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Luiza Benevides M, de Moraes HT, Granados DMM, Bonadia LC, Sauma L, Augusta Montenegro M, Guerreiro MM, Lopes-Cendes Í, Carolina Coan A. Predictors of genetic diagnosis in individuals with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Epilepsy Behav 2024; 155:109762. [PMID: 38636144 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.109762] [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: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical predictors of positive genetic investigation in developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, beyond the influence of Dravet Syndrome. METHODS The study included 98 patients diagnosed with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. The patients underwent Sanger sequencing of SCN1A, Chromosomal Microarray Analysis, and Whole Exome Sequencing. The association of clinical variables with a positive genetic test was investigated using univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS Genetic diagnosis was identified in 47 (48 %) patients with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Beyond Dravet Syndrome influence, first seizure in the context of fever (p < 0.01), seizures precipitated by temperature (p = 0.04), cognitive regression (p = 0.04), hypotonia (p < 0.01), and focal seizures (p = 0.03) increased the chances of a positive genetic investigation. In contrast, atonic seizures (p = 0.01) and generalized discharges on electroencephalogram (p = 0.02) decreased the chances. Dravet Syndrome was positively associated with a genetic developmental and epileptic encephalopathies etiology (p < 0.01), whereas epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures (p = 0.01), developmental and epileptic encephalopathies with spike-wave activation in sleep (p = 0.04), and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (p = 0.03) were negatively associated. In multivariate analysis, the first seizure in the context of fever (p < 0.01) and hypotonia (p = 0.02) were positively, and atonic seizures (p = 0.01) were negatively and independently associated with a genetic etiology. CONCLUSION The predictive variables of genetic investigation in developmental and epileptic encephalopathies are first seizure in the context of fever and hypotonia, whereas atonic seizures decrease the chances of finding a genetic cause for developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. Regarding epileptic syndromes, Dravet Syndrome is highly associated with a positive genetic test, whereas epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures, developmental and epileptic encephalopathies with spike-wave activation in sleep, and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome are rarely associated with a positive genetic investigation.
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- Maria Luiza Benevides
- Child Neurology Service, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, UNICAMP, Campinas - SP, Brazil.
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- Child Neurology Service, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
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- Child Neurology Service, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas - São Paulo (SP), Brazil; Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, BRAINN, at UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Translational Medicine, UNICAMP, Campinas - SP, Brazil; Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, BRAINN, at UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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- Child Neurology Service, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas - São Paulo (SP), Brazil; Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, BRAINN, at UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil; Neuroimaging Laboratory, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
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Lima EM, Rzezak P, Montenegro MA, Guerreiro MM, Valente KDR. Social cognition in childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Seizure 2020; 78:102-108. [PMID: 32335335 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2020.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/20/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Social cognition is involved in the perception, processing, and interpretation of social information. For this reason, social cognition is a crucial domain for successful communication and interpersonal relationships. With this in mind, we aimed to assess social cognition in children with Self-Limited Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (CECTS) and its association with traditional executive function tests and clinical variables of epilepsy. METHODS We evaluated 23 patients with CECTS (65% male, mean age of 10.64 years) and 20 healthy children (75% male, mean age of 10.15 years). We used the Faux-Pas Child Task (FP) to analyze social cognition and a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests to evaluate domains of classic executive functions. RESULTS Patients with CECTS had impairments in FP compared to healthy children [p < 0.001]. Impairments in some areas of traditional executive functions were related to worse social cognition in patients with CECTS. Epilepsy-related factors did not impair the performance on FP, except for the number of antiseizure medication [p = 0.016]. CONCLUSIONS Social cognition is impaired in children and adolescents with CECTS. The presence of ongoing seizures and frequent epileptiform activity were not correlated with social cognition. Therefore, epilepsy per se was more relevant for social cognition than its severity.
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- Ellen Marise Lima
- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clínicas, University of São Paulo - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Gonsales MC, Montenegro MA, Preto P, Guerreiro MM, Coan AC, Quast MP, Carvalho BS, Lopes-Cendes I. Multimodal Analysis of SCN1A Missense Variants Improves Interpretation of Clinically Relevant Variants in Dravet Syndrome. Front Neurol 2019; 10:289. [PMID: 31001185 PMCID: PMC6455056 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2019.00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Objective: We aimed to improve the classification of SCN1A missense variants in patients with Dravet syndrome (DS) by combining and modifying the current variants classification criteria to minimize inconclusive test results. Methods: We established a score classification workflow based on evidence of pathogenicity to adapt the classification of DS-related SCN1A missense variants. In addition, we compiled the variants reported in the literature and our cohort and assessed the proposed pathogenic classification criteria. We combined information regarding previously established pathogenic amino acid changes, mode of inheritance, population-specific allele frequencies, localization within protein domains, and deleterious effect prediction analysis. Results: Our meta-analysis showed that 46% (506/1,101) of DS-associated SCN1A variants are missense. We applied the score classification workflow and 56.5% (286/506) of the variants had their classification changed from VUS: 17.8% (90/506) into "pathogenic" and 38.7% (196/506) as "likely pathogenic." Conclusion: Our results indicate that using multimodal analysis seems to be the best approach to interpret the pathogenic impact of SCN1A missense changes for the molecular diagnosis of patients with DS. By applying the proposed workflow, most DS related SCN1A variants had their classification improved.
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- Marina C. Gonsales
- Department of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotecnology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medical Sciences, The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotecnology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medical Sciences, The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotecnology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medical Sciences, The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotecnology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, School of Medical Sciences, The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotecnology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Statistics, Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing, The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotecnology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Statistics, Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing, The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotecnology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, The Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotecnology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Auvin S, Wirrell E, Donald KA, Berl M, Hartmann H, Valente KD, Van Bogaert P, Cross JH, Osawa M, Kanemura H, Aihara M, Guerreiro MM, Samia P, Vinayan KP, Smith ML, Carmant L, Kerr M, Hermann B, Dunn D, Wilmshurst JM. Systematic review of the screening, diagnosis, and management of ADHD in children with epilepsy. Consensus paper of the Task Force on Comorbidities of the ILAE Pediatric Commission. Epilepsia 2018; 59:1867-1880. [DOI: 10.1111/epi.14549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 07/28/2018] [Accepted: 07/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Stéphane Auvin
- Department of Pediatric Neurology; Robert-Debré University Hospital; APHP; Paris France
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- Divisions of Child and Adolescent Neurology and Epilepsy; Mayo Clinic; Rochester Minnesota
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- Division of Developmental Paediatrics; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health; Neurosciences Institute; Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
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- Division of Pediatric Neuropsychology; Children’s National Medical Center; Washington District of Columbia
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- Clinic for Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Disorders; Hannover Medical School; Hannover Germany
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- Division of Clinical Neurophysiology, Institute and Department of Psychiatry; Clinics Hospital (HCFMUSP); Faculty of Medicine; University of São Paulo; São Paulo Brazil
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery; University Hospital of Angers; Angers France
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- Developmental Neurosciences Programme; UCl Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London & Young Epilepsy; Lingfield UK
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- Department of Pediatrics; Tokyo Women’s Medical University; Tokyo Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics; Faculty of Medicine; University of Yamanashi; Yamanashi Japan
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- Graduate Faculty of Interdisciplinary Research; Graduate School; University of Amanashi; Yamanashi Japan
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health; Aga Khan University; Nairobi Kenya
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- Department of Psychology; The Hospital for Sick Children; University of Toronto Mississauga; Toronto Canada
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- Department of Neurosciences and Pediatrics; CHU Sainte-Justine; University of Montreal; Montreal Canada
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- Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neuroscience; Cardiff University; Cardiff Wales UK
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- Department of Neurology; School of Medicine and Public Health; University of Wisconsin; Madison Wisconsin
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- Section of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology; Indiana University School of Medicine; Indianapolis Indiana
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- Division of Paediatric Neurology; Neuroscience Institute; Department of Paediatrics and Child Health; Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
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Lima EM, Rzezak P, Dos Santos B, Gentil L, Montenegro MA, Guerreiro MM, Valente KD. The relevance of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in self-limited childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes. Epilepsy Behav 2018; 82:164-169. [PMID: 29649723 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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In this study, we aimed to evaluate the attentional and executive functions in patients with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BCECTS) with and without attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared with controls and compared with patients with ADHD without epilepsy. We evaluated 12 patients with BCECTS and ADHD (66.7% boys; mean age of 9.67years); 11 children with non-ADHD BCECTS (63.6% boys; mean age of 11.91years); 20 healthy children (75% boys; mean age of 10.15years); and 20 subjects with ADHD without epilepsy (60% boys; mean age of 10.9years). We used a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests to evaluate attentional and executive functions in their broad domains. Patients with BCECTS and ADHD had worse performance in Conners' Continuous Performance Test II (reaction time standard error [p=0.008], variability [p=0.033], perseverations [p=0.044] and in reaction time interstimuli interval [p=0.016]). Patients with ADHD showed worse performance in Trail Making Test B errors [p=0.012]. In conclusion, patients with BCECTS and ADHD had worse executive and attentional performance compared with controls than non-ADHD patients with BCECTS. Regardless of the presence of epilepsy, ADHD also negatively impacted executive and attentional functions but in different executive subdomains compared with patients with epilepsy.
