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    Epilepsia Open: Volume 9, Issue 2

    457-824
    April 2024
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ISSUE INFORMATION

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Issue Information

  • Pages: 457-466
  • First Published: 01 April 2024

CRITICAL REVIEWS

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Review of epilepsy care in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tshibambe N. Tshimbombu,  Minkyung Shin,  Thomas Thesen,  Luabeya Mesu’a Kabwa,  Karen Blackmon,  Jean Marie Kashama wa Kashama,  Barbara C. Jobst,  Dominique Fontaine,  Immanuel Olarinde,  Daniel Okitundu-Luwa E-Andjafono, 
  • Pages: 467-474
  • First Published: 20 January 2024
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Interactions between antiseizure medications and foods and drinks: A systematic review

Ali A. Asadi-Pooya,  Cecilie Johannessen Landmark,  Nafiseh Mirzaei Damabi,  Khatereh Fazelian, 
  • Pages: 475-485
  • First Published: 12 February 2024
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Myoclonus: Differential diagnosis and current management

Antonella Riva,  Gianluca D'Onofrio,  Edoardo Ferlazzo,  Angelo Pascarella,  Elena Pasini,  Silvana Franceschetti,  Ferruccio Panzica,  Laura Canafoglia,  Aglaia Vignoli,  Antonietta Coppola,  Valeria Badioni,  Francesca Beccaria,  Angelo Labate,  Antonio Gambardella,  Antonino Romeo,  Giuseppe Capovilla,  Roberto Michelucci,  Pasquale Striano,  Vincenzo Belcastro, 
  • Pages: 486-500
  • First Published: 09 February 2024

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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Long-term efficacy and safety of adjunctive perampanel in patients from the Asia-Pacific region with refractory focal-onset seizures in Study 335 open-label extension

Takuji Nishida,  Sang Kun Lee,  Yushi Inoue,  Kazunori Saeki,  Kohei Ishikawa,  Manoj Malhotra,  Anna Patten,  Sunao Kaneko, 
  • Pages: 501-512
  • First Published: 23 October 2023
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Epilepsy and neurocysticercosis in rural areas of the Bolivian Chaco: What has changed during the last 30 years?

Alessandra Nicoletti,  Calogero Edoardo Cicero,  Valeria Todaro,  Chiara Colli,  Francesco Cosmi,  Mariella Anselmi,  Cintia Caicedo,  Estela Vilte,  Walter Mario Camargo,  Alessandro Bartoloni,  Elizabeth Blanca Crespo Gomez,  Loretta Giuliano, 
  • Pages: 513-521
  • First Published: 28 November 2023
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Pharmacokinetics and safety of brivaracetam in neonates with repeated electroencephalographic seizures: A multicenter, open-label, single-arm study

Ronit Pressler,  Geraldine Boylan,  Eugene Dempsey,  Kerstin Alexandra Klotz,  Walter Krauwinkel,  Edgar Will,  Diego Morita,  Florin Floricel,  Jan-Peer Elshoff ,  John van den Anker, 
  • Pages: 522-533
  • First Published: 04 December 2023
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Alpha-2a adrenergic receptor activation in genetic absence epilepsy: An absence status model?

Melis Yavuz,  Serdar Akkol,  Filiz Onat, 
  • Pages: 534-547
  • First Published: 10 December 2023
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Clinical characteristics and diagnoses of 1213 children referred to a first seizure clinic

Geertruida Slinger,  Lotte Noorlag,  Eric van Diessen,  Willem M. Otte,  Maeike Zijlmans,  Floor E. Jansen,  Kees P. J. Braun, 
  • Pages: 548-557
  • First Published: 15 December 2023
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Survey of an online system for information to women with epilepsy of childbearing age and management during pregnancy: A 3-year evaluation

Christofer Smith Malm,  Judith Klecki,  Kristina Lisovska,  Johan Zelano, 
  • Pages: 558-567
  • First Published: 22 December 2023
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Correspondence between scalp-EEG and stereoelectroencephalography seizure-onset patterns in patients with MRI-negative drug-resistant focal epilepsy

