinical condition and quality of life of refractory epileptic patients. The study was divided into three periods of 42 days, and an equivalent therapeutic LTG randomly dispensed for each period (two similars - formulations A and B, and the reference product - formulation C). The mean dose of LTG was 5.5 mg/kg/day. The presence of side effects tends to have a greater deleterious effect on quality of life of refractory epileptics compared to variations in number of seizures or changes in plasma concentrations. The results showed that independently of the drug prescribed, interchangeability among therapeutic equivalents can negatively impact epilepsy control.
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Souza Oliveira C, Escorsi Rosset S, Terra VC, Muxfeldt Bianchin M, Machado HR, Sakamoto AC. Impacto de la cirugía de la epilepsia infantil en el rendimiento intelectual. Rev Neurol 2012. [DOI: 10.33588/rn.5404.2011400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Diniz PRB, Velasco TR, Salmon CEG, Sakamoto AC, Leite JP, Santos AC. Extratemporal damage in temporal lobe epilepsy: magnetization transfer adds information to volumetric MR imaging. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2011; 32:1857-61. [PMID: 21885719 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE MTS is characterized by gliosis and atrophy of the hippocampus and related limbic structures. However, the damage is not limited to those structures with atrophy and has been reported in extratemporal regions. Because volumetric studies are nonspecific, the pathophysiology of the brain damage remains to be solved. MTI is an MR imaging technique more sensitive to subtle neuropathologic changes than conventional MR imaging. Here we combined MTI with VBM analysis to evaluate extratemporal damage in patients with TLE. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 23 healthy controls and 21 patients with TLE with mean ages, respectively, of 37.6 ± 10.9 and 38.6 ± 9.02 years. All subjects had a full clinical follow-up and MR imaging. We processed the images with VBM for volumetric analysis of WM and GM, as well as with voxel-based analysis of MTR for macromolecular integrity analysis. RESULTS In addition to MTR decrease in the temporal lobes, we found a significant decrease in GM and WM volumes. In the WM, the MTR decrease was correlated to volume loss detected by VBM, indicating that brain atrophy may explain part of the MTR decrease. We also found areas in which the MTR decrease was not associated with volume loss, suggesting an additional pathophysiologic process other than neuronal loss and atrophy underlying the MTR changes. CONCLUSIONS Our results support the hypothesis that there are widespread lesions in the brain, including the corpus callosum and the frontal lobe, affecting both GM and WM.
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- P R B Diniz
- Department of Neuroscience, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil
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de Oliveira RS, Santos MV, Terra VC, Sakamoto AC, Machado HR. Tailored resections for intractable rolandic cortex epilepsy in children: a single-center experience with 48 consecutive cases. Childs Nerv Syst 2011; 27:779-85. [PMID: 21222213 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-010-1355-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2010] [Accepted: 11/27/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE A single-center experience with pediatric patients who underwent surgery for intractable rolandic epilepsy was reviewed with the aim of identifying putative factors that could influence postoperative seizure outcome in this population. METHODS Clinical data of 48 patients under 18 years of age with diagnosis of intractable rolandic epilepsy who underwent surgery from January 1996 to September 2009 were reviewed. RESULTS Patients' mean age at surgery was 9.9 ± 5.3 years; mean age at epilepsy onset was 3.9 years; mean seizure duration prior to surgery was 6 years; and mean follow-up was 5.1 years. The most frequent etiologies were cortical dysplasia, astrogliosis, tumors, tuberous sclerosis complex, and Sturge-Weber syndrome, which were observed in 20/48 (41.6%), 10/48 (20.8%), 10/48 (20.8%), 5/48 (10.4%), and 3/48 (6.2%) of the patients, respectively. After surgery, 20 patients (41.6%) showed neurological deficits, which in turn recovered within no longer than 6 months after surgery. Seizure outcome was classified as Engel class I in 29 (60.4%), Engel class II in 10 (20.8%), and Engel class III in 9 (18.8%) of the patients. The factors significantly related with seizure outcome were histological features (tumor versus non-tumor cases, p = 0.04) and lesion site (focal lesions versus non-focal lesions, p = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS Tailored resection of rolandic cortex for intractable epilepsy can be safely performed in children. Accurate mapping of both functional cortex and epileptogenic areas may lead to improved seizure outcome. Tumor as well as focal lesions in hand and face motor areas are associated with good seizure outcome.
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- Ricardo Santos de Oliveira
- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery of the Department of Surgery and Anatomy, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Campus Universitário, 14049-900, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Escorsi-Rosset S, Souza-Oliveira C, Gargaro-Silva AC, Coimbra ÉR, Miotto EC, Bianchin MM, Terra VC, Sakamoto AC. The Boston Naming Test as a predictor of post-surgical naming dysfunctions in temporal lobe epilepsy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s1676-26492011000400005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES: Patients that undergo epilepsy surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) in the dominant hemisphere are more susceptible to naming deficits. The aim of the present study was to perform an observational retrospective study comparing two groups of patients for naming performance, those with left and right temporal lobe resections regarding the performance in naming by Boston Naming Test (BNT). METHODS: A total of 120 right-handed patients (52 right temporal lobe and 68 left temporal lobe), aged between 18 and 59, with pharmacoresistant mesial TLE were retrospectively analyzed. All patients underwent pre and postoperative neuropsychological assessment. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS : The BNT was a good predictor for possible post-surgical language deficits in patients submitted to left temporal lobectomy.