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- Ellen Marise Lima
- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo-HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo-HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo-HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, Hospital das Clinicas, University of São Paulo-HCFMUSP, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Avansini SH, Torres FR, Vieira AS, Dogini DB, Rogerio F, Coan AC, Morita ME, Guerreiro MM, Yasuda CL, Secolin R, Carvalho BS, Borges MG, Almeida VS, Araújo PAOR, Queiroz L, Cendes F, Lopes-Cendes I. Dysregulation of NEUROG2 plays a key role in focal cortical dysplasia. Ann Neurol 2018; 83:623-635. [PMID: 29461643 PMCID: PMC5901021 DOI: 10.1002/ana.25187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 02/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Focal cortical dysplasias (FCDs) are an important cause of drug-resistant epilepsy. In this work, we aimed to investigate whether abnormal gene regulation, mediated by microRNA, could be involved in FCD type II. METHODS We used total RNA from the brain tissue of 16 patients with FCD type II and 28 controls. MicroRNA expression was initially assessed by microarray. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction, in situ hybridization, luciferase reporter assays, and deep sequencing for genes in the mTOR pathway were performed to validate and further explore our initial study. RESULTS hsa-let-7f (p = 0.039), hsa-miR-31 (p = 0.0078), and hsa-miR34a (p = 0.021) were downregulated in FCD type II, whereas a transcription factor involved in neuronal and glial fate specification, NEUROG2 (p < 0.05), was upregulated. We also found that the RND2 gene, a NEUROG2-target, is upregulated (p < 0.001). In vitro experiments showed that hsa-miR-34a downregulates NEUROG2 by binding to its 5'-untranslated region. Moreover, we observed strong nuclear expression of NEUROG2 in balloon cells and dysmorphic neurons and found that 28.5% of our patients presented brain somatic mutations in genes of the mTOR pathway. INTERPRETATION Our findings suggest a new molecular mechanism, in which NEUROG2 has a pivotal and central role in the pathogenesis of FCD type II. In this way, we found that the downregulation of hsa-miR-34a leads to upregulation of NEUROG2, and consequently to overexpression of the RND2 gene. These findings indicate that a faulty coupling in neuronal differentiation and migration mechanisms may explain the presence of aberrant cells and complete dyslamination in FCD type II. Ann Neurol 2018;83:623-635.
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- Simoni H Avansini
- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University of Campinas and Brazilian Institute of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology, Campinas, Brazil
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BACKGROUND Sinus headache is one of the most frequent misdiagnosis given to children with headache. The objective of this study is to evaluate the frequency of sinus disease in children with headache that do not fulfill the criteria for headache attributed to disorder of the nose or paranasal sinuses. METHODS This is a prospective study conducted at the authors' pediatric neurology clinic. Data from children with headache was evaluated and compared with a disease control group composed of children without history of headache. All patients underwent neuroimaging assessment. Patients with diagnosis of acute infectious sinus disease were excluded from the analysis. The type of headache was classified according to the International Headache Society. Statistical analysis was performed using the Fisher exact test, with a level of significance of .05. RESULTS A total of 62 patients with headache were evaluated; 24 boys, 38 girls, ages ranging from 3 to 18 years (mean = 9.7 years). Of the patients, 29 had migraine without aura, 4 had frequent episodic tension type headache, 3 had both migraine without aura and frequent episodic tension type headache, 3 had migraine with brainstem aura, 2 had episodic tension type headache, 1 had migraine with aura. In 20 patients the type of headache could not be established. The disease control group had 41 patients; 25 boys, 16 girls, ages ranging from 3 to 17 years (mean = 7.3 years). Sinus abnormalities detected by neuroimaging were present in 12 patients in the headache group and in 11 patients in the disease control group ( P = .469). CONCLUSION The authors conclude that sinus abnormalities are a common finding in neuroimaging tests of children with or without headache. Sinus disease disclosed by neuroimaging evaluation should not preclude the diagnosis of migraine or other types of primary headache.
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- Ronan J Vieira Neto
- 1 Child Neurology Unit, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas School of Medical Sciences, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- 1 Child Neurology Unit, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas School of Medical Sciences, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- 1 Child Neurology Unit, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas School of Medical Sciences, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- 1 Child Neurology Unit, Department of Neurology, University of Campinas School of Medical Sciences, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Lima EM, Rzezak P, Guimarães CA, Montenegro MA, Guerreiro MM, Valente KD. The executive profile of children with Benign Epilepsy of Childhood with Centrotemporal Spikes and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav 2017. [PMID: 28622557 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2017.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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RATIONALE Benign Epilepsy of Childhood with Centrotemporal Spikes (BECTS) and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) represent two distinct models of focal epilepsy of childhood. In both, there is evidence of executive dysfunction. The purpose of the present study was to identify particular deficits in the executive function that would distinguish children with BECTS from children with TLE. METHODS We prospectively evaluated 19 consecutive children and adolescents with TLE with hippocampal sclerosis (HS) (57.9% male; mean 11.74years [SD 2.05]; mean IQ 95.21 [SD 15.09]), 19 with BECTS (36.8% male; mean 10.95years [SD 2.33]; mean IQ 107.40 [SD 16.01]), and 21 age and gender-matched controls (33.3% male; mean 11.86years [SD 2.25]; mean IQ 108.67 [15.05]). All participants underwent a neuropsychological assessment with a comprehensive battery for executive and attentional functions. We used ANOVA and chi-square to evaluate differences on demographic aspects among groups (BECTS, TLE-HS, and control groups). Group comparisons on continuous variables were complemented by MANOVA and Bonferroni posthoc comparisons. RESULTS Patients with BECTS had worse performance than controls in: Matching Familiar Figures Test, time (p=0.001); Matching Familiar Figures Test, time×errors index (p<0.001); Verbal Fluency for foods (p=0.038); Trail Making Test, part B time (p=0.030); Trail Making Test, part B number of errors (p=0.030); and WCST, number of categories achieved (p=0.043). Patients with BECTS had worse performance than patients with TLE-HS on Matching Familiar Figures Test, time (p=0.004), and Matching Familiar Figures Test, time×errors index (p<0.001). Patients with TLE-HS had worse performance than controls on the following tests: Verbal Fluency for foods (p=0.004); Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, the number of categories achieved (p<0.001); and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, the number of perseverative errors (p=0.028). Patients with TLE-HS had worse performance than patients with BECTS on Digit Backward (p=0.002); and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, the number of perseverative errors (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Patients with TLE and BECTS present distinct cognitive profiles. Patients with TLE-HS had worse performance in mental flexibility, concept formation, and working memory compared to BECTS. Patients with BECTS had worse inhibitory control compared to children with TLE-HS. Both TLE-HS and BECTS had a higher number of errors on an inhibitory control test. However, patients with BECTS had a slower mental processing even when compared to patients with TLE-HS. Rehabilitation programs for children with epilepsy must include children with benign epilepsies and must take into account the epileptic syndrome and its particular neurocognitive phenotype.
