Epilepsy is one of the most common neurologic disorders. Underlying cause of epilepsy is unknown in 60 % of the patients. Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite which is capable of forming tissue cysts in brain of chronically infected hosts including humans. Some epidemiological studies suggested an association between toxoplasmosis and acquisition of epilepsy. In this study we determin...

Use of medication with a desired effect on the central nervous system (as with anti-epileptic drugs) in children will undoubtedly cause concern about neurodevelopment. Data are emerging to suggest an effect of anticonvulsants on the developing brain of the unborn child when administered to mothers with epilepsy. This obviously requires detailed evaluation, especially when considering the risks ...

objective: to investigate possible immunological humoral correlates in newly diagnosed adult-onset generalized tonic-clonic epilepsy among iranian patients before and after sodium valproate treatment.   patients and methods: 72 adult patients with newly diagnosed idiopathic generalized tonic-clonic epilepsy were recruited. serum antinuclear antibodies (ana), anti-cardiolipin antibodies (acl), a...