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Girolineto BMP, Alexandre Jr. V, Queiroz RHC, Feletti F, Sakamoto AC, Pereira LRL. Intercambiabilidad entre equivalentes terapéuticos de lamotrigina. Réplica. Rev Neurol 2011. [DOI: 10.33588/rn.5205.2011009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Tudesco IDSS, Vaz LJ, Mantoan MAS, Belzunces E, Noffs MH, Caboclo LOSF, Yacubian EMT, Sakamoto AC, Bueno OFA. Assessment of working memory in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy associated with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis. Epilepsy Behav 2010; 18:223-8. [PMID: 20547107 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2009] [Revised: 04/17/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to investigate whether working memory is impaired in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS), a controversial and largely unexplored matter. METHODS Twenty subjects with left MTLE-HS, 19 with right MTLE-HS, and 21 control right-handed subjects underwent neuropsychological assessment of episodic and semantic memory, executive functions, and specific working memory components. RESULTS Left and right epileptogenic foci resulted in impairment of verbal and nonverbal episodic memory (verbal memory deficit greater in left MTLE-HS than in right MTLE-HS). In addition, patients with left MTLE-HS were impaired in learning paired associates, verbal fluency, and Trail Making. No differences were seen in the tests carried out to evaluate the working memory components (except visuospatial short-term memory in right MTLE-HS). CONCLUSION In this study we did not detect reliable working memory impairment in patients with MTLE-HS with either a left or right focus in most tasks considered as tests of working memory components.
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Bertti P, Dal-Cól MLC, Wichert-Ana L, Kato M, Terra VC, de Oliveira JAC, Velasco TR, Sakamoto AC, Garcia-Cairasco N. The neurobiological substrates of behavioral manifestations during temporal lobe seizures: a neuroethological and ictal SPECT correlation study. Epilepsy Behav 2010; 17:344-53. [PMID: 20153261 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2009.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2009] [Revised: 12/31/2009] [Accepted: 12/31/2009] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Ictal behavior coupled with SPECT findings during 28 seizures in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) with unilateral hippocampal sclerosis (13 left; 15 right) was displayed as flowcharts from right-sided (RTLE) plus left-sided (LTLE) seizures. Ictal SPECT was classified blind to neuroethology. Behaviors were categorized as ipsilateral to the epileptogenic zone (IL), contralateral to the epileptogenic zone (CL), or bilateral. SPECT intensity and region were categorized as IL or CL to the epileptogenic zone. All patients developed automatisms and had hyperperfusion in their temporal lobes. Patients' verbal responses to questions had statistical interactions in RTLE but not in LTLE sum. Most CL dystonic posturing was correlated to IL basal ganglia hyperperfusion. Basal ganglia activation occurred in seizures without dystonic posturing and CL manual automatisms, and lack of IL dystonic posturing and the presence of CL cerebellar hemispheric hyperperfusion were also observed. Coupling of neuroethology and SPECT findings reliably evaluates ictal behavior and functionality of associated brain areas.
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- Poliana Bertti
- Laboratory of Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology, Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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Amaral-Silva HT, Murta LO, Wichert-Ana L, Sakamoto AC, Azevedo-Marques PM. Medical image registration using TSallis Entropy in Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM). Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2010; 2010:6276-6279. [PMID: 21097355 DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2010.5628080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The superposition of medical images, technically known as co-registration, can take a major role in determining the topographic and morphological changes in functional diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. This paper describes a study focused on to find an alternative cost function method for medical images co-registration through the study of performance and robustness of the TSallis Entropy in Statistical Parametric Mapping package (SPM). Images of Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) of 3 patients morphologically normal were used for the construction of anatomic phantoms containing predetermined geometric variations. The simulated images were co-registered with the original images using traditional techniques and the proposed method. The comparative analysis of the Root Mean Square (RMS) error showed that the Tsallis Entropy was more efficient in the intramodality alignment, while the Shannon Entropy in the intermodality one; revealing therefore the importance of the implementation of the Tsallis Entropy in SPM for applications in neurology and neuropsychiatric evaluation.
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Girolineto BMP, Alexandre Jr. V, Queiroz RHC, Feletti F, Sakamoto AC, Pereira LRL. Intercambiabilidad entre equivalentes terapéuticos de lamotrigina en pacientes con epilepsia refractaria: riesgos y beneficios. Rev Neurol 2010. [DOI: 10.33588/rn.5106.2010382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Souza-Oliveira C, Escorsi-Rosset S, Bianchin MM, Terra VC, Wichert-Ana L, Machado HR, Sakamoto AC. Comparative role of neuropsychological testing in the presurgical evaluation of children with medically intractable epilepsies. Childs Nerv Syst 2009; 25:875-80. [PMID: 19252915 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0839-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2008] [Revised: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE In the present study, we evaluated the preoperative demographic, clinical, and neuropsychological variables that could predict postoperative seizure outcome in a group of pediatric epileptic patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 40 consecutive pediatric patients, ages ranging from 6 to 16 years, that underwent resective surgery for the treatment of medically intractable epilepsy at the Clinical Hospital of Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine. We performed ictal electroencephalography (EEG), interictal EEG, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and a preoperative neuropsychological assessment in the presurgical workup. RESULTS The following factors were correlated with seizure outcome: (1) duration of epilepsy, (2) surgery localization, (3) localized Neuropsychological (NPS) Evaluation, (4) ictal EEG, (5) interictal EEG, and (6) MRI. Mental retardation, NPS tests, and the other demographic variables failed to correlate with seizure reduction. CONCLUSIONS The identification of predictor variables of epilepsy surgery outcome could improve the epileptic prognosis and guarantee the children's full potential development.