Anna Bolzan,  Jeanne Benoit,  Francesca Pizzo,  Julia Makhalova,  Nathalie Villeneuve,  Romain Carron,  Didier Scavarda,  Fabrice Bartolomei,  Stanislas Lagarde, 
  • Pages: 568-581
  • First Published: 26 December 2023
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Phosphatidylserine enriched with polyunsaturated n-3 fatty acid supplementation for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents with epilepsy: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

Sylvain Rheims,  Vania Herbillon,  Ségolène Gaillard,  Catherine Mercier,  Nathalie Villeuve,  Frédéric Villéga,  Claude Cances,  Pierre Castelnau,  Silvia Napuri,  Anne de Saint-Martin,  Stéphane Auvin,  Sylvie Nguyen The Tich,  Patrick Berquin,  Julitta de Bellecize,  Mathieu Milh,  Pascal Roy,  Alexis Arzimanoglou,  Jacques Bodennec,  Laurent Bezin,  Behrouz Kassai,  the investigators of the AGPI study group , 
  • Pages: 582-591
  • First Published: 03 January 2024
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Characteristics of deceased subjects transported to a postmortem imaging center due to unusual death related to epilepsy

Yoshiki Ito,  Nobuhiro Hata,  Satoshi Maesawa,  Takafumi Tanei,  Tomotaka Ishizaki,  Manabu Mutoh,  Miki Hashida,  Yutaka Kobayashi,  Ryuta Saito, 
  • Pages: 592-601
  • First Published: 03 January 2024
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Applying the ILAE diagnostic criteria for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in the real-world setting: A multicenter retrospective cohort study

Russell Nightscales,  Zhibin Chen,  Sarah Barnard,  Clarissa Auvrez,  Gerard Tao,  Shobi Sivathamboo,  Caitlin Bennett,  Maria Rychkova,  Wendyl D'Souza,  Samuel F. Berkovic,  John-Paul Nicolo,  Terence J. O'Brien,  Piero Perucca,  Ingrid E. Scheffer,  Patrick Kwan, 
  • Pages: 602-612
  • First Published: 22 December 2023
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Educational needs and career development of young epileptologists in Italy

Carlotta Spagnoli,  Maddalena Duca,  Veronica Pelliccia,  Jacopo Lanzone,  Silvia Masnada,  Daniela Chiarello,  Tommaso Lo Barco,  Fedele Dono,  Bruna Nucera, 
  • Pages: 613-625
  • First Published: 22 February 2024
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Left-sided epileptiform activity influences language lateralization in right mesial temporal sclerosis

Juliana Passos de Almeida,  Bettina Martins Castro,  Valmir Passarelli,  Khallil Taverna Chaim,  Humberto Castro-Lima,  Clarice Listik,  Carmen Lisa Jorge,  Rosa Valerio,  Paula Ricci Arantes,  Edson Amaro Jr,  Leonardo Zumerkorn Pipek,  Luiz H. Castro, 
  • Pages: 626-634
  • First Published: 13 January 2024
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Identifying epilepsy surgery referral candidates with natural language processing in an Australian context

Sheryn Tan,  Rudy Goh,  Jeng Swen Ng,  Charis Tang,  Cleo Ng,  Joshua Kovoor,  Brandon Stretton,  Aashray Gupta,  Christopher Ovenden,  Merran R. Courtney,  Andrew Neal,  Emma Whitham,  Joseph Frasca,  Michelle Kiley,  Amal Abou-Hamden,  Stephen Bacchi, 
  • Pages: 635-642
  • First Published: 23 January 2024
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Long-term effectiveness and tolerability of ketogenic diet therapy in patients with genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathy onset within the first 6 months of life

Tianyu Song,  Jie Deng,  Chunhong Chen,  Xiaohui Wang,  Tongli Han,  Xu Wang,  Tie Fang,  Xiaojuan Tian,  Fang Fang, 
  • Pages: 643-652
  • First Published: 18 January 2024
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Hypometabolic patterns are related to post-surgical seizure outcomes in focal cortical dysplasia: A semi-quantitative study