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- Ellen M Lima
- Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Rzezak P, Guimarães CA, Guerreiro MM, Valente KD. The impact of intelligence on memory and executive functions of children with temporal lobe epilepsy: Methodological concerns with clinical relevance. Eur J Paediatr Neurol 2017; 21:500-506. [PMID: 28089585 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2016.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with TLE are prone to have lower IQ scores than healthy controls. Nevertheless, the impact of IQ differences is not usually considered in studies that compared the cognitive functioning of children with and without epilepsy. This study aimed to determine the effect of using IQ as a covariate on memory and attentional/executive functions of children with TLE. METHODS Thirty-eight children and adolescents with TLE and 28 healthy controls paired as to age, gender, and sociodemographic factors were evaluated with a comprehensive neuropsychological battery for memory and executive functions. The authors conducted three analyses to verify the impact of IQ scores on the other cognitive domains. First, we compared performance on cognitive tests without controlling for IQ differences between groups. Second, we performed the same analyses, but we included IQ as a confounding factor. Finally, we evaluated the predictive value of IQ on cognitive functioning. RESULTS Although patients had IQ score in the normal range, they showed lower IQ scores than controls (p = 0.001). When we did not consider IQ in the analyses, patients had worse performance in verbal and visual memory (short and long-term), semantic memory, sustained, divided and selective attention, mental flexibility and mental tracking for semantic information. By using IQ as a covariate, patients showed worse performance only in verbal memory (long-term), semantic memory, sustained and divided attention and in mental flexibility. IQ was a predictor factor of verbal and visual memory (immediate and delayed), working memory, mental flexibility and mental tracking for semantic information. CONCLUSION Intelligence level had a significant impact on memory and executive functioning of children and adolescents with TLE without intellectual disability. This finding opens the discussion of whether IQ scores should be considered when interpreting the results of differences in cognitive performance of patients with epilepsy compared to healthy volunteers.
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- Patricia Rzezak
- Laboratory of Psychiatric Neuroimaging (LIM-21), Department and Institute of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Applied Neurosciences (NAPNA), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Applied Neurosciences (NAPNA), University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Laboratory of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Psychiatry, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Guerreiro MM. Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder in patients in rehabilitation of drug addiction. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2016; 74:951-952. [PMID: 27991991 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20160182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Marilisa M Guerreiro
- Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Departamento de Neurologia, Disciplina de Neurologia Infantil, Campinas SP, Brasil
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Campos D, Arias AV, Campos-Zanelli TM, Souza DS, Dos Santos Neto OG, Peralta CFA, Guerreiro MM. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome: neurodevelopment of infants treated with laser surgery. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2016; 74:307-13. [PMID: 27097004 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20160032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the neurodevelopmental functions of survivors of twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) treated by fetoscopic laser coagulation (FLC), during the first year of life, comparing them to a control group; and to verify the influence of specific variables on neurodevelopment. METHOD This was a prospective, longitudinal study. The sample comprised 33 monochorionic diamniotic twins who underwent FLC for treatment of TTTS and 22 full-term infants of single-fetus pregnancies. Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development Screening Test were used for evaluation. Prenatal, perinatal and postnatal information were obtained. RESULTS There was an increased frequency of infants in the TTTS group with inadequate performance compared to the control group. The identified variables (fetal donor, low economic income and cardiorespiratory disease) negatively impacted expressive communication and fine motor skills. CONCLUSION Although through follow-up is recommended in all TTTS survivors, particular attention is required for the high-risk group as defined in this study.
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- Denise Campos
- Centro de Investigação em Pediatria, Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação em Pediatria, Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação em Pediatria, Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação em Pediatria, Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Hospital da Mulher Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo Pinotti, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Hospital da Mulher Prof. Dr. José Aristodemo Pinotti, Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Investigação em Pediatria, Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Boscariol M, Casali RL, Amaral MIR, Lunardi LL, Matas CG, Collela-Santos MF, Guerreiro MM. Language and central temporal auditory processing in childhood epilepsies. Epilepsy Behav 2015; 53:180-3. [PMID: 26580215 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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: 09/02/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Because of the relationship between rolandic, temporoparietal, and centrotemporal areas and language and auditory processing, the aim of this study was to investigate language and central temporal auditory processing of children with epilepsy (rolandic epilepsy and temporal lobe epilepsy) and compare these with those of children without epilepsy. Thirty-five children aged between eight and 14 years old were studied. Two groups of children participated in this study: a group with childhood epilepsy (n=19), and a control group without epilepsy or linguistic changes (n=16). There was a significant difference between the two groups, with the worst performance in children with epilepsy for the gaps-in-noise test, right ear (p<0.001) and left ear (p<0.001) tests, and duration pattern test--naming (p=0.002) and humming (p=0.002). In auditory P300, there was no significant difference in latency (p=0.343) and amplitude (p=0.194) between the groups. There was a significant difference between the groups, with the worst performance in children with epilepsy, for the auditory-receptive vocabulary (PPVT) (p<0.001) and phonological working memory (nonwords repetition task) tasks (p=0.001). We conclude that the impairment of central temporal auditory processing and language skills may be comorbidities in children with rolandic epilepsy and temporal lobe epilepsy.
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- Mirela Boscariol
- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil.
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- Department of Human Development and Rehabilitation, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Human Development and Rehabilitation, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Communication Science & Disorders, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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Gonsales MC, Montenegro MA, Soler CV, Coan AC, Guerreiro MM, Lopes-Cendes I. Recent developments in the genetics of childhood epileptic encephalopathies: impact in clinical practice. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2015; 73:946-58. [PMID: 26517219 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20150122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Recent advances in molecular genetics led to the discovery of several genes for childhood epileptic encephalopathies (CEEs). As the knowledge about the genes associated with this group of disorders develops, it becomes evident that CEEs present a number of specific genetic characteristics, which will influence the use of molecular testing for clinical purposes. Among these, there are the presence of marked genetic heterogeneity and the high frequency of de novo mutations. Therefore, the main objectives of this review paper are to present and discuss current knowledge regarding i) new genetic findings in CEEs, ii) phenotype-genotype correlations in different forms of CEEs; and, most importantly, iii) the impact of these new findings in clinical practice. Accompanying this text we have included a comprehensive table, containing the list of genes currently known to be involved in the etiology of CEEs.
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- Marina C Gonsales
- Instituto Brasileiro de Neurociências e Neurotecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Brasileiro de Neurociências e Neurotecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Brasileiro de Neurociências e Neurotecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Brasileiro de Neurociências e Neurotecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Brasileiro de Neurociências e Neurotecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto Brasileiro de Neurociências e Neurotecnologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Montenegro MA, Lizcano A, Cendes F, Guerreiro MM. Extreme Delta Brushes in Pediatric Anti-N-Methyl-DAspartate Receptor Encephalitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.21767/2171-6625.s10004] [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: 11/25/2022]
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Oliveira EP, Neri ML, Capelatto LL, Guimarães CA, Guerreiro MM. Rolandic epilepsy and dyslexia. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2014; 72:826-31. [DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20140141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Objective Although benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is an idiopathic, age-related epilepsy syndrome with favorable outcome, recent studies have shown impairment in specific neuropsychological tests. The objective of this study was to analyze the comorbidity between dyslexia and BECTS. Method Thirty-one patients with clinical and electroencephalographic diagnosis of BECTS (group A) and 31 paired children (group B) underwent a language and neuropsychological assessment performed with several standardized protocols. Our findings were categorized as: a) dyslexia; b) other difficulties; c) without difficulties. Our results were compared and statistically analyzed. Results Our data showed that dyslexia occurred in 19.4% and other difficulties in 74.2% of our patients. This was highly significant when compared with the control group (p<0.001). Phonological awareness, writing, reading, arithmetic, and memory tests showed a statistically significant difference when comparing both groups. Conclusion Our findings show significant evidence of the occurrence of dyslexia in patients with BECTS.
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Migraine equivalents are a group of periodic and paroxysmal neurologic diseases. Because headache is not a prominent symptom, the diagnosis might be challenging. The objective of the study was to evaluate the frequency and outcome of migraine equivalents. This was a retrospective study. We included benign paroxysmal torticollis of infancy, benign paroxysmal vertigo of infancy, abdominal migraine, cyclic vomiting, aura without migraine, and confusional migraine. We evaluated the frequency of events, treatment, and outcome. Out of 674 children with headache, 38 (5.6%) presented with migraine equivalents. Twenty-one were boys and the mean age was 6.1 years. Fifteen had abdominal migraine, 12 benign paroxysmal vertigo, 5 confusional migraine, 3 aura without migraine, 2 paroxysmal torticollis, and 1 cyclic vomiting. Prophylactic treatment was introduced in 23 patients; 4 lost follow-up and 19 had significant improvement. We conclude that the correct diagnosis of migraine equivalents enables an effective treatment with an excellent outcome.