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- Cecília Souza-Oliveira
- Department of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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Sturzbecher MJ, Lage A, Velasco TR, Fernandes RMF, Sakamoto AC, Valdes-Sosa PA, de Araujo DB. Localizing interictal epileptiform discharges using Kullback-Leibler distance by simultaneous Electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging acquisition. Neuroimage 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1053-8119(09)71049-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Lin K, Carrete Jr H, Lin J, Peruchi MM, de Araújo Filho GM, Guaranha MSB, Guilhoto LMFF, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals an epileptic network in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Epilepsia 2009; 50:1191-200. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01948.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Argañaraz GA, Konno AC, Perosa SR, Santiago JFC, Boim MA, Vidotti DB, Varella PPV, Costa LG, Canzian M, Porcionatto MA, Yacubian EM, Sakamoto AC, Carrete H, Centeno RS, Amado D, Cavalheiro EA, Junior JAS, Mazzacoratti MDGN. The renin-angiotensin system is upregulated in the cortex and hippocampus of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy related to mesial temporal sclerosis. Epilepsia 2008; 49:1348-57. [PMID: 18363708 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2008.01581.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE As reported by several authors, angiotensin II (AngII) is a proinflammatory molecule that stimulates the release of inflammatory cytokines and activates nuclear factor kappaB (NFkappaB), being also associated with the increase of cellular oxidative stress. Its production depends on the activity of the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) that hydrolyzes the inactive precursor angiotensin I (AngI) into AngII. It has been suggested that AngII underlies the physiopathological mechanisms of several brain disorders such as stroke, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and disease. The aim of the present work was to localize and quantify AngII AT1 and AT2 receptors in the cortex and hippocampus of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy related to mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) submitted to corticoamygdalohippocampectomy for seizure control. METHOD Immunohistochemistry, Western blot, and real-time PCR techniques were employed to analyze the expression of these receptors. RESULTS The results showed an upregulation of AngII AT1 receptor as well as its messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) expression in the cortex and hippocampus of patients with MTS. In addition, an increased immunoexpression of AngII AT2 receptors was found only in the hippocampus of these patients with no changes in its mRNA levels. DISCUSSION These data show, for the first time, changes in components of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) that could be implicated in the physiopathology of MTS.
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Filho GMDA, Rosa VP, Lin K, Caboclo LOSF, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Psychiatric comorbidity in epilepsy: a study comparing patients with mesial temporal sclerosis and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2008; 13:196-201. [PMID: 18313989 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2007] [Revised: 01/05/2008] [Accepted: 01/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We evaluated the frequency of psychiatric disorders (PDs) in a homogenous series of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy with mesial temporal sclerosis (TLE-MTS), as compared with patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), aiming to determine possible differences in psychiatric diagnoses between these two epileptic syndromes. Data from 170 patients with refractory TLE-MTS and from 100 patients with JME were reviewed and compared. The prevalence of PDs was high in both groups of patients with epilepsy: PDs were present in 85 patients with TLE-MTS (50%) and 49 patients with JME (49%). Among the TLE-MTS group, mood (25.8%), psychotic (15.8%), and anxiety (14.1%) disorders were the most frequent diagnoses, whereas anxiety and mood disorders (23 and 19%, respectively) were the most common among patients with JME. Psychoses were significantly associated with MTS (P<0.01) and anxiety disorders with JME (P<0.05). These findings suggest the existence of an anatomic correlation between PDs and brain structures involved in both epilepsy syndromes.
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Wichert-Ana L, de Azevedo-Marques PM, Oliveira LF, Terra-Bustamante VC, Fernandes RMF, Santos AC, Araújo WM, Bianchin MM, Simões MV, Sakamoto AC. Interictal hyperemia correlates with epileptogenicity in polymicrogyric cortex. Epilepsy Res 2008; 79:39-48. [PMID: 18291625 DOI: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2007.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2007] [Revised: 09/28/2007] [Accepted: 12/29/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate pathophysiological factors underlying the presence of interictal hyperperfusion within the limits of the polymicrogyric (PMG) cortex in epileptic patients. METHODS Retrospective observational study on interictal perfusion by Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) in 16 patients with PMG and its correlations with a number of clinical and neurophysiological variables. Patients underwent video-EEG monitoring, neurological and psychiatric assessments, invasive EEG, and the interictal SPECT coregistered to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). RESULTS Patients with interictal hyperperfusion within the PMG cortex had a significantly higher spike rate on interictal EEG than patients with normal perfusion. Interictal hyperperfusion was not correlated to sex, age at epilepsy onset, age at evaluation, number of seizures per month, presence of initial precipitating insult (IPI), abnormal neurological examination, EEG findings, ictal semiology, and seizure outcome. The high interictal spike rate did not correlate to a high frequency of seizures per month. CONCLUSIONS Our work provides further evidences for an intrinsic epileptogenesis of the PMG cortex during the interictal state, which accounts for the major role of PMG tissue in seizure generation. These results might help to increase our understanding about epileptogenesis related to the PMG cortex, providing new tools for more tailored epilepsy surgery in PMG patients.