Yuan Yao,  Xiu Wang,  Baotian Zhao,  Jiajie Mo,  Zhihao Guo,  Bowen Yang,  Zilin Li,  Xiuliang Fan,  Du Cai,  Lin Sang,  Zhong Zheng,  Xiaoqiu Shao,  Lin Ai,  Wenhan Hu,  Chao Zhang,  Kai Zhang, 
  • Pages: 653-664
  • First Published: 24 January 2024
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus facilitates status epilepticus in adult rats: Seizure severity, neurodegeneration, and oxidative stress

Karen Paola Ramos-Riera,  Luis Beltrán-Parrazal,  Consuelo Morgado-Valle,  Francisca Pérez-Severiano,  Pablo Eliasib Martínez-Gopar,  María Leonor López-Meraz, 
  • Pages: 665-678
  • First Published: 06 February 2024
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Characterization of alcohol-related seizures in withdrawal syndrome

Bettina Kata Kádár,  Janka Gajdics,  Ildikó Katalin Pribék,  Bálint Andó,  Bence András Lázár, 
  • Pages: 679-688
  • First Published: 27 January 2024
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Comparative efficacy and safety of stiripentol, cannabidiol and fenfluramine as first-line add-on therapies for seizures in Dravet syndrome: A network meta-analysis

Renzo Guerrini,  Catherine Chiron,  Delphine Vandame,  Warren Linley,  Toby Toward, 
  • Pages: 689-703
  • First Published: 01 March 2024
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Norwegian population-based study of effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation in patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies

Konstantin H. Kostov,  Hrisimir Kostov,  Pål Gunnar Larsson,  Oliver Henning,  Kari Modalsli Aaberg,  Arild Egge,  Jukka Peltola,  Morten Ingvar Lossius, 
  • Pages: 704-716
  • First Published: 06 February 2024
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Cognitive and psychological dysfunction is present after a first seizure, prior to epilepsy diagnosis and treatment at a First Seizure Clinic

Remy Pugh,  David N. Vaughan,  Graeme D. Jackson,  Jennie Ponsford,  Chris Tailby, 
  • Pages: 717-726
  • First Published: 06 February 2024
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Tolerance, adherence, and acceptability of a ketogenic 2.5:1 ratio, nutritionally complete, medium chain triglyceride-containing liquid feed in children and adults with drug-resistant epilepsy following a ketogenic diet

Corbin Griffen,  Natasha E. Schoeler,  Robert Browne,  Tracy Cameron,  Martin Kirkpatrick,  Seema Thowfeek,  Judith Munn,  Helena Champion,  Nicole Mills,  Siân Phillips,  Linda Air,  Anita Devlin,  Claire Nicol,  Susan Macfarlane,  Victoria Bittle,  Phillipa Thomas,  Lisa Cooke,  Julia Ackril,  Astrid Allford,  Vanessa Appleyard,  Clare Szwec,  Kiranjit Atwal,  Gary P. Hubbard,  Rebecca J. Stratton, 
  • Pages: 727-738
  • First Published: 27 February 2024
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Work productivity, quality of life, and care needs: An unfolding epilepsy burden revealed in the Australian Epilepsy Project pilot study

Clara Marquina,  Emma Foster,  Zhibin Chen,  David N. Vaughan,  David F. Abbott,  Chris Tailby,  Graeme D. Jackson,  Patrick Kwan,  Zanfina Ademi,  for the Australian Epilepsy Project , 
  • Pages: 739-749
  • First Published: 15 February 2024
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Long-term outcomes after new onset seizure in children living with HIV: A cohort study

Gretchen L. Birbeck,  Musaku Mwenechanya,  Ifunanya Ume-Ezeoke,  Manoj Mathews,  Christopher M. Bositis,  Lisa Kalungwana,  David Bearden,  Melissa Elafros,  Harris A. Gelbard,  William H. Theodore,  Igor J. Koralnik,  Jason F. Okulicz,  Brent A. Johnson,  Namwiya Musonda,  Omar K. Siddiqi,  Michael J. Potchen,  Izukanji Sikazwe, 
  • Pages: 750-757
  • First Published: 17 February 2024

SHORT RESEARCH ARTICLES

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Leveraging multiple approaches for the detection of pathogenic deep intronic variants in developmental and epileptic encephalopathies: A case report