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- Karine C S Teixeira
- Discipline of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Sao Paolo, Brazil
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- Discipline of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Sao Paolo, Brazil
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- Discipline of Child Neurology, Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Sao Paolo, Brazil
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Duran MHC, Guimarães CA, Montenegro MA, Neri ML, Guerreiro MM. ADHD in idiopathic epilepsy. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2014; 72:12-6. [PMID: 24637976 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20130193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Our aim was to clarify the correlation of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with epilepsy and behavior problems. This was a cross-sectional study. Sixty children with idiopathic epilepsy were interviewed using the MTA-SNAP IV Teacher and Parent Rating Scale, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales and Conners' Rating Scales. We used the chi-square test to analyze the correlation of epilepsy variables in patients with and without ADHD with a significance level of 0.05. Eight patients had ADHD symptoms (13%), seven had the inattentive ADHD subtype and only three had behavioral problems. When epileptic patients with and without ADHD symptoms were compared we found no significant difference in regard to epilepsy variables. All patients were controlled and 43% were either without AED or undergoing withdrawal. Our study revealed a low comorbidity of ADHD symptoms and epilepsy due to low interference of seizures and drug treatment on the comorbid condition.
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Guimãraes CA, Rzezak P, Fuentes D, Franzon RC, Montenegro MA, Cendes F, Valente KD, Guerreiro MM. Memory in children with symptomatic temporal lobe epilepsy. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2014; 72:184-9. [PMID: 24676434 DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20130223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 09/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In children with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), memory deficit is not so well understood as it is in adults. The aim of this study was to identify and describe memory deficits in children with symptomatic TLE, and to verify the influence of epilepsy variables on memory. We evaluated 25 children with TLE diagnosed on clinical, EEG and MRI findings. Twenty-five normal children were compared with the patients. All children underwent a neuropsychological assessment to estimate intellectual level, attention, visual perception, handedness, and memory processes (verbal and visual: short-term memory, learning, and delayed recall). The results allowed us to conclude: besides memory deficits, other neuropsychological disturbances may be found in children with TLE such as attention, even in the absence of overall cognitive deficit; the earlier onset of epilepsy, the worse verbal stimuli storage; mesial lesions correlate with impairment in memory storage stage while neocortical temporal lesions correlate with retrieval deficits.
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- Catarina A Guimãraes
- Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Psiquiatria, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Yasuda CL, Guimarães CA, Guerreiro MM, Boscariol M, Oliveira EPM, Teixeira KC, Costa ALF, Beltramini GC, Cendes F. Voxel-based morphometry and intellectual assessment in patients with congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome. J Neurol 2014; 261:1374-80. [DOI: 10.1007/s00415-014-7356-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Revised: 04/13/2014] [Accepted: 04/16/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Silveira-Moriyama L, Gardiner AR, Meyer E, King MD, Smith M, Rakshi K, Parker A, Mallick AA, Brown R, Vassallo G, Jardine PE, Guerreiro MM, Lees AJ, Houlden H, Kurian MA. Clinical features of childhood-onset paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia with PRRT2 gene mutations. Dev Med Child Neurol 2013; 55:327-34. [PMID: 23363396 DOI: 10.1111/dmcn.12056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [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] [Accepted: 10/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM To define better the phenotype and genotype of familial and sporadic cases of paroxysmal kinesigenic dyskinesia (PKD) caused by mutations in the PRRT2 gene presenting in the paediatric age group. METHOD We report the detailed clinical and molecular genetic features of 11 patients (six females, five males) with childhood-onset PRRT2-mutation-positive PKD. RESULTS Mean age at disease onset was 8 years 7.5 months (range 5-11y), and clinical presentation was characterized by daily short paroxysmal episodes of dystonia/dyskinesia. Most patients also had non-kinesigenic attacks in addition to the classical movement-induced paroxysmal episodes. One family demonstrated great phenotypic variability with PKD, infantile convulsions, and/or hemiplegic migraine affecting different family members with the same mutation. All patients in whom antiepileptics (carbamazepine/phenytoin) were tried showed a dramatic improvement with complete abolition of dyskinetic episodes. INTERPRETATION Our case series provides a detailed clinical description of patients with PRRT2-PKD, and reports a spectrum of disease-causing mutations, thereby expanding both the clinical phenotype and mutation spectrum of disease.
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Rzezak P, Guimarães CA, Fuentes D, Guerreiro MM, Valente KD. Memory in children with temporal lobe epilepsy is at least partially explained by executive dysfunction. Epilepsy Behav 2012; 25:577-84. [PMID: 23159382 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.09.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 07/24/2012] [Revised: 08/24/2012] [Accepted: 09/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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An association between memory and executive dysfunction (ED) has been demonstrated in patients with mixed neurological disorders. We aimed to investigate the impact of ED in memory tasks of children with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). We evaluated 36 children with TLE and 28 controls with tests for memory, learning, attention, mental flexibility, and mental tracking. Data analysis was composed of comparison between patients and controls in memory and executive function; correlation between memory and executive function tests; and comparison between patients with mild and severe ED in memory tests. Children with TLE had worse performance in focused attention, immediate and delayed recall, phonological memory, mental tracking, planning, and abstraction. Planning, abstraction, and mental tracking were correlated with visual and verbal memory. Children with severe ED had worse performance in verbal and visual memory and learning tests. This study showed that ED was related to memory performance in children with TLE.
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- Patricia Rzezak
- LIM-21, Laboratory for Medical Research 21-Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Capelatto LLM, Oliveira EPM, Neri ML, Guimarães CA, Montenegro MA, Guerreiro MM. Clinical and neuropsychological correlation in patients with rolandic epilepsy. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2012; 70:691-693. [PMID: 22990725 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2012000900008] [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] [Received: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/11/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate the presence of neurological soft signs (NSS) and to correlate them with the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC III) in patients with rolandic epilepsy (RE). METHODS Forty children and adolescents aged between 9 and 15 years were studied. They were divided into two groups: G1 - patients with RE (n=20) - and G2 - healthy controls without epilepsy (n=20). They were assessed with the Quick Neurological Screening Test (QNST II) - clinical trial to search for NSS -, and the WISC III - neuropsychological test. RESULTS No statistical difference between groups was found in WISC III and QNST II. However, children with poorer motor skills had worse performance in the QNST II and also in the execution intelligence quotient - IQ (p=0.001) and in total IQ (p=0.004), thus showing a positive correlation between them. CONCLUSIONS The QNST II is a good screening tool for the neurologist to detect abnormalities in fine motor skills.
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- Lívia L Medeiros Capelatto
- Department of Neurology, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas (FCM), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas SP, Brazil
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Neri ML, Guimarães CA, Oliveira EP, Duran MH, Medeiros LL, Montenegro MA, Boscariol M, Guerreiro MM. Neuropsychological assessment of children with rolandic epilepsy: executive functions. Epilepsy Behav 2012; 24:403-7. [PMID: 22683244 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2012.04.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 01/06/2012] [Revised: 04/12/2012] [Accepted: 04/21/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Rolandic epilepsy (RE) is the most common type of childhood focal epilepsy. Although there is no intellectual deficit, children with RE may have specific cognitive impairments. The aims of this study were to identify changes in executive functions in children with RE and to verify the influence of epilepsy and seizure variables. We evaluated 25 children with RE and 28 healthy controls. A comprehensive neuropsychological battery was utilized. The results showed that the RE children had worse performance than the control group in some categories of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, the Trail Making Test part B, and the Verbal Fluency Test (FAS). Children with earlier onset of epilepsy had worse performance when compared with children with later onset of epilepsy. We conclude that children with RE may show a deficit in executive function despite their normal IQ. The set of tests was more extensive than what was previously used in other studies. Our study suggests that early seizures can interfere with brain development. Regarding cognition, the term benign should be used cautiously in RE.
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- Marina L Neri
- Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Rzezak P, Guimarães C, Fuentes D, Guerreiro MM, Valente KDR. Episodic and semantic memory in children with mesial temporal sclerosis. Epilepsy Behav 2011; 21:242-7. [PMID: 21543263 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2011.03.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [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: 01/21/2011] [Revised: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 03/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The aim of this study was to analyze semantic and episodic memory deficits in children with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and their correlation with clinical epilepsy variables. For this purpose, 19 consecutive children and adolescents with MTS (8 to 16 years old) were evaluated and their performance on five episodic memory tests (short- and long-term memory and learning) and four semantic memory tests was compared with that of 28 healthy volunteers. Patients performed worse on tests of immediate and delayed verbal episodic memory, visual episodic memory, verbal and visual learning, mental scanning for semantic clues, object naming, word definition, and repetition of sentences. Clinical variables such as early age at seizure onset, severity of epilepsy, and polytherapy impaired distinct types of memory. These data confirm that children with MTS have episodic memory deficits and add new information on semantic memory. The data also demonstrate that clinical variables contribute differently to episodic and semantic memory performance.
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- Patricia Rzezak
- LIM-21, Laboratory for Medical Research 21-Neuroimaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, University of São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Gagliardi IC, Guimarães CA, Souza EA, Schmutzler KM, Guerreiro MM. Quality of life and epilepsy surgery in childhood and adolescence. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2011; 69:23-6. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2011000100006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2010] [Accepted: 06/09/2010] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Epilepsy can affect the quality of life (QOL) of patients. The temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is often refractory to medication, which has an adverse impact on QOL. The surgery can be a form to control the seizures and to improve the QOL of the patients. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to verify the QOL of children and adolescents with TLE who underwent surgery for epilepsy, comparing QOL before and after surgery and investigating which parameters showed improvement. METHOD: We used semi-structured questionnaire in the pre-and post-surgery in 13 patients. The data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. RESULTS: The analysis showed that there was general improvement in the QOL postoperatively. There was improvement in general health issues, adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs and the relationship with parents. CONCLUSION: When properly indicated, epilepsy surgery improves quality of life of patients with TLE.
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Betting LE, Li LM, Lopes-Cendes I, Guerreiro MM, Guerreiro CAM, Cendes F. Correlation between quantitative EEG and MRI in idiopathic generalized epilepsy. Hum Brain Mapp 2011; 31:1327-38. [PMID: 20082332 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.20944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between the focal discharges sometimes observed in the electroencephalogram of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies and subtle structural magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities. The main hypothesis to be assessed is that focal discharges may arise from areas of structural abnormality which can be detected by quantitative neuroimaging. Focal discharges were used for quantitative electroencephalogram source detection. Neuroimaging investigations consisted of voxel-based morphometry and region of interest volumetry. For voxel-based morphometry, volumetric MRI were acquired and processed. The images of each patient were individually compared with a control group. Statistical analysis was used to detect differences in gray matter volumes. Region of interest-based morphometry was automatically performed and used essentially to confirm voxel-based morphometry findings. The localization of the focal discharges on the electroencephalogram was compared to the neuroimaging results. Twenty-two patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies were evaluated. Gray matter abnormalities were detected by voxel-based morphometry analysis in 77% of the patients. There was a good concordance between EEG source detection and voxel-based morphometry. On average, the nearest voxels detected by these methods were 19 mm (mm) apart and the most statistically significant voxels were 34 mm apart. This study suggests that in some cases subtle gray matter abnormalities are associated with focal epileptiform discharges observed in the electroencephalograms of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies.
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- Luiz E Betting
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas--UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Medeiros LL, Yasuda C, Schmutzler KMR, Guerreiro MM. Rolandic discharges: clinico-neurophysiological correlation. Clin Neurophysiol 2010; 121:1740-3. [PMID: 20674483 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2010.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/18/2010] [Revised: 03/29/2010] [Accepted: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze neurophysiologic aspects of rolandic discharges. METHODS We reviewed 45 electroencephalograms of patients divided into two groups: those with benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BCECTS) and symptomatic partial epilepsy (SPE), following ILAE criteria (1989). The EEG data analyzed were: horizontal dipole discharges, double spike phenomenon, the extension of epileptiform discharges and background activity. RESULTS There was a predominance of horizontal dipole between patients with BCECTS compared with patients with SPE; however, this difference was not statistically significant. There was also no statistically significant difference between the two groups when the double spike phenomenon and the extension of discharges beyond the rolandic area were considered. The slower background activity in the SPE group was the only variable with statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed similarities between rolandic discharges of two different epilepsy groups. The only reliable parameter to differentiate the groups was the background activity. SIGNIFICANCE Our findings suggest that most EEG rolandic features are not pathognomonic of BCECTS, as they are related to the area of the discharges and not to the epileptic syndrome itself.
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- L L Medeiros
- Department of Neurology - FCM - University of Campinas, Brazil
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Boscariol M, Garcia VL, Guimarães CA, Hage SRV, Montenegro MA, Cendes F, Guerreiro MM. Auditory processing disorders in twins with perisylvian polymicrogyria. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2010; 67:499-501. [PMID: 19623451 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2009000300023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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- Mirela Boscariol
- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Buffo TH, Guerreiro MM, Tai P, Montenegro MA. Seizure related accidents and injuries in childhood. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2009; 66:458-61. [PMID: 18813699 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2008000400003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [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: 02/14/2008] [Accepted: 06/14/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Several studies show that the risk of accidents involving patients with epilepsy is much higher compared to the general population. The objective of this study was to identify the frequency and type of seizure related injuries in children diagnosed with epilepsy. In addition we also assessed possible risk factors associated with this seizure related accidents in childhood. This study was conducted at the pediatric epilepsy clinic of Unicamp, from January 2005 to August 2006. We evaluated 100 consecutive children with epilepsy. Parents were interviewed by one of the authors using a structured questionnaire that included questions about seizure related accidents and related injuries. Forty-four patients reported seizure related accidents. Eighteen patients needed medical assistance at an emergency room due the severity of their seizure related accident. Forty patients reported having a seizure related accident prevented by a bystander. Another 14 patients reported avoiding a seizure related accident by luck alone. Contusions and lacerations were the most common type of lesion associated with seizures. Patients with symptomatic/probable symptomatic epilepsy and those using higher numbers of anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) were at greater risk for seizure related accidents (p<0.05). We conclude that patients with symptomatic/probable symptomatic epilepsy and on multiple AEDs are at increased risk of seizure related accidents. Parents and caretakers should be even more cautious about risk of injury in such patients.
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Faria AV, Reis F, Dabus GC, Zanardi VA, Guerreiro MM, Cendes F. MRI findings in the diagnosis and monitoring of rasmussen's encephalitis. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2009; 67:792-7. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2009000500002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 07/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Rasmussen's encephalitis is a devastating syndrome of multifocal brain dysfunction and focal seizures. Magnetic resonance (MR) findings, associated with clinical data and electroencephalogram (EEG), may indicate the diagnosis and could be an indicative of prognosis. We studied 5 patients with Rasmussen's encephalitis, assessing clinical history and MR images. All patients had refractory focal seizures with a predominant motor component associated with hemispheric atrophy, that was proportional to severity of disease and neurological deficits in these patients. Gray and white matter abnormal signal on T2 MR images were found in patients who had hemiparesis. It was not related to the duration of the disease but to aggressiveness. MR proton spectroscopy in severe disease showed lactate and choline increase and decreased NAA, reflecting neuronal and axonal loss, gliosis and elevated membrane turnover and recent - crisis (not controlled). MR studies, in addition to help in diagnosis, may be useful for monitoring metabolic changes and progression of disease in Rasmussen's encephalitis.
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Duran MHC, Guimarães CA, Medeiros LL, Guerreiro MM. Landau-Kleffner syndrome: long-term follow-up. Brain Dev 2009; 31:58-63. [PMID: 18930363 DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2008.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [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: 04/27/2008] [Revised: 09/13/2008] [Accepted: 09/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS) is a rare entity characterized by epilepsy and aphasia. It occurs in previously normal children, usually between three and seven years of age. The long-term outcome of LKS is not completely clear. The aim of this study is to verify the long-term follow-up of a group of patients with LKS, focusing on clinical and electroencephalographic (EEG) aspects, and quality of life. METHODS This was a transversal study. Between November 2006 and April 2007 seven patients with previous diagnosis of LKS were interviewed. They had had a follow-up of three to 16 years after their disease onset. They were all males between the ages of eight and 27 years old. All patients had normal MRI. Parents and/or patients were interviewed by one of the authors using a structured questionnaire. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, the Conner's Rating Scales-Revised, and Short-Form Health Survey (SF 36) were used. Each patient had a prolonged interictal EEG recording. All patients had normal MRI. RESULTS The present investigation revealed that two patients still have seizures several years after epilepsy onset. One patient had total and three others had partial remission of language disturbance, while three patients still have aphasia and verbal auditory agnosia. With respect to quality of life, only one of our patients has a normal life at present. The remaining six patients with some sort of limitation consider the aphasia/agnosia to be the main difficulty in their lives. Five patients have normal EEGs. CONCLUSIONS The long-term follow-up of patients with LKS shows that epilepsy and EEG abnormalities do not always disappear. Language disturbances tend to persist in most patients. The age of onset of language dysfunction does not seem to correlate with the prognosis for recovery of language function. Patients with LKS have an overall poor quality of life, mostly due to language difficulties.