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- Lauro Wichert-Ana
- Department of Neurology, Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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Cleto Dal-Cól ML, Bertti P, Terra-Bustamante VC, Velasco TR, Araujo Rodrigues MC, Wichert-Ana L, Sakamoto AC, Garcia-Cairasco N. Is dystonic posturing during temporal lobe epileptic seizures the expression of an endogenous anticonvulsant system? Epilepsy Behav 2008; 12:39-48. [PMID: 17980674 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2007] [Revised: 09/19/2007] [Accepted: 09/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) seizures, tonic or clonic motor behaviors (TCB) are commonly associated with automatisms, versions, and vocalizations, and frequently occur during secondary generalization. Dystonias are a common finding and appear to be associated with automatisms and head deviation, but have never been directly linked to generalized tonic or clonic behaviors. The objective of the present study was to assess whether dystonias and TCB are coupled in the same seizure or are associated in an antagonistic and exclusive pattern. Ninety-one seizures in 55 patients with TLE due to mesial temporal sclerosis were analyzed. Only patients with postsurgical seizure outcome of Engel class I or II were included. Presence or absence of dystonia and secondary generalization was recorded. Occurrence of dystonia and occurrence of bilateral tonic or clonic behaviors were negatively correlated. Dystonia and TCB may be implicated in exclusive, non-coincidental, or even antagonistic effects or phenomena in TLE seizures. A neural network related to the expression of one behavioral response (e.g., basal ganglia activation and dystonia) might theoretically "displace" brain activation or disrupt the synchronism of another network implicated in pathological circuit reverberation and seizure expression. The involvement of basal ganglia in the blockade of convulsive seizures has long been observed in animal models. The question is: Do dystonia and underlying basal ganglia activation represent an attempt of the brain to block imminent secondary generalization?
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- Maria Luiza Cleto Dal-Cól
- Neurophysiology and Experimental Neuroethology Laboratory, Department of Physiology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil
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Lobão-Soares B, Walz R, Carlotti CG, Sakamoto AC, Calvo F, Terzian ALB, da Silva JA, Wichert-Ana L, Coimbra NC, Bianchin MM. Cellular prion protein regulates the motor behaviour performance and anxiety-induced responses in genetically modified mice. Behav Brain Res 2007; 183:87-94. [PMID: 17618696 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2007.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2007] [Revised: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 05/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The cellular prion protein (PrP(C)) is a sialoglycoprotein involved in neuroplasticity processes and synaptic transmission. This study investigated behavioural responses (balance in the rota-rod test at 24 rpm, motility in the open-field test, anxiety in the elevated plus-maze test) in Zurich developed wild-type adult mice (WT, controls of normal PrP(C) expression), in knockout (KO) mice (Prnp(0/0), with no PrP(C) expression), and in PrP(C) overexpressing Tg-20 mice. After 8 min in the rota-rod test, Tg-20 animals presented significantly fewer falls (1.08+/-1.56 falls) than both WT (7.27+/-4.36) and KO (7.6+/-6.15) mice (p<0.01). In the open field test, Tg-20 animals showed significantly increased motility [rearing=23.4+/-7.85, crossing=97.30+/-32.11) when compared with KO mice (rearing=5.45+/-3.69 and crossing=59.73+/-15.43) or WT mice (rearing=6.5+/-20.23 and crossing=45.18+/-20.33) (p<0.01). In the elevated plus-maze test, Tg-20 mice showed less anxiety (head projections=7.3+/-1.62) when compared with WT animals (3.38+/-0.67) (p<0.05). Moreover, KO mice spent more time in the centre of the plus maze (37.80+/-5.57 s) than did WT mice (22.57+/-3.82) (p<0.05). PrP(C) overexpressing mice evoked increased motility, less anxiety, and increased equilibrium when compared with WT control animals in the behavioural protocols used. KO animals also tended to evoke fewer anxiety-related responses in the elevated plus-maze test. These findings indicate that the levels of PrP(C) in adult life are associated with possible changes in motility, anxiety, and equilibrium.
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- Bruno Lobão-Soares
- Laboratório de Neuroanatomia & Neuropsicobiologia, Departamento de Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. dos Bandeirantes, 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14049-900, Brasil
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Carrete H, Abdala N, Lin K, Caboclo LO, Centeno RS, Sakamoto AC, Szjenfeld J, Nogueira RG, Yacubian EMT. Temporal pole signal abnormality on MR imaging in temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis: a fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery study. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2007; 65:553-60. [PMID: 17876389 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000400001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2007] [Accepted: 05/07/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency and regional involvement of temporal pole signal abnormality (TPA) in patients with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) using fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery (FLAIR) MR imaging, and to correlate this feature with history. METHOD: Coronal FLAIR images of the temporal pole were assessed in 120 patients with HS and in 30 normal subjects, to evaluate gray-white matter demarcation. RESULTS: Ninety (75%) of 120 patients had associated TPA. The HS side made difference regarding the presence of TPA, with a left side prevalence (p=0.04, chi2 test). The anteromedial zone of temporal pole was affected in 27 (30%) out of 90 patients. In 63 (70%) patients the lateral zone were also affected. Patients with TPA were younger at seizure onset (p=0.018), but without association with duration of epilepsy. CONCLUSION: Our FLAIR study show temporal pole signal abnormality in 3/4 of patients with HS, mainly seen on the anteromedial region, with a larger prevalence when the left hippocampus was involved.
