The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications

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Autor(a) principal: Kowacs,Pedro André
Data de Publicação: 2006
Outros Autores: Rogacheski,Enio, Muzzio,Juliano, Werneck,Lineu César
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Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of the location of the irritative zone, and the number and the distribution of the intracranial calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications. METHOD: We studied 47 patients with epilepsy and intracranial calcifications, 24 with normal (Group A) and 23 with abnormal interictal EEGs (Group B), a control group (n=21) with abnormal interictal EEGs and normal CT-scans (Group C). Clinical, electroencephalographic and neuroradiological features were compared among groups. RESULTS: Temporal lobe interictal EEG abnormalities were found in 23/24 Group B patients, and in all Group C patients. Most Group B and Group C patients presented temporal lobe seizure symptomatology, whereas in most Group A patients symptomatology was rolandic (p=0.0001). Epilepsy was more severe in Group B and Group C patients than in Group A patients (p=0.0001 and p=0.0054). No relationship was found between the number of calcifications and epilepsy severity. CONCLUSION: An irritative zone at the temporal lobe is more relevant in determining the severity, symptomatology and frequency of seizures than the number and location of calcifications.
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spelling The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcificationsepilepsy-localizedepilepsy-temporal lobeneurocysticercosiscysticercosiscalcifications-intracranialOBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of the location of the irritative zone, and the number and the distribution of the intracranial calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications. METHOD: We studied 47 patients with epilepsy and intracranial calcifications, 24 with normal (Group A) and 23 with abnormal interictal EEGs (Group B), a control group (n=21) with abnormal interictal EEGs and normal CT-scans (Group C). Clinical, electroencephalographic and neuroradiological features were compared among groups. RESULTS: Temporal lobe interictal EEG abnormalities were found in 23/24 Group B patients, and in all Group C patients. Most Group B and Group C patients presented temporal lobe seizure symptomatology, whereas in most Group A patients symptomatology was rolandic (p=0.0001). Epilepsy was more severe in Group B and Group C patients than in Group A patients (p=0.0001 and p=0.0054). No relationship was found between the number of calcifications and epilepsy severity. CONCLUSION: An irritative zone at the temporal lobe is more relevant in determining the severity, symptomatology and frequency of seizures than the number and location of calcifications.Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO2006-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2006000600003Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria v.64 n.4 2006reponame:Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)instname:Academia Brasileira de Neurologiainstacron:ABNEURO10.1590/S0004-282X2006000600003info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessKowacs,Pedro AndréRogacheski,EnioMuzzio,JulianoWerneck,Lineu Césareng2006-12-21T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S0004-282X2006000600003Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/anphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||revista.arquivos@abneuro.org1678-42270004-282Xopendoar:2006-12-21T00:00Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online) - Academia Brasileira de Neurologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications
title The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications
spellingShingle The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications
Kowacs,Pedro André
epilepsy-localized
epilepsy-temporal lobe
neurocysticercosis
cysticercosis
calcifications-intracranial
title_short The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications
title_full The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications
title_fullStr The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications
title_full_unstemmed The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications
title_sort The role of the irritative zone and of the number and distribution of calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications
author Kowacs,Pedro André
author_facet Kowacs,Pedro André
Rogacheski,Enio
Muzzio,Juliano
Werneck,Lineu César
author_role author
author2 Rogacheski,Enio
Muzzio,Juliano
Werneck,Lineu César
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Kowacs,Pedro André
Rogacheski,Enio
Muzzio,Juliano
Werneck,Lineu César
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv epilepsy-localized
epilepsy-temporal lobe
neurocysticercosis
cysticercosis
calcifications-intracranial
topic epilepsy-localized
epilepsy-temporal lobe
neurocysticercosis
cysticercosis
calcifications-intracranial
description OBJECTIVE: To determine the influence of the location of the irritative zone, and the number and the distribution of the intracranial calcifications in the severity of epilepsy associated with intracranial calcifications. METHOD: We studied 47 patients with epilepsy and intracranial calcifications, 24 with normal (Group A) and 23 with abnormal interictal EEGs (Group B), a control group (n=21) with abnormal interictal EEGs and normal CT-scans (Group C). Clinical, electroencephalographic and neuroradiological features were compared among groups. RESULTS: Temporal lobe interictal EEG abnormalities were found in 23/24 Group B patients, and in all Group C patients. Most Group B and Group C patients presented temporal lobe seizure symptomatology, whereas in most Group A patients symptomatology was rolandic (p=0.0001). Epilepsy was more severe in Group B and Group C patients than in Group A patients (p=0.0001 and p=0.0054). No relationship was found between the number of calcifications and epilepsy severity. CONCLUSION: An irritative zone at the temporal lobe is more relevant in determining the severity, symptomatology and frequency of seizures than the number and location of calcifications.
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