Search for dissertations about: "epilepsy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 203 swedish dissertations containing the word epilepsy.

  2. 6. EPILEPSY AND CHILDHOOD AUTISM - with special reference to neuropsychiatric aspects on surgical interventions for medically intractable epilepsy

    Author : Susanna Danielsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : epilepsy; autism; epilepsy surgery; psychopathology; VNS; treatment outcome; children; cognition;

    Abstract : Epilepsy is much more common in individuals with autism than in the general population. The extent to which epilepsy influences the outcome of autism is poorly understood. Many children with medically intractable epilepsy have neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. READ MORE

  4. 7. Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Tractography in Epilepsy Surgery Candidates

    Author : Daniel Nilsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : epilepsy; epilepsy surgery; temporal lobe resection; optic radiation; diffusion tensor imaging; tractography;

    Abstract : In selected patients with medically refractory epilepsy, surgical treatment can render the patients seizure free or significantly reduce seizure frequency. Temporal lobe resection (TLR) for temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most commonly performed epilepsy surgery procedure. READ MORE

  5. 8. Stigma and socioeconomic outcomes in epilepsy

    Author : Klara Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epilepsy; Stigma; Socioeconomic status;

    Abstract : Epilepsy influences all aspects of life. While the treatment of seizures is the natural starting point in epilepsy care, social aspects of epilepsy need consideration for successful outcomes. The purpose of this doctoral thesis is to investigate the impact of stigma and socioeconomic status in epilepsy. READ MORE

  6. 9. Histopathological and neuroimaging studies in partial epilepsy with emphasis on malformations of cortical development

    Author : Sofia Eriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epilepsy; epilepsy surgery; multiple pathology; malformations of cortical development; microdysgenesis; morphometry; diffusion tensor imaging;

    Abstract : The aim of the first part of the present study was to describe the whole Göteborg epilepsy surgery series between 1987 and 1995 with respect to surgical procedures, histopathological findings and clinical correlates. We found a high proportion of malformations of cortical development (MCD) and patients with MCD were studied in further detail in the following studies. READ MORE

  7. 10. Mechanisms of excitability in the central and peripheral nervous systems : Implications for epilepsy and chronic pain

    Author : Jenny Tigerholm; Erik Fransén; Dieter Jaeger; KTH; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Dendritic excitability; synchronized synaptic input; multicompartment model; epilepsy; axonal excitability; silent C–fibres; Hodgkin–Huxley dynamics; conduction velocity; KA;

    Abstract : The work in this thesis concerns mechanisms of excitability of neurons. Specifically, it deals with how neurons respond to input, and how their response is controlled by ion channels and other active components of the neuron. READ MORE