Epilepsy & Behavior

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Barbara Hansen, Magdalena Szaflarski, E. Martina Bebin, Jerzy P. Szaflarski
Intractable epilepsy can be challenging for patients and for their families. Disability rates in patients are high, causing tremendous physical and emotional burden on family caregivers. Additionally, caregivers may experience affiliate stigma, where they perceive and internalize the negative societal views of a condition ...

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Mark Kaddumukasa, Martin N. Kaddumukasa, William Buwembo, Ian G. Munabi, Carol Blixen, Samden Lhatoo, Nelson Sewankambo, Elly Katabira, Martha Sajatovic

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Michael G. Young, Sumeet Vadera, Jack J. Lin, Lilit Mnatsakanyan

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Ana Maria Cruz Santos, Humberto Castro-Lima, Marcos Antonio Almeida Matos, Milena Bastos Brito

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Graciane Radaelli, Francisco de Souza Santos, Wyllians Vendramini Borelli, Leonardo Pisani, Magda Lahorgue Nunes, Fulvio Alexandre Scorza, Jaderson Costa da Costa

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Adrienne L. Johnson, Alison C. McLeish, Paula K. Shear, Michael Privitera
The purpose of the current paper was to review the empirical literature on the cooccurrence of panic and epilepsy, in order to determine whether there is an increased risk of panic attacks and panic disorder among adults with epilepsy and an increased risk ...

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Miriam Nella Savini, Alessia Mingarelli, Aglaia Vignoli, Francesca La Briola, Valentina Chiesa, Angela Peron, Roberto Mai, Laura Tassi, Massimo Mastrangelo, Elena Zambrelli, Katherine Turner, Maria Paola Canevini
Epilepsy is the most common neurological symptom in tuberous sclerosis complex ...

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Shanshan Zhao, Xiaoyin Wang, Yu Wang, Junjie Xu, Gang Zhu, Chuansheng Zhao, Weiyu Teng

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Fernanda Majolo, Daniel Rodrigo Marinowic, Denise Cantarelli Machado, Jaderson Costa Da Costa
Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is the most commonly encountered developmental malformation that causes refractory epilepsy. Focal cortical dysplasia type 2 is one of the most usual neuropathological findings in tissues resected therapeutically from patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. Unlike other types of FCD, ...

Publication date: August 2018Source:Epilepsy & Behavior, Volume 85
Author(s): Amara Gul, Saima Mehreen
This study compared the frontal lobe functioning and anger rumination between patients with epilepsy and healthy individuals. The second objective was to examine the efficacy of levetiracetam therapy on frontal lobe dysfunctions and anger rumination in patients with epilepsy. Participants (50 patients with epilepsy and 50 healthy individuals) completed the Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) ...