Search for dissertations about: "epilepsy"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 203 swedish dissertations containing the word epilepsy.

  2. 31. ACT Treatment of Epilepsy : Time for a behavioral model?

    Author : Tobias Lundgren; JoAnne Dahl; Per Carlbring; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : The present dissertation contributes to the understanding of behavioral treatment of epilepsy and supports the integration of medical and behavioral science to develop a treatment model to help those who suffer from drug refractory epilepsy. There is a lack of well-designed randomized controlled trials evaluating behavioral therapy for epilepsy. READ MORE

  4. 32. Development and preclinical assessment of novel therapies for Epilepsy. Exploring the potential of human-derived cell lines and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor for network inhibition

    Author : Eliska Waloschkova; Epilepsicentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epilepsy; epileptogenesis; inhibition; cell therapy; GABAergic interneurons; mesenchymal stem cells; GDNF;

    Abstract : Epilepsy is one of the leading neurological disorders affecting not only patients who suffer from seizures but also people around them and society in general. The striking one third of patients not responding to pharmacological treatments implies the necessity of developing alternative options for controlling seizures in these individuals. READ MORE

  5. 33. Surgical and neurological adverse effects of epilepsy surgery

    Author : Johan Bjellvi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epilepsy surgery; invasive electrode procedures; intracranial EEG; complications; adverse events; risk; seizure worsening; multicenter study; register study; SNESUR;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study surgical and neurological complications of preoperative invasive investigations and epilepsy surgery procedures (Papers I-II) and seizure worsening after epilepsy surgery (Paper III). A further aim was to improve reporting of adverse effects related to invasive investigations and epilepsy surgery by proposing and evaluating an evidence-based protocol for monitoring complications (Paper IV). READ MORE

  6. 34. Longitudinal cognitive changes in medically and surgically treated patients with drug resistant partial epilepsy

    Author : Lena Andersson-Roswall; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; drug resistant partial epilepsy; epilepsy surgery; longitudinal cognitive changes;

    Abstract : When this study was initiated, there were few published longitudinal studies on cognition in medically treated patients with refractory epilepsy, and none included reassessment data from healthy controls. At the time there were no long-term reports on surgically treated epilepsy patients. READ MORE

  7. 35. Comorbidity and complications in neurological diseases

    Author : Heléne E.K. Sundelin; Jonas F. Ludvigsson; Henrik Larsson; Rodney Scott; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; antiepileptic drugs; autism; cerebral palsy; child; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; epilepsy; obstetric; pregnancy; traffic accidents;

    Abstract : Background: Neurological diseases are complex and many share etiology as well as comorbidities. Epilepsy, a brain disorder characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), are considered to be associated, but the connection is still not fully uncovered. READ MORE