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| Author(s): |
Coan, Ana Carolina
[1]
;
Campos, Brunno M.
[1]
;
Bergo, Felipe P. G.
[1]
;
Kubota, Bruno Y.
[1]
;
Yasuda, Clarissa L.
[1]
;
Morita, Marcia E.
[1]
;
Guerreiro, Carlos A. M.
[1]
;
Cendes, Fernando
[1]
Total Authors: 8
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Neurol, Lab Neuroimagem, BR-13081970 Campinas, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 1
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria; v. 73, n. 2, p. 79-82, FEB 2015. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 7 |
| Abstract | |
Objective: Patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) may present unstable pattern of seizures. We aimed to evaluate the occurrence of relapse-remitting seizures in MTLE with (MTLE-HS) and without (MTLE-NL) hippocampal sclerosis. Method: We evaluated 172 patients with MTLE-HS (122) or MTLE-NL (50). Relapse-remitting pattern was defined as periods longer than two years of seizure-freedom intercalated with seizure recurrence. ``Infrequent seizures{''} was considered as up to three seizures per year and ``frequent seizures{''} as any period of seizures higher than that. Results: Thirty-seven (30%) MTLE-HS and 18 (36%) MTLE-NL patients had relapse-remitting pattern (X-2, p = 0.470). This was more common in those with infrequent seizures (X-2, p < 0.001). Twelve MTLE-HS and one MTLE-NL patients had prolonged seizure remission between the first and second decade of life (X-2, p = 0.06). Conclusion: Similar proportion of MTLE-HS or MTLE-NL patients present relapse-remitting seizures and this occurs more often in those with infrequent seizures. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 05/56578-4 - Multimodal neuroimaging center for studies in epilepsy |
| Grantee: | Fernando Cendes |
| Support Opportunities: | Inter-institutional Cooperation in Support of Brain Research (CINAPCE) - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 09/54552-9 - Estudo da progressão de dano na epilepsia de lobo temporal mesial com ou sem sinais de esclerose hipocampal |
| Grantee: | Ana Carolina Coan |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |