Respiratory distress by laryngospasm as an isolated manifestation of epileptic seizure is rare phenomenon. We report on a 1-month-old infant with recurrent respiratory distresses by laryngospasm as an isolated manifestation of status epilepticus and resultant periarrests, while being monitored in our intensive care unit. This case of an atypical manifestation of status epilepticus highlights th...

Epilepsy, a term referring to chronic, recurrent seizures, is a neurological condition effecting 2.3 million people in the United States, with the highest rates of incidence reported in children under five years of age and in the elderly. According to data gathered between 1986 and 1990, the prevalence of this condition in children under the age of 15 is estimated to be 4.0 per 1000. The term e...

OBJECTIVES To describe demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with hospital-onset seizure (HOS) and to explore current practices in their management. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. SETTING Academic, tertiary care, private (New York University Langone Medical Center) and municipal (Bellevue Hospital Center) medical centers. PATIENTS Patients aged at least 18 year...

how to cite this article : salehiomran mr, hoseini sm, ghabeli juibary a. intermittent diazepam versus continuous phenobarbital to prevent recurrence of febrile seizures: a randomized controlled trial. iran j child neurol. winter 2016;10(1):21-24. abstract objective febrile seizure is the most common neurologic problem in children between 3 months to 5 years old. two to five percent of children...

Epilepsy is one of the common neurological disorders characterized by a sudden and recurrent malfunction of the brain that is termed “seizure”, affecting around 65 million individuals worldwide. Epileptic seizure may lead to many injuries such as fractures, submersion, burns, motor vehicle accidents and even death. It is highly possible to prevent these unwanted situations if we can predict/det...

Seizures induce excitatory shifts in the reversal potential for GABA(A)-receptor-mediated responses, which may contribute to the intractability of electro-encephalographic seizures and preclude the efficacy of widely used GABAergic anticonvulsants such as phenobarbital. We now report that, in intact hippocampi prepared from neonatal rats and transgenic mice expressing Clomeleon, recurrent seizu...

 ABSTRACT Background: The efficacy of anticonvulsants after a first seizure is uncertain the more predictable the time and the type of recunent seizure, the more preventable the probable events. This study was conducted to evaluate sirnilmity of type and time of a first seizure and its recutTence in children. Methods: 174 children with at least two separate seizures were taken into account. Res...

abstract background: the efficacy of anticonvulsants after a first seizure is uncertain the more predictable the time and the type of recunent seizure, the more preventable the probable events. this study was conducted to evaluate sirnilmity of type and time of a first seizure and its recuttence in children. methods: 174 children with at least two separate seizures were taken into account. resu...