Browsing by Subject "Idiopathic generalized epilepsy"

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    • Are adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs different in symptomatic partial and idiopathic generalized epilepsies? the Portuguese-Brazilian validation of the Liverpool Adverse Events Profile 

      Martins, Heloise Helena [UNIFESP]; Alonso, Neide Barreira [UNIFESP]; Vidal-Dourado, Marcos [UNIFESP]; Carbonel, Thiago Delfino [UNIFESP]; Araujo Filho, Gerardo Maria de [UNIFESP]; Caboclo, Luís Otávio Sales Ferreira [UNIFESP]; Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas [UNIFESP]; Guilhoto, Laura Maria de Figueiredo Ferreira [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2011-11-01)
      We report the results of administration of the Portuguese-Brazilian translation of the Liverpool Adverse Events Profile (LAEP) to 100 patients (mean age = 34.5, SD = 12.12; 56 females), 61 with symptomatic partial epilepsy ...

    • Are personality traits of juvenile myoclonic epilepsy related to frontal lobe dysfunctions? A proton MRS study 

      Araujo Filho, Gerardo Maria de [UNIFESP]; Lin, Katia [UNIFESP]; Lin, Jaime [UNIFESP]; Peruchi, Mirella M. [UNIFESP]; Caboclo, Luis Otavio S. F. [UNIFESP]; Guaranha, Mirian S. B. [UNIFESP]; Guilhoto, Laura M. F. F. [UNIFESP]; Carrete Junior, Henrique [UNIFESP]; Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas [UNIFESP] (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009-05-01)
      Personality traits characterized by emotional instability and immaturity, unsteadiness, lack of discipline, hedonism, frequent and rapid mood changes, and indifference toward one's disease have been associated with patients ...

    • Expression of praxis induction on cortical excitability in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy 

      Vidal-Dourado, Marcos [UNIFESP]; Nunes, Karlo Faria [UNIFESP]; Bittar Guaranha, Mirian Salvadori [UNIFESP]; Pereira Giuliano, Lydia Maria [UNIFESP]; Targas Yacubian, Elza Marcia [UNIFESP]; Manzano, Gilberto Mastrocola [UNIFESP] (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2016)
      Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of praxis induction on sensorimotor cortical and transcallosal excitability in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). Methods: A total of 36 subjects (18-62 years) were ...

    • The integrity of corpus callosum and cluster B personality disorders: A quantitative MRI study in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy 

      Araujo Filho, Gerardo Maria de [UNIFESP]; Jackowski, Andrea Parolin [UNIFESP]; Lin, Katia [UNIFESP]; Silva, Ivaldo [UNIFESP]; Guaranha, Mirian S. B. [UNIFESP]; Guilhoto, Laura M. F. F. [UNIFESP]; Carrete Junior, Henrique [UNIFESP]; Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas [UNIFESP]; Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2010-04-16)
      Evidence suggests increased prevalence of cluster B personality disorders (PD) among patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME), which has been associated with worse seizure control and more psychosocial dysfunctions. ...

    • Magnetic resonance spectroscopy reveals an epileptic network in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy 

      Lin, Katia [UNIFESP]; Carrete, Henrique [UNIFESP]; Lin, Jaime [UNIFESP]; Peruchi, Mirella Maccarini [UNIFESP]; Araujo Filho, Gerardo Maria de [UNIFESP]; Bittar Guaranha, Mirian Salvadori [UNIFESP]; Figueiredo Ferreira Guilhoto, Laura Maria [UNIFESP]; Sakamoto, Americo Ceiki [UNIFESP]; Targas Yacubian, Elza Marcia [UNIFESP] (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009-05-01)
      To investigate the cerebral metabolic differences between patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and normal controls and to evaluate to what extent these metabolic alterations reflect involvement of an epileptic ...

    • Personality traits related to juvenile myoclonic epilepsy: MRI reveals prefrontal abnormalities through a voxel-based morphometry study 

      Araujo Filho, Gerardo Maria de [UNIFESP]; Jackowski, Andrea Parolin [UNIFESP]; Lin, Katia [UNIFESP]; Guaranha, Mirian S. B. [UNIFESP]; Guilhoto, Laura M. F. F. [UNIFESP]; Silva, Henrique Hattori da [UNIFESP]; Sales Ferreira Caboclo, Luis Otavio [UNIFESP]; Carrete Junior, Henrique [UNIFESP]; Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca [UNIFESP]; Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2009-06-01)
      Studies involving juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) patients have demonstrated an elevated prevalence of cluster B personality disorders (PD) characterized as emotional instability, immaturity, unsteadiness, lack of ...

    • Provocative and inhibitory effects of a video-EEG neuropsychologic protocol in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy 

      Guaranha, Mirian Salvadori Bittar [UNIFESP]; Sousa, Patricia da Silva [UNIFESP]; Araujo Filho, Gerardo Maria de [UNIFESP]; Lin, Katia [UNIFESP]; Guilhoto, Laura Maria Figueiredo Ferreira [UNIFESP]; Caboclo, Luis Otavio Sales Ferreira [UNIFESP]; Yacubian, Elza Márcia Targas [UNIFESP] (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009-11-01)
      Purpose: Studies suggest that higher cognitive functions could precipitate seizures in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). the present study aimed to analyze the effects of higher mental activity on epileptiform discharges ...

    • Voxel-based morphometry evaluation of patients with photosensitive juvenile myoclonic epilepsy 

      Lin, Katia [UNIFESP]; Jackowski, Andrea Parolin [UNIFESP]; Carrete Junior, Henrique [UNIFESP]; Araujo Filho, Gerardo Maria de [UNIFESP]; Silva, Henrique Hattori [UNIFESP]; Bittar Guaranha, Mirian Salvadori [UNIFESP]; Figueiredo Ferreira Guilhoto, Laura Maria [UNIFESP]; Bressan, Rodrigo Affonseca [UNIFESP]; Targas Yacubian, Elza Marcia [UNIFESP] (Elsevier B.V., 2009-10-01)
      We aim to investigate structural brain abnormalities in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) patients with photosensitivity (PS). Sixty JME patients, 19 (32%) of whom were photosensitive, were submitted to 1.5 T magnetic ...