Search for dissertations about: "seizure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 102 swedish dissertations containing the word seizure.

  1. 1. Acute Symptomatic Seizure : Clinical and Experimental Studies

    Author : Imad Halawa; Uppsala universitet; []
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    Abstract : Epilepsy is defined as a condition with recurrent unprovoked seizures. When seizures are believed to be provoked they fall into another category of situation related seizures, i.e. acute symptomatic seizures (ASS). READ MORE

  2. 2. Seizure and non-seizure outcomes after epilepsy surgery in selected patient groups

    Author : Jesper Reinholdsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; epilepsy surgery; pediatric; children; intellectual disability; seizure outcome; social outcome; employment; educational outcome; long-term;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses some understudied aspects of epilepsy surgery with special emphasis on children and adolescents. The specific aims were to analyse educational and employment outcomes after epilepsy surgery in childhood or adolescence (Paper I), to analyse long-term seizure outcomes after resective epilepsy surgery in patients with IQ ... READ MORE

  3. 3. Advancing gene therapy for epilepsy. Translational pre-clinical studies with neuropeptide Y and glial cell-line derived neurotrophic factor

    Author : Esbjörn Melin; Epilepsicentrum; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epilepsy; Gene Therapy; neuropeptide Y NPY ; Y2 receptor; GDNF; Encapsulated cell biodelivery; seizure; In-vivo;

    Abstract : Epilepsy is a neurological disorder, affecting approximately 1% of the population. The high rate of drug-resistance in epilepsy in general (30%), and temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) in particular, pose a serious clinical problem. Thus, novel treatments for drug-resistant epilepsy is highly warranted. READ MORE

  4. 4. Epidemiological studies of epilepsy : incidence and risk factors

    Author : Cecilia Adelöw; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : seizure;

    Abstract : Epilepsy is one of the most common serious neurological disorders leading to significant consequences for the affected. Despite the wealth of epidemiological data, there are still many un-answered questions. READ MORE

  5. 5. Acquired epilepsy in Multiple sclerosis: a nationwide register-based investigation into prognosis and treatment

    Author : Zamzam Mahamud; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Multiple sclerosis; epilepsy; seizure; diagnosis; mortality; antiseizure medication; prevalence; incidence;

    Abstract : The prevalence of epilepsy in persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) is thrice that of the general population. The association between epilepsy and MS prognosis and its management are however largely unknown. The prevalence of concomitant MS and epilepsy is low, making recruitment of sufficient numbers of patients for single-centre studies difficult. READ MORE