Aim: To test a non-invasive presurgical protocol for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) based on ‘‘anatomo– electro–clinical correlations’’. Methods: All consecutive patients with suspected TLE and… Leggi tutto »Temporal lobe epilepsy surgery: different surgical strategies after a non-invasive diagnostic protocol
Objective: To evaluate the efficiency and safety of pre-surgical video-EEG monitoring with a slow anti-epileptic drug (AED) taper and a rescue benzodiazepine protocol. Methods: fifty-four… Leggi tutto »Seizure clusters and adverse events during pre-surgical video-EEG monitoring with a slow anti-epileptic drug (AED) taper
Summary: Genital and sexual manifestations represent rare clinical phenomena during or after focal seizures. The semiology of these types of automatisms is controversial. In particular,… Leggi tutto »Genital and sexual manifestations in drugresistant partial epilepsy
SUMMARY: Epilepsy surgery for seizures arising from the posterior cortex often requires intracranial investigations in order to identify the Epileptogeniz Zone that should be surgically… Leggi tutto »Epilessie posteriori farmacoresistenti esplorate mediante elettrodi subdurali
The lateralizing value of a neuropsychological battery including several memory tests on a large sample of consecutive patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) evaluated… Leggi tutto »Capacità dei test di memoria di predire il lato della zona epilettogena nell’epilessia temporale farmacoresistente
On the Importance of Psychopathological Assessment in Differential Diagnosis. Abstract: The differential diagnosis between panic disorder and focal epilepsy may sometimes pose a serious challenge.… Leggi tutto »Partial Seizures due to Sclerosis of the Right Amygdala Presenting as Panic Disorder
Abstract. The measurement invariance of the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR) questionnaire was investigated across four samples of non-clinical subjects (N = 222), dermatological patients… Leggi tutto »Measurement Invariance of the Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire across Different Population
Objective: To further elucidate the psychiatric outcome of surgical treatment for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Methods: Fifty-two consecutive patients with drug-resistant TLE and IQ ≥70… Leggi tutto »Changes in depression, anxiety, anger, and personality after resective surgery for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy: A 2-year follow-up study