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- Henrique Carrete
- Departamento de Diagnóstico por Imagem, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Marques CM, Caboclo LOSF, da Silva TI, Noffs MHDS, Carrete H, Lin K, Lin J, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Cognitive decline in temporal lobe epilepsy due to unilateral hippocampal sclerosis. Epilepsy Behav 2007; 10:477-85. [PMID: 17368105 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2006] [Revised: 02/08/2007] [Accepted: 02/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE We assessed the cognitive performance of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) caused by unilateral hippocampal sclerosis (HS), in comparison with that of matched, healthy controls. We report the relationship between cognitive measures and duration of epilepsy, correlating with hippocampal volumes, and the impact of educational level on cognitive decline. METHODS This study involved 61 outpatients (40 with < or = 8 years and 21 with >8 years of formal education) with unilateral HS and 61 controls. Volumetric MRI was performed on all patients and 10 controls. The results (mean, SD) of the neuropsychological tests of healthy subjects and patients were compared using the Student t and Mann-Whitney tests. RESULTS Patients performed worse than controls in the neuropsychological evaluation. When adjusted z scores were used to calculate the impairment index, patients had a greater percentage of abnormal tests compared with controls. The cognitive decline, assessed through the impairment index, correlated with duration of epilepsy. Higher level of education did not protect against this decline, thus not supporting the hypothesis of cerebral reserve in this population. A significant correlation between hippocampal volumetric measures and duration of epilepsy was observed only in patients with left HS. CONCLUSION Patients with TLE caused by HS present with cognitive morbidity that extends beyond memory deficits. Cognitive decline is associated with duration of epilepsy, and in patients with left-sided HS, duration may correlate with volumetric hippocampal loss.
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Lin K, Carrete H, Lin J, de Oliveira PAL, Caboclo LOSF, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Facial paresis in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis: clinical and quantitative MRI-based evidence of widespread disease. Epilepsia 2007; 48:1491-9. [PMID: 17433056 DOI: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2007.01076.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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PURPOSE To assess the frequency and significance of facial paresis (FP) in a well-defined cohort of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) patients. METHODS One hundred consecutive patients with MRI findings consistent with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and concordant electroclinical data underwent facial motor examination at rest, with voluntary expression, and with spontaneous smiling. Hippocampal, amygdaloid, and temporopolar (TP) volumetric measures were acquired. Thirty healthy subjects, matched according to age and sex, were taken as controls. RESULTS Central-type FP was found in 46 patients. In 41 (89%) of 46, it was visualized at rest, with voluntary and emotional expression characterizing true facial motor paresis. In 33 (72%) of 46 patients, FP was contralateral to the side of MTS. By using a 2-SD cutoff from the mean of normal controls, we found reduction in TP volume ipsilateral to MTS in 61% of patients with FP and in 33% of those without (p = 0.01). Febrile seizures as initial precipitating injury (IPI) were observed in 34% of the patients and were classified as complex in 12 (26%) of 46 of those with FP and in five (9%) of 54 of those without (p = 0.02). The presence of FP was significantly associated with a shorter latent period and younger age at onset of habitual seizures, in particular, with secondarily generalized tonic-clonic seizures. CONCLUSIONS Facial paresis is a reliable lateralizing sign in MTLE and was associated with history of complex febrile seizures as IPI, younger age at onset of disease, and atrophy of temporal pole ipsilateral to MTS, indicating more widespread disease.
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- Katia Lin
- Unidade de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Epilepsias (UNIPETE), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Wichert-Ana L, Ferruzzi EH, Alexandre V, Velasco TR, Bianchin MM, Araújo WM, Santos AC, de Azevedo-Marques PM, de Oliveira LF, Simões MV, Sakamoto AC. Sphenoid sinus bleeding during generalized seizure: a rare SISCOM (subtraction ictal SPECT coregistered with MRI) finding mimicking skull base tumor. Clin Nucl Med 2007; 32:45-6. [PMID: 17179804 DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000249761.32486.5e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Lauro Wichert-Ana
- Department of Neurology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo-USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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Terra-Bustamante VC, Inuzuka LM, Fernandes RMF, Escorsi-Rosset S, Wichert-Ana L, Alexandre V, Bianchin MM, Araújo D, Santos AC, Oliveira dos Santos R, Machado HR, Sakamoto AC. Outcome of hemispheric surgeries for refractory epilepsy in pediatric patients. Childs Nerv Syst 2007; 23:321-6. [PMID: 17089170 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0212-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2006] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hemispheric brain lesions are commonly associated with early onset of catastrophic epilepsies and multiple seizure types. Hemispheric surgery is indicated for patients with unilateral intractable epilepsy. Although described more than 50 years ago, several new techniques for hemispherectomy have only recently been proposed aiming to reduce operatory risks and morbidity. MATERIALS AND METHODS We present the clinical characteristics, presurgical workup, and postoperative outcome of a series of pediatric patients who underwent hemispherectomy for medically intractable epileptic seizures. Thirty-nine patients with medically intractable epilepsy underwent surgery from 1996 to 2005. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION We analyzed demographic data, interictal and ictal EEG findings, age at surgery, surgical technique and complications, and postsurgical seizure outcome. There were 74.4% males. Tonic and focal motor seizures occurred in 30.8 and 20.5% of the patients. Most frequent etiologies were Rasmussen encephalitis (30.8%) and malformation of cortical development (23.1%). Postsurgical outcomes were Engel classes I and II for 61.5% of the patients. In general, 89.5% of the patients exhibited at least a 90% reduction in seizure frequency. All patients had acute worsening of hemiparesis after surgery. Basically, two surgical techniques have been employed, both with similar results, although a trend has been noted toward one of the procedures which produced consistently complete disconnection. Patients with hemispheric brain lesions usually have abnormal neurological development and intractable epilepsy. When video-EEG monitoring and magnetic resonance imaging show unilateral disease, the patient may evolve with a good surgical outcome. We showed that a marked reduction in seizure frequency may be achieved, with acceptable neurological impairments.
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- Vera Cristina Terra-Bustamante
- Department of Neurology, Psychiatry and Psychology, Ribeirão Preto School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, CEP 14048-900 Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Araújo Filho GMD, Rosa VP, Caboclo LOSF, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in patients with mesial temporal sclerosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007. [DOI: 10.1590/s1676-26492007000100004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: Behavioral changes in patients with epilepsy can range from depression, anxiety to psychosis and personality traits. We evaluated the frequency of psychiatric disorders (PD) in a homogenous series of patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) related to mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) aiming at determining the frequency of PD and possible correlations to clinical variables and to laterality of MTS. METHODS: Data from 106 refractory TLE patients were reviewed. Psychiatric evaluation was based on DSM-IV criteria. Statistical analysis was performed through the chi-square (chi²), Student's t test and Fisher's exact test. P value considered significant was < 0.05. RESULTS: PD were found in 65 patients (61.3%). Among them, mood disorders were the most frequent (32 patients; 30%), followed by interictal (15 patients; 14%) and postictal (10 patients; 9.4%) psychosis. Postictal and interictal psychosis were significantly associated with left side MTS (p < 0.05), while PD in general and mood disorders were not associated to any side. CONCLUSION: There was a high prevalence of PD in patients with refractory TLE associated to MTS. The most common were mood and psychotic disorders. Psychosis was significantly associated to left side. These findings are concordant with data in literature, confirming the existence of anatomic alterations, and also a possible left laterality effect in the mesial temporal lobe structures in patients with epileptic psychosis.
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da Silva TI, Ciconelli RM, Alonso NB, Azevedo AM, Westphal-Guitti AC, Pascalicchio TF, Marques CM, Caboclo LOSF, Cramer JA, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Validity and reliability of the Portuguese version of the quality of life in epilepsy inventory (QOLIE-31) for Brazil. Epilepsy Behav 2007; 10:234-41. [PMID: 17292675 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2006] [Revised: 08/22/2006] [Accepted: 08/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE We report the cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy-31 Inventory (QOLIE-31) for the Portuguese language and Brazilian culture. METHODS This study involved 150 outpatients: 50 presurgical patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) related to mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS), 50 patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), and 50 seizure-free patients with TLE. They completed the QOLIE-31, Nottingham Health Profile (NHP), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Adverse Events Profile (AEP) and underwent a neuropsychological evaluation (NE). Internal consistency reliability, interrater and test-retest reliability, and construct validity were assessed. RESULTS QOLIE-31 mean scores were 33.1 (Social Function), 68.9 (Overall Quality of Life), 56.5 (Seizure Worry), 64.1 (Emotional Well-Being), 63.7 (Energy/Fatigue), 38.9 (Cognitive Function), and 49.7 (Medication Effects). Internal consistency was high (Cronbach's alpha), as were the associations between QOLIE-31 and the BDI, NHP, AEP, and NE. CONCLUSION The Portuguese/Brazilian version of the QOLIE-31 inventory showed good reliability, validity, and construct validity.
