Drug resistance in epilepsy: clinical impact, potential mechanisms, and new innovative treatment options

W Löscher, H Potschka, SM Sisodiya, A Vezzani… - Pharmacological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Epilepsy is a chronic neurologic disorder that affects over 70 million people worldwide.
Despite the availability of over 20 antiseizure drugs (ASDs) for symptomatic treatment of …

The pharmacoresistant epilepsy: an overview on existant and new emerging therapies

A Fattorusso, S Matricardi, E Mencaroni… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological chronic disorders, with an estimated
prevalence of 0. 5–1%. Currently, treatment options for epilepsy are predominantly based on …

Incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Sultana, MA Panzini, A Veilleux Carpentier… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To evaluate the incidence and prevalence of drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) as well
as its predictors and correlates, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of …

Treatment outcomes in patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy treated with established and new antiepileptic drugs: a 30-year longitudinal cohort study

Z Chen, MJ Brodie, D Liew, P Kwan - JAMA neurology, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance A study published in 2000 showed that more than one-third of adults with
epilepsy have inadequate control of seizures with antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). This study …

Epilepsy in older people

A Sen, N Jette, M Husain, JW Sander - The Lancet, 2020 - thelancet.com
Globally, as populations age there will be challenges and opportunities to deliver optimal
health care to senior citizens. Epilepsy, a condition characterised by spontaneous recurrent …

Promises and limitations of human intracranial electroencephalography

J Parvizi, S Kastner - Nature neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
Intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG), also known as electrocorticography when using
subdural grid electrodes or stereotactic EEG when using depth electrodes, is blossoming in …

Seizure prediction—ready for a new era

L Kuhlmann, K Lehnertz, MP Richardson… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a common disorder characterized by recurrent seizures. An overwhelming
majority of people with epilepsy regard the unpredictability of seizures as a major issue …

[HTML][HTML] Adjunctive everolimus therapy for treatment-resistant focal-onset seizures associated with tuberous sclerosis (EXIST-3): a phase 3, randomised, double-blind …

JA French, JA Lawson, Z Yapici, H Ikeda, T Polster… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Everolimus, a mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor, has been used
for various benign tumours associated with tuberous sclerosis complex. We assessed the …

Long-term brain network reorganization predicts responsive neurostimulation outcomes for focal epilepsy

AN Khambhati, A Shafi, VR Rao… - Science Translational …, 2021 - science.org
Responsive neurostimulation (RNS) devices, able to detect imminent seizures and to rapidly
deliver electrical stimulation to the brain, are effective in reducing seizures in some patients …

Epilepsy: new advances

SL Moshé, E Perucca, P Ryvlin, T Tomson - The Lancet, 2015 - thelancet.com
Epilepsy affects 65 million people worldwide and entails a major burden in seizure-related
disability, mortality, comorbidities, stigma, and costs. In the past decade, important advances …