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- Marcos H C Duran
- Department of Neurology, FCM, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), P.O. Box 6111, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Barbosa FD, Guerreiro MM, de Souza EAP. The Brazilian version of the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory for Adolescents: translation, validity, and reliability. Epilepsy Behav 2008; 13:218-22. [PMID: 18406212 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2008.03.005] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2007] [Revised: 03/04/2008] [Accepted: 03/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to translate and adapt the Quality of Life in Epilepsy Inventory for Adolescents (QOLIE-AD-48) into Brazilian Portuguese, as well as to evaluate the psychometric properties of this Brazilian version. METHODS The QOLIE-AD-48 Brazilian version was tested with respect to reliability and validity in 93 adolescents with epilepsy. Patients completed the Self-Esteem Inventory (SEI), Children's Depression Evaluation Scale (CDES), and Adverse Events Profile (AEP). A subset of these patients were reexamined after 3-4 weeks to evaluate the test-retest reliability of the inventory. We assessed validity by comparing the QOLIE-AD-48 Brazilian version with external measures. RESULTS Internal consistency was satisfactory (Cronbach's alpha=0.87). Test-retest reliability was acceptable as well (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.52-0.81). Moreover, the QOLIE-AD-48 Brazilian version was highly correlated with other scales, demonstrating strong validity. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that the QOLIE-AD-48 Brazilian version has psychometric properties equivalent to those of the original American-English version and is a valid and reliable instrument for assessment of health-related quality of life in adolescents with epilepsy in Brazil or other Portuguese-speaking countries.
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Souza KT, Guerreiro MM, Guerreiro CA. Accident risk in patients with epilepsy. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2008; 66:175-8. [DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2008000200006] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 03/01/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the risk of accidents in patients with uncontrolled seizures, in seizure-free patients, and in patients with chronic headache. METHOD: This was a prospective longitudinal case-controlled study with interviews. A semi-structured questionnaire was used in the epilepsy and headache outpatient clinics of the Hospital das Clínicas of UNICAMP. RESULTS: Group I was composed of 48 patients with uncontrolled seizures, group II was composed of 24 seizure-free patients and group III was composed of 32 patients with headache. Thirty-nine patients (81%) in group I, 13 (54%) in group II, and 19 (59%) in group III reported accidents in the last two years. In the first group, 649 accidents (89%) were related to epileptic seizures and the average number of accidents not related to seizures was 1.7. The average number of accidents in groups II and III were both 2.4. CONCLUSION: Epileptic seizure was the most important factor determining the occurrence of accidents in people with epilepsy.
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Brandão-Almeida IL, Hage SRV, Oliveira EPM, Guimarães CA, Teixeira KCS, Abramides DVM, Montenegro MA, Santos NF, Cendes F, Lopes-Cendes I, Guerreiro MM. Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome: familial occurrence, clinical and psycholinguistic aspects correlated with MRI. Neuropediatrics 2008; 39:139-45. [PMID: 18991192 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1085462] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [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] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Congenital bilateral perisylvian syndrome (CBPS) is frequently caused by polymicrogyria (PMG). The aim of this study was to correlate the clinical and psycholinguistic aspects with neuroradiological data of patients with CBPS. METHODS Thirty-one patients were studied. We performed a clinical investigation of the patients and their families, including MRI scanning, neuropsychological tests and language evaluation. RESULTS The statistical analysis showed that: a) prenatal events are associated with the non-familial type of PMG; b) diffuse PMG is associated with pseudobulbar signs, as opposed to BPPP; c) motor deficit is associated with diffuse PMG; d) epilepsy is equally present in patients with both familial or non-familial PMG, but is more frequently seen in patients with diffuse PMG; e) dyslexia and SLI can be a feature of both the diffuse or BPPP, and either familial or sporadic cases of PMG. CONCLUSIONS The severity of clinical manifestations in CBPS is correlated with the extent of cortical involvement. Most patients with CBPS have a history of speech delay or language difficulties and no epilepsy. Dyslexia can be found in patients with PMG.
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- I L Brandão-Almeida
- Department of Medical Genetics, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Montenegro MA, Cendes F, Lopes-Cendes I, Guerreiro CAM, Li LM, Guerreiro MM. The clinical spectrum of malformations of cortical development. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2008; 65:196-201. [PMID: 17607413 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000200002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2006] [Accepted: 12/01/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malformations of cortical development (MCD) usually manifest in childhood with epilepsy, developmental delay and focal neurological abnormalities. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the presentation and severity of epilepsy in the different types of MCD. METHOD We evaluated the first 100 consecutive patients with a neuroimaging diagnosis of MCD. They were identified among all the high resolution magnetic resonance imaging exams performed at our service between 1997 and 2001. The causes of referral were diverse, according to the routine of the neurology outpatient clinic. After magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis of the subtype of MCD a detailed clinical assessment was performed. RESULTS There were 55 females and 45 males, with ages ranging from five months to 71 years old (mean=15.2 years). Seventy-seven patients presented with epilepsy. Sixty-one had partial epileptic syndromes, 13 secondary generalized syndromes, and in three, the type of epileptic syndrome could not be established. Epilepsy was less frequent in patients with the MCD subtypes of polymicrogyria and schizencephaly (p<0.001). Patients with schizencephaly and polymicrogyria had their seizures more easily controlled by antiepileptic drugs (p<0.001). CONCLUSION That the frequency of epilepsy is lower and seizures are more easily controlled in the setting of polymicrogyria and schizencephaly. Patients with MCD frequently present with secondary generalized epilepsy early in childhood.
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Santos NF, Secolin R, Brandão-Almeida IL, Silva MS, Torres FR, Tsuneda SS, Guimarães CA, Hage SR, Cendes F, Guerreiro MM, Lopes-Cendes I. A new candidate locus for bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria mapped on chromosome Xq27. Am J Med Genet A 2008; 146A:1151-7. [DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.32270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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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Guimarães CA, Bonilha L, Franzon RC, Li LM, Cendes F, Guerreiro MM. Distribution of regional gray matter abnormalities in a pediatric population with temporal lobe epilepsy and correlation with neuropsychological performance. Epilepsy Behav 2007; 11:558-66. [PMID: 17933587 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2007.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 05/11/2007] [Revised: 07/03/2007] [Accepted: 07/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The goals of the work described here were to determine if hippocampal and extrahippocampal atrophy in children with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) follows a pattern similar to that in adult patients, and to assess the clinical and neuropsychological relevance of regional brain atrophy in pediatric TLE. METHODS Children with symptomatic TLE (n=14: 9 with mesial TLE due to hippocampal atrophy and 5 with TLE due to neocortical lesions), healthy children (n=14), and 9 adults with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (MTLE) were compared using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) of brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The children underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological battery. RESULTS Children with MTLE with unilateral hippocampal atrophy (n=9) exhibited a significant reduction in gray matter in the hippocampus ipsilateral to the seizure origin and significant atrophy in the ipsilateral cingulate gyrus and contralateral middle frontal lobe. Children with TLE (n=14) exhibited a significant reduction in the gray matter of the ipsilateral hippocampus and parahippocampal gyrus. There was a correlation between gray matter volume in children with TLE and scores on several neuropsychological tests. Atrophy in pediatric patients with MTLE was less extensive than that in adults, and involved the hippocampi and the frontal cortex. CONCLUSIONS Similar to adult MTLE, pediatric MTLE is associated with hippocampal and extrahippocampal cell loss. However, children display less intense quantifiable gray matter atrophy, which affects predominantly frontal lobe areas. There was a significant association between volume of gray matter in medial temporal and frontal regions and scores on neuropsychological tests. In childhood, TLE and the concomitant cognitive/behavior disturbances are the result of a damaged neural network.
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Guimarães CA, Li LM, Rzezak P, Fuentes D, Franzon RC, Augusta Montenegro M, Cendes F, Thomé-Souza S, Valente K, Guerreiro MM. Temporal lobe epilepsy in childhood: comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. J Child Neurol 2007; 22:836-40. [PMID: 17715275 DOI: 10.1177/0883073807304701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The neuropsychological features of children with temporal lobe epilepsy are not yet well defined. The aim of this study was to identify the neuropsychological deficits in children with temporal lobe epilepsy. We evaluated 25 patients and compared them with 25 normal children. All children underwent a comprehensive neuropsychological assessment. We found a significant difference in favor of the control group in the following measures: IQ; forward digit; Trail Making Test for Children B; Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; block design; Boston naming test, verbal fluency; and Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning verbal learning, visual learning, verbal memory, visual memory, delayed recall of verbal learning, delayed recall of stories, and recognition of stories. Our findings show that children with temporal lobe epilepsy present with several neuropsychological deficits, despite normal IQ. These findings point to a dysfunction of cerebral areas other than temporal lobe, particularly the frontal lobes.