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Mantoan MAS, Silva TID, Alonso NB, Noffs MHDS, Marques CM, Rios LB, Azevedo AM, Westphal-Guitti AC, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Neuropsychological assessment and quality of life in patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy related to hippocampal sclerosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1590/s1676-26492006000700004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION: Epilepsy is a disorder that results in abnormal activity in a group of neurons that may have significant impact on the normal cognitive processes and behavior. Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most frequent form of partial epilepsy in adults, and hippocampal sclerosis (HS) the most common neuropathologic finding in patients with medically refractory TLE. Patients with TLE often present cognitive difficulties that may be determined by the effects of epileptic discharges and side of the lesion. And its consequence is that patients have poor effects on quality of life (QOL). PURPOSE: We report the relationship between neuropsychological assessment and QOL under the hypotheses that patients with worst results in neuropsychological assessment have poorer QOL assessed by the QOLIE-31. RESULTS: Regarding seizure frequency, 23 (46%) had had 1-5, 20 (40%) 6-10 and 7 (14%) more than 10 seizures/month. In relation to seizure types, 5 (10%) had had auras, 37 (74%) complex partial seizures and 8 (16%) partial evolving to generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS). Neuropsychological evaluation had a positive correlation with QOLIE-31 domains. QOL evaluations had the worst scores in QOLIE-31 were in Cognitive Function (45.0) and Social Function (46.0). The best was Overall QOL (62.0). CONCLUSION: People with epilepsy have great impact on their QOL not only because of daily seizures but because of the impact seizures cause in their cognitive functions. TLE is an example of how refractory epilepsy can exterminate any possibilities of work, study and live in a society that discriminates someone with epilepsy who also presents cognitive decline.
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Alonso NB, Silva TID, Westphal-Guitti AC, Azevedo AM, Caboclo LOSF, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Quality of life related to surgical treatment in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy due to mesial temporal sclerosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1590/s1676-26492006000700009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION: Surgery is widely accepted as a modality of treatment for medically intractable seizures and the main goals of surgery as reduction or elimination of seizures without significant compromise in neurological function and improving QOL. PURPOSE: To assess QOL pre- and post-surgery in a sample of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due to mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS). METHODS: Thirty-five consenting subjects who had undergone corticoamygdalo-hipocampetomy were included in this study. They answered the ESI-55 before and six months after surgical treatment. Analyses of Variance (ANOVA) was used to study the changes in QOL and we also determined the effect-size of the sample. RESULTS: After surgical treatment 18 (51%) subjects were seizure free, 10 (29%) had only auras and seven (20%) had partial seizures. The post-operative mean scores were higher than pre-operative scores, except for Cognitive Function and Limitation due to Cognitive Problems in the group with seizures. A significant improvement in QOL post-surgery was observed in the domains Health-Perception (1.24), Emotional-Well-being (1.32) and Energy/Fatigue (1.43). CONCLUSION: A long-term follow-up is necessary to identify meanigful changes after the surgery.
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Araújo D, Machado HR, Oliveira RS, Terra-Bustamante V, Barros de Araújo D, Santos AC, Sakamoto AC. Brain surface reformatted imaging (BSRI) in surgical planning for resections around eloquent cortex. Childs Nerv Syst 2006; 22:1122-6. [PMID: 16673147 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-006-0063-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2005] [Revised: 09/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Resective surgeries around eloquent areas challenge neurosurgeons and neuroimaging professionals due to difficulties to find anatomic references during surgery. Advances in magnetic resonance (MR) may prevent such deficits and provide information for accurate surgical planning. However, most of these techniques are expensive and not feasible in most centers. Using brain surface reformatted imaging (BSRI) of 3-D MR images, we sought to obtain data for surgical planning in patients with lesions around the motor cortex. METHODS Thirteen patients with lesions around the eloquent areas and considered for resective surgery were evaluated. Patients had different ages with tumors and malformative lesions. They were scanned in a 1.5-T Siemens magnet with volumetric sequence after injection of Gadolinium. Postprocessing was done in an auxiliary console using MRI station software. We performed reformatting as described by Hattingen et al. [J Neurosurg 102:302-310, 2005] and used fixed skull and vascular structures as anatomical references. Distances to the reference points were measured to allow surgical planning and locate sites for cortical stimulation. Patients were also studied by blood-oxygen-level-dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging to locate the hand area before the surgical procedure. All patients had cortical stimulation during the resective procedure or chronic electrode stimulation before surgery. RESULTS There was concordance between data from functional and structural data. In one case, partial resection was performed due to the high risk of severe deficits. Even in this case, there were clinical improvements and no additional deficits were observed. CONCLUSION BSRI may be a useful tool for surgical planning around eloquent areas. It can reduce surgical time and morbidity and showed correlation with functional studies. Added to this is the low cost and feasibility in most centers that have standard MR scanners with Multiplanar Reformatting software.
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- David Araújo
- Department of Neurology, Hospital de Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto, Av. Bandeirantes 3900, Ribeirão Preto, SP 14048-900, Brazil
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Rahal MA, Araújo Filho GMD, Caboclo LOSF, Rosa VP, Centeno RDS, Carrete Jr H, Garzon E, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Somatosensory aura in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy: semiologic characteristics, MRI findings and differential diagnosis with parietal lobe epilepsy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1590/s1676-26492006000500008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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INTRODUCTION: Somatosensory auras (SSAs) are more usually described in patients with parietal lobe epilepsy (PLE), producing more commonly a localized cutaneous tingling sensation, involving hands and fingers followed by tonic or clonic focal seizures. These usually originate in the contralateral hemisphere. Etiology includes dysplasias, tumours, ischemic or postencephalitic gliosis. However, other focal epilepsies, such as frontal and temporal, may also originate SSAs. Although this type of aura is reported as rare in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE), this association has not been systematically studied. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this article was to describe the cases of four patients with refractory MTLE and SSAs, reporting their clinical characteristics and MRI findings. We discuss the localizing and lateralizing value of SSAs, particularly in the context of MTLE. METHODS AND RESULTS: Four patients with refractory MTLE and SSAs followed-up in the outpatient's clinic at the Epilepsy Section, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, were submitted to presurgical evaluation and corticoamygdalohippocampectomy. MRI in all cases showed unilateral mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS). Regarding seizure semiology, tingling sensation involving the upper extremity was the most prevalent symptom. Three of the four patients had SSAs contralateral to the MTS. Following the SSAs all patients most of the time presented other symptoms such as autonomic or psychic auras evolving to psychomotor seizures. After surgical treatment, two of the patients presented infrequent auras, and two were rendered seizure-free. CONCLUSION: Although rare, SSAs can be present in MTLE. The characteristics of autonomic or psychic auras, psychomotor seizures, neuropsychological deficits, and typical neurophysiologic and MRI findings may help differentiate patients with MTLE from those with PLE.