Denis M. Nyaga,  Michael S. Hildebrand,  Guillem de Valles-Ibáñez,  Ngaire F. Keenan,  Zimeng Ye,  Christy W. LaFlamme,  Heather C. Mefford,  Mark F. Bennett,  Melanie Bahlo,  Lynette G. Sadleir, 
  • Pages: 758-764
  • First Published: 21 December 2023
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Multimodal non-invasive evaluation in MRI-negative epilepsy patients

Wei Wang,  Qian Huang,  Qilin Zhou,  Jiaqi Han,  Xiating Zhang,  Liping Li,  Yicong Lin,  Yuping Wang, 
  • Pages: 765-775
  • First Published: 23 January 2024
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Causes and prognosis of adults experiencing a first seizure in adulthood: A pilot cohort study conducted in five countries in Latin America

Arturo Carpio,  Carla Salgado,  Daniela DiCapua,  Agnes Fleury,  Roberto Suastegui,  Brenda Giagante,  Ledda Aguilera,  Alonso Quijada,  Lilia Nuñez,  Manuela Villanueva,  Noel Plascencia-Alvarez,  Pedro T Hamamoto Filho,  Luis M. Piedra,  Carlos Silva-Rosas,  Elizabeth A. Kelvin, 
  • Pages: 776-784
  • First Published: 17 February 2024
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Pediatric neuromodulation for drug-resistant epilepsy: Survey of current practices, techniques, and outcomes across US epilepsy centers

Charuta N. Joshi,  Cemal Karakas,  Krista Eschbach,  Debopam Samanta,  Kurtis Auguste,  Virendra Desai,  Rani Singh,  Patricia McGoldrick,  Steven Wolf,  Taylor J. Abel,  Edward Novotny,  Chima Oluigbo,  Shilpa B. Reddy,  Allyson Alexander,  Angela Price,  Puck Reeders,  Nancy Mcnamara,  Erin Fedak Romanowski,  Ian Mutchnick,  Adam P. Ostendorf,  Ammar Shaikhouni,  Andrew Knox,  Gewalin Aungaroon,  Joffre Olaya,  Carrie R. Muh, 
  • Pages: 785-792
  • First Published: 29 February 2024
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Safety and effectiveness of diazepam nasal spray in male and female patients: Post hoc analysis of data from a phase 3 safety study

James W. Wheless,  Robert Edward Hogan,  Charles S. Davis,  Enrique Carrazana,  Adrian L. Rabinowicz, 
  • Pages: 793-799
  • First Published: 10 February 2024
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The importance of routine genetic testing in pediatric epilepsy surgery

Lena-Luise Becker,  Konstantin L. Makridis,  Angela T. Abad-Perez,  Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale,  Anna Tietze,  Christian E. Elger,  Denise Horn,  Angela M. Kaindl, 
  • Pages: 800-807
  • First Published: 17 February 2024

STUDY PROTOCOLS

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Comparative effectiveness of digital mental healthcare models for adults with epilepsy: A study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

Milena Gandy,  Honor Coleman,  Henry Cutler,  Michael P. Jones,  Eyal Karin,  Patrick Kwan,  Armin Nikpour,  Kaitlyn Parratt,  Genevieve Rayner,  Nickolai Titov,  Lisa Todd,  Elizabeth Seil,  Toby Winton-Brown,  Wendy Wu,  Blake F. Dear, 
  • Pages: 808-818
  • First Published: 12 February 2024

LETTER

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Initial combination versus early sequential standard therapies for Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome—Feedback from stakeholders

Praveen Kumar Ramani,  Christina Briscoe Abath,  Stephanie Donatelli,  Aristides Hadjinicolaou,  Sebastian Vega Toro,  Keryma Acevedo,  Karina Rosso Astorga,  Kaajal Parbhoo,  Avantika Singh,  Eva Catenaccio,  Puneet Jain,  Jitendra Kumar Sahu,  Debopam Samanta,  Chellamani Harini, 
  • Pages: 819-822
  • First Published: 13 January 2024

ANNOUNCEMENT

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Epilepsia Open—April 2024 announcements

  • Pages: 823-824
  • First Published: 01 April 2024