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- Catarina A Guimarães
- Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, São Paulo
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Aguiar BVK, Guerreiro MM, McBrian D, Montenegro MA. Seizure impact on the school attendance in children with epilepsy. Seizure 2007; 16:698-702. [PMID: 17590358 DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2007.05.013] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2007] [Revised: 04/18/2007] [Accepted: 05/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Epilepsy has a significant influence on the patient's quality of life. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of ongoing seizures on school attendance amongst children with epilepsy. METHODS This was a prospective study, conducted at the University of Campinas, in the pediatric epilepsy clinic, from January 2005 to August 2006. We enrolled 50 consecutive children who had a diagnosis of epilepsy. Parents were interviewed by one of the authors using a semi-structured questionnaire that included questions specifically addressing the impact of epilepsy on the child's academic life. RESULTS Fifty patients were evaluated, 34 boys and 16 girls; ages ranged from 6 to 18 years old (mean=11). Eighty-eight percent of patients in the study missed at least 1 day of school due to seizures. The reason given by parents for a school absence was seizure in 75%, medical appointment in 79.5%, epilepsy related tests (EEG, MRI, etc.) in 68.2%, and other in 0.03%. Almost half of the parents (46%) believed that if the child had a seizure at school he/she should leave school immediately. Sixty percent of families allowed the child to skip a school day even if there was no illness and the child had no seizures on that day. Among those patients with siblings, 12.5% had a brother or sister who was absent from school for at least 1 day due to his/her sibling's epilepsy. CONCLUSION Seizures have a significant impact on school attendance, and as a result may increase the academic difficulties faced by children with epilepsy. This effect may be especially pronounced in children with symptomatic epilepsy and medically intractable seizures.
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Teixeira KCS, Montenegro MA, Cendes F, Guimarães CA, Guerreiro CAM, Guerreiro MM. Clinical and Electroencephalographic Features of Patients With Polymicrogyria. J Clin Neurophysiol 2007; 24:244-51. [PMID: 17545827 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0b013e31803bb792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 11/26/2022] Open
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Polymicrogyria is a malformation of cortical organization. The aim of this historic cohort study was to describe clinical and EEG features of patients with polymicrogyria. Patients underwent clinical and neurologic examination and a prolonged routine EEG to allow recording during sleep. Neuroimaging data were classified as: perisylvian polymicrogyria (subdivided into holosylvian, posterior parietal, and generalized), hemispheric polymicrogyria, and frontal polymicrogyria. Forty patients were studied: 16 with holosylvian polymicrogyria, 14 with posterior parietal polymicrogyria, 4 with generalized polymicrogyria, 3 with hemispheric polymicrogyria, and 3 with frontal polymicrogyria. Patients with polymicrogyria usually did not have epilepsy and their EEGs were mostly normal (55%); the severity of the clinical and EEG features correlated with the extent of the cortical lesion. In perisylvian polymicrogyria, epileptiform abnormalities predominated in fronto-temporal regions. Dour patients had focal electrical status (FES) in awakeness and electrical status epilepticus of sleep (ESES); these four patients had right hemispheric polymicrogyria and asymmetric bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria, mostly on the right hemisphere. The authors conclude that the EEG is usually normal in patients with polymicrogyria, despite it being associated with FES and ESES in certain patients.
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- Karine C S Teixeira
- Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Chuang E, Guerreiro MM, Tsuchie SY, Santucci A, Guerreiro CAM, Montenegro MA. First, do no harm: the risks of overtreating children with epilepsy. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2007; 65:1-4. [PMID: 17420817 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000100002] [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] [Received: 08/04/2006] [Accepted: 10/30/2003] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND: Although overtreatment with antiepileptic drugs contributes to the morbidity associated with epilepsy, many children still are overtreated. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate if the withdrawal of at least one antiepileptic drug (AED) in children with refractory epilepsy using polytherapy enable a better seizure control. METHOD: This was a prospective study. Children with refractory epilepsy using at least two AEDs were included. Once the patient, or guardian, agreed to participate in the study, one or more AED were slowly tapered off. The remaining AEDs dosages could be adjusted as needed, but a new AED could not be introduced. RESULTS: Fifteen patients were evaluated, three girls; ages ranging from 3 to 18 (mean=8.7 years). After at least one AED withdrawal, two (13.5%) patients became seizure free, seizures improved >50% in 5 (33.5%) patients, did not change in 5 (33.5%), and seizure frequency became worse in 3 (20%). Adverse events improved in 12 patients (80%). CONCLUSION: The withdrawal of at least one AED is a valuable option in the treatment of selected children with refractory epilepsy.
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- Eunice Chuang
- Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Franzon RC, Valente KD, Montenegro MA, Thomé-Souza S, Guimarães CA, Guerreiro CAM, Cendes F, Guerreiro MM. Interictal EEG in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy in Childhood. J Clin Neurophysiol 2007; 24:11-5. [PMID: 17277571 DOI: 10.1097/wnp.0b013e31802ed6fc] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The authors clarified the value of interictal discharges and verified which extratemporal regions may also show epileptiform activity in temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) in childhood. Thirty consecutive patients aged 3 to 18 years (mean age = 12.16 years; 16 male) with TLE associated with hippocampal atrophy were studied. Each patient had 1 to 15 interictal EEG recordings (mean: 5.6; total = 192 EEGs). Video-EEG monitoring was performed in 20 patients. All patients had MRI. The findings were compared with a control group of 53 consecutive TLE adult outpatients with hippocampal atrophy. Each adult patient underwent 3 to 21 routine EEGs (mean: 10.67; total = 566). Interictal EEGs of children with TLE showed extratemporal epileptiform discharges more frequently than EEGs of adults with TLE. Frontal, parietal, and occipital discharges were more frequently seen in children (P < 0.05). These results suggest a close interaction between temporal and other cerebral regions in children with epilepsy and provide further evidence of the existence of neural networks.
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- Renata C Franzon
- Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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RATIONALE It is known that epilepsy has a severe impact in the quality of life of the patients; however, it affects the lives of all family members. The psychosocial repercussions of epilepsy are often of greater significance than the seizures themselves. METHODS This was a prospective study, conducted from January 2005 to December 2005 at the pediatric epilepsy clinic of our University Hospital. Parents were interviewed by one of the authors according to a structured questionnaire about the impact of epilepsy in the life of the siblings of children with epilepsy. RESULTS One hundred and twenty-seven children, siblings of 78 patients with epilepsy were evaluated. From the 127 siblings of children with epilepsy, 60 were girls and 67 were boys. Ages ranged from 5 to 18 years old (mean=11.7 years). After the diagnosis of epilepsy, the siblings had only negative feelings toward the disease, mostly sadness and fear. CONCLUSION Our data showed that the impact of epilepsy in the lives of siblings of children with epilepsy is much more severe than previously suspected.
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- Sara Y Tsuchie
- Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, FCM/Unicamp, P.O. Box 6111, 13083-970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Betting LE, Mory SB, Lopes-Cendes I, Li LM, Guerreiro MM, Guerreiro CAM, Cendes F. MRI reveals structural abnormalities in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy. Neurology 2006; 67:848-52. [PMID: 16966549 DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000233886.55203.bd] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate MRI findings in a large group of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies. METHODS Idiopathic generalized epilepsies were diagnosed according to clinical and EEG criteria following International League Against Epilepsy recommendations. MRI was performed in a 2.0 T scanner using a previously established epilepsy protocol. Images were reviewed, and any abnormality was reported. Patients were divided in those with and without MRI abnormalities. Comparisons were made between these groups concerning age, age at seizure onset, subsyndrome, EEG findings, and seizure control. RESULTS Of the 134 MRIs evaluated, 33 (24%) showed abnormalities, most of which (88%) were nonspecific. There were eight main abnormalities: arachnoid cyst, diffuse cortical atrophy, basal ganglia abnormalities (signal alterations and prominent perivascular spaces), ventricular abnormalities (uni- or bilateral increased volume of the lateral ventricles), white matter abnormalities (increased T2 signal in the frontal lobes), reduced hippocampal volume, focal gyral abnormality, and area of gliosis in the frontal lobe. Comparisons between the groups showed a higher proportion of EEG focalities in patients with abnormal MRI, which were in most part concordant with the location of the MRI abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS Twenty-four percent of patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies had MRI abnormalities. However, the majority of these abnormalities were nonspecific.