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Caboclo LOSF, Miyashira FS, Hamad APA, Lin K, Carrete H, Sakamoto AC, Yacubian EMT. Ictal spitting in left temporal lobe epilepsy: report of three cases. Seizure 2006; 15:462-7. [PMID: 16893661 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2006] [Revised: 04/10/2006] [Accepted: 05/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Ictal spitting is rarely reported in patients with epilepsy. More often it is observed in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and is presumed to be a lateralizing sign to language nondominant hemisphere. We report three patients with left TLE who had ictal spitting registered during prolonged video-EEG monitoring. METHODS Medical charts of all patients with medically refractory partial epilepsy submitted to prolonged video-EEG monitoring in the Epilepsy Unit at UNIFESP during a 3-year period were reviewed, in search of reports of ictal spitting. The clinical, neurophysiological and neuroimaging data of the identified patients were reviewed. RESULTS Among 136 patients evaluated with prolonged video-EEG monitoring, three (2.2%) presented spitting automatisms during complex partial seizures. All of them were right-handed, and had clear signs of left hippocampal sclerosis on MRI. In two patients, in all seizures in which ictal spitting was observed, EEG seizure onset was seen in the left temporal lobe. In the third patient, ictal onset with scalp electrodes was observed in the right temporal lobe, but semi-invasive monitoring with foramen ovale electrodes revealed ictal onset in the left temporal lobe, confirming false lateralization in surface records. The three patients became seizure-free following left anterior temporal lobectomy. CONCLUSIONS Ictal spitting is a rare finding in patients with epilepsy, and may be considered a localizing sign of seizure onset in the temporal lobe. It may be observed in seizures originating from the left temporal lobe, and thus should not be considered a lateralizing sign of nondominant TLE.
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- Luís Otávio Sales Ferreira Caboclo
- Unidade de Pesquisa e Tratamento das Epilepsias, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Division of Neurology, Federal University of São Paulo, R. Napoleão de Barros, 737/13 degrees andar, São Paulo 04024-002, SP, Brazil.
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Alonso NB, Ciconelli RM, da Silva TI, Westphal-Guitti AC, Azevedo AM, da Silva Noffs MH, Caboclo LOSF, Sakamoto AC, Targas Yacubian EM. The Portuguese version of the Epilepsy Surgery Inventory (ESI-55): cross-cultural adaptation and evaluation of psychometric properties. Epilepsy Behav 2006; 9:126-32. [PMID: 16730233 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2006.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2006] [Revised: 03/31/2006] [Accepted: 04/07/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to develop a Portuguese version of the Epilepsy Surgery Inventory (ESI-55) and to assess its psychometric properties. Sixty patients with temporal lobe epilepsy related to unilateral mesial temporal sclerosis who underwent presurgical evaluation at the Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) formed the sample for this study. The psychometric properties of the ESI-55 included: reliability, validity, and responsiveness. Internal consistency was high in all domains (Cronbach's alpha ranging from 0.76 for Social Function to 0.88 for Physical Function) except Overall Quality of Life (alpha=0.45). Test-retest reliability after 1 week was good, with the intraclass correlation coefficient ranging from 0.79 (Energy/Fatigue) to 0.92 (Role Limitations due to Emotional Problems). Interrater reliability ranged from 0.84 (Cognitive Function) to 0.94 (Role Limitations due to Physical Problems). For construct validity, we verified a high correlation between the ESI-55 and Health Assessment Questionnaire-8 for the Physical Function domain (Pearson linear correlation=-0.84), and a moderate correlation for the Pain domain (P=-0.58), but for the other subscales no correlation was detected. Beck Depression Inventory and ESI-55 domains were highly statistically correlated (ANOVA: P<0.005), but there was no association of the Cognitive Function and Role Limitations due to Memory Problems subscales with neuropsychological evaluation (Pearson coefficient: P>0.05). With respect to demographic characteristics, a statistically significant correlation was observed for the variable educational level (Student t, P<0.005) and ESI-55 scores. There was a high correlation between seizure frequency and ESI-55 domains for clinical variables (ANOVA, P<0.005). Surgical treatment in this series improved health-related quality of life in the seizure-free group in three domains--Health Perception (1.24), Emotional Well-Being (1.32), and Energy/Fatigue (1.48)-as reflected by the standard response mean and the effect size of the sample. Our results support the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the ESI-55 as a measure of health-related quality of life.
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