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Análisis de causas atribuidas a “BRUE” entre los años 2017 a 2020

El término BRUE describe un evento en un lactante menor, repentino, breve, ya resuelto y sólo aplica cuando no existe una explicación para este episodio. Es escasa la literatura nacional e internacional sobre el estudio etiológico en BRUE. Objetivos: Caracterizar lactantes con episodio de BRUE y hace...

At the crossroads of epilepsy and sleep: some issues

Rev. bras. neurol; 57 (4), 2021
There is a close association between sleep and epilepsy, and this literature review aims to raise issues regarding sleep time control, circadian and ultradian rhythms, epilepsy and its interaction with sleep and circadian rhythm, epilepsy and sleep disorders, and finally epilepsy management and medicatio...

Insomnia and sleep deprivation in patients with epilepsy: issues about the pathophysiological interaction between them

Rev. bras. neurol; 57 (4), 2021
There is a known relationship between seizures and sleep deprivation that increases epileptiform abnormalities and slow waves expressed in the EEG, but chronic insomnia, greater in patients with epilepsy (PWEs) than in healthy control, supposedly has a different mechanism linked to a hyperarousability st...

Older adults with epilepsy: memory complaints and objective neuropsychological performance

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 79 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Introduction: People with epilepsy frequently complain of poor memory. Objective: To assess the occurrence of memory complaints in older adults with epilepsy (OAE) and whether it is associated with clinical variables, objective cognitive performance, and quality of life (QoL). Methods: The Me...

Epilepsia no período gravídico-puerperal

Femina; 49 (3), 2021
A epilepsia, doença cerebral caracterizada pela predisposição à geração de crises epilépticas, representa a patologia neurológica grave mais frequente na gravidez. Quando não acompanhada corretamente, possui um acentuado nível de morbimortalidade materno-fetal, sendo especialmente relacionada a...

Depression is a major determinant of sleep abnormalities in patients with epilepsy

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 78 (12), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: We aimed to identify sleep disorders in patients with epilepsy and compare this group with a healthy population. We also analyzed the features of sleep disorders in patients with epilepsy to demonstrate the effect of seizures and seizure types on sleep. Methods: Our study asses...

Variante patogénica en el gen PCDH19 en una paciente con epilepsia y discapacidad cognitiva

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (5), 2020
INTRODUCCIÓN: La asociación de casos familiares de epilepsia y discapacidad intelectual (DI) en mujeres fue reportada en 1971. El año 2008, se identificó el rol de variantes patogénicas del gen PCDH19 en algunas familias. La enfermedad se presenta con crisis febriles en cluster, DI y rasgos autista...

Epilepsia y pandemia por COVID-19: recomendaciones para un manejo integral

La pandemia de COVID-19, nos ha enfrentado una situación de emergencia que ha impactado múltiples aspectos de la vida diaria y además dificultades asociadas al manejo de las enfermedades crónicas como la epilepsia, en la cual la adherencia al tratamiento, los costos y las comorbilidades, juegan un...

Epilepsy and acute respiratory syndrome – related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2): are people with epilepsy at risk?

Rev. bras. neurol; 56 (2), 2020
In February 2020, the pandemic disease designated COVID-19, caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has shown to be able to cause severe illness in some patients. Recent studies have hypothesized that the SARS-CoV-2 exploits the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) recept...