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- L E Betting
- Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas, UNICAMP, Brazil
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da Silveira MRM, Montenegro MA, Franzon RC, Guerreiro CAM, Guerreiro MM. Effectiveness of clobazam as add-on therapy in children with refractory focal epilepsy. Arq Neuro-Psiquiatr 2006; 64:705-10. [PMID: 17057871 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000500001] [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: 06/01/2006] [Accepted: 06/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of clobazam in children with refractory focal epilepsy. We investigated 100 consecutive patients concerning etiology of epilepsy, previously used antiepileptic drugs, seizure frequency and adverse events. Clobazam was introduced as add-on therapy in patients with previous failure of at least two monotherapies. Mean age was eight years-old and 39 patients were girls. Clobazam mean dosage was 23.6 mg/day. Mean use of clobazam was 18.6 months. Twenty-two patients had adverse events. Twenty-six patients became seizure-free, 11 had an improvement of >75% and in 58 there was no modification in seizure frequency. Five patients had an increase in seizure frequency. Clobazam efficacy lasted for more than one year in 42% of the seizure-free patients. Clobazam seems to be safe and effective in the treatment of focal epilepsy in childhood and should be considered in patients with refractory seizures.
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Lopes CF, Cendes F, Piovesana AMSG, Torres F, Lopes-Cendes I, Montenegro MA, Guerreiro MM. Epileptic features of patients with unilateral and bilateral schizencephaly. J Child Neurol 2006; 21:757-60. [PMID: 16970881 DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210090501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The extent of cortical maldevelopment might correlate with the severity of the clinical manifestation, such as cognitive delay or motor dysfunction. The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical features of epilepsy in patients with unilateral and bilateral schizencephaly. We studied 44 consecutive patients with schizencephaly diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The epileptic features were analyzed in detail: frequency of epilepsy, median age at onset of epilepsy, semiology of seizures, characteristic features of electroencephalographic (EEG) abnormalities, epileptic syndromes, and antiepileptic drug treatment. We also verified the presence of motor disabilities. Data were analyzed according to the presence of unilateral or bilateral clefts and to the presence of open-lip versus closed-lip schizencephaly. We used the chi-square test and Fisher exact test for statistical analysis. Twenty-four patients had a unilateral cleft (group 1) and 20 patients had bilateral clefts (group 2). Ages ranged from 1 to 37 years (mean 10.6 years). Epilepsy was present in 15 (63%) patients in group 1 and in 11 (55%) patients of group 2; a history of status epilepticus occurred in 13% of group 1 and in 27% in group 2; and a history of clusters of seizures occurred in 40% of group 1 and in 45% of group 2. Eight (53%) patients in group 1 and 6 (54%) patients in group 2 were in monotherapy. Ten (67%) patients in group 1 and 7 (64%) patients in group 2 had seizures controlled with antiepileptic drugs. The frequency of EEG abnormalities was similar between groups (75% and 85%, groups 1 and 2, respectively). Statistical analysis showed no difference between the two groups in the variables mentioned above. However, motor disability was significantly more frequent and more severe in group 2. Regarding the type of schizencephaly (open lip versus closed lip), there was no difference in the frequency of patients with epilepsy, and severe motor deficit was more frequently found in bilateral and open-lip schizencephaly. The extent of the cortical maldevelopment in patients with schizencephaly does not correlate with the severity of the clinical and EEG features of epilepsy, unlike the cognitive and motor manifestations. In addition, the type of schizencephaly (open lip versus closed lip) does not correlate with the presence of epilepsy or seizure control, unlike motor deficit.
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- Camila F Lopes
- Department of Neurology, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), CEP 13083-970, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Betting LE, Mory SB, Li LM, Lopes-Cendes I, Guerreiro MM, Guerreiro CAM, Cendes F. Voxel-based morphometry in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsies. Neuroimage 2006; 32:498-502. [PMID: 16702001 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.04.174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [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: 01/20/2006] [Revised: 03/29/2006] [Accepted: 04/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Idiopathic generalized epilepsies (IGE) are a group of frequent age-related epilepsy syndromes. IGE are clinically characterized by generalized tonic-clonic, myoclonic and absence seizures. According to predominant seizure type and age of onset, IGE are divided in subsyndromes: childhood absence and juvenile absence epilepsy (AE), juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) and generalized tonic-clonic seizures on awakening (GTCS). The limits between these subsyndromes are not well defined, supporting the existence of only one major syndrome. Visual assessment of routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with IGE is normal. MRI voxel-based morphometry (VBM) uses automatically segmented gray and white matter for comparisons, eliminating the investigator bias. We used VBM to study 120 individuals (47 controls, 44 with JME, 24 with AE and 15 with GTCS) to investigate the presence of subtle structural abnormalities in IGE subsyndromes. VBM was performed searching for abnormalities on gray matter concentration (GMC) between patients groups and controls. Compared to controls, JME presented increased GMC in frontobasal region and AE showed increased GMC in the superior mesiofrontal region. The GTCS group did not differ from controls. There were no areas of reduced GMC with the statistical level selected. Region of interest analysis showed increased GMC in the anterior portion of the thalamus in patients with absence seizures. Our results support subtle GMC abnormalities in patients with JME and AE when compared to controls. These findings suggest the existence of different patterns of cortical abnormalities in IGE subsyndromes.
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the occurrence of adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs (AED) in chronic epileptic patients in mono or polytherapy. METHOD We evaluated consecutive patients that met the following inclusion criteria: age of 18 years or older, diagnosis of epilepsy for at least one year, stable dose of AED for at least three months. Patients were asked if they had any adverse event related to the AED. After that, they were interviewed according to a detailed semi-structure questionnaire. We also assessed specifically the adverse events in the last four weeks. The data were analyzed regarding the use of monotherapy x polytherapy, and the presence of probable depression (score>15) according to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. RESULTS Sixty-five patients were evaluated, 35 women, mean age 38.3 years; 35 patients were in use of monotherapy and 35 in polytherapy. Only 45 (69.2%) patients spontaneously reported adverse effects. After the formal questionnaire, 63 (97%) patients referred experiencing an adverse event (p<0.001). Seventeen men had adverse events, as opposed to 28 women (p=0.042). When the last four weeks were evaluated, patients with probable depression presented adverse events more frequently (p<0.0001). CONCLUSION Our data suggest that adverse events are highly prevalent when a detailed questionnaire is applied and that depression may aggravate the number and intensity of side effects in patients using AEDs.
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- Paulo Afonso Mei
- Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Ciências Mêdicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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The coexistence of absence and rolandic epilepsy is extremely rare. This coexistence has been attributed to either the treatment or an atypical course of the disease. However, for some authors, this issue remains controversial. We report the case of a 9-year-old girl presenting with both absence seizures and focal seizures consistent with rolandic epilepsy.
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Franzon RC, Montenegro MA, Yasuda CL, Guimarães CA, Guerreiro CAM, Cendes F, Valente KD, Guerreiro MM. Interictal electroencephalographic findings in children and adults with temporal lobe tumors. Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2006; 64:359-62. [PMID: 16917601 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2006000300002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2005] [Accepted: 03/14/2006] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To characterize clinical and interictal electroencephalographic aspects of children and adults with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) due to tumoral lesions. METHOD We performed a retrospective analysis of the clinical and interictal electroencephalographic aspects of 16 children (64 exams) and 12 adults (78 exams) with lesions in the temporal lobe. RESULTS The most frequent etiologies were gangliogliomas, DNETs, followed by astrocytomas. Auras occurred in both groups, the most common being epigastric sensation. Other findings such as myoclonias, behavioral arrest and vomiting were more frequent in children. Temporal epileptiform and nonepileptiform activities, mostly unilateral, were found in both groups. Extratemporal epileptiform activities (frontal, parietal, central, occipital and generalized) were also found equally in both groups. CONCLUSION Our data show that children and adults with TLE due to expansive lesions present with similar EEG findings.
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- Renata C Franzon
- Departamento de Neurologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970 Campinas SP, Brazil
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