Sunday, February 20, 2011
Epilepsy Causes
There are different causes of epilepsy that are common in certain age groups:
During the neonatal period and early infancy the most common causes include hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, CNS infections, trauma, congenital CNS abnormalities, and metabolic disorders.
During late infancy and early childhood, febrile seizures are fairly common. These may be caused by many different things, some thought to be things such as CNS infections and trauma.
During childhood, well-defined epilepsy syndromes are generally seen.
During adolescence and adulthood, the causes are more likely to be secondary to any CNS lesion. Further, idiopathic epilepsy is less common. Other causes associated with these age groups are stress, trauma, CNS infections, brain tumors, illicit drug use and alcohol withdrawal.
In older adults, cerebrovascular disease is a very common cause. Other causes are CNS tumors, head trauma, and other degenerative diseases that are common in the older age group, such as dementia .
Dr.Sanjay Mongia
Web : http://www.epilepsy.net.in
Email: epilepsysurgeon@yahoo.in
During the neonatal period and early infancy the most common causes include hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, CNS infections, trauma, congenital CNS abnormalities, and metabolic disorders.
During late infancy and early childhood, febrile seizures are fairly common. These may be caused by many different things, some thought to be things such as CNS infections and trauma.
During childhood, well-defined epilepsy syndromes are generally seen.
During adolescence and adulthood, the causes are more likely to be secondary to any CNS lesion. Further, idiopathic epilepsy is less common. Other causes associated with these age groups are stress, trauma, CNS infections, brain tumors, illicit drug use and alcohol withdrawal.
In older adults, cerebrovascular disease is a very common cause. Other causes are CNS tumors, head trauma, and other degenerative diseases that are common in the older age group, such as dementia .
Dr.Sanjay Mongia
Web : http://www.epilepsy.net.in
Email: epilepsysurgeon@yahoo.in
Monday, April 12, 2010
Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Children with Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy
VNS is now the most widely used non-pharmacological treatment modality for the management of drug resistant epilepsy and is the only FDA approved neurostimulation treatment strategy for patients who are not eligible for Epilepsy Surgery .
A vagus nerve stimulator consists of two electrodes embedded in a silastic helix that is wrapped around the cervical vagus nerve . The stimulator is always implanted on the left vagus nerve in order to reduce the likelihood of adverse cardiac effects .
http://www.neurodoc.in/vagal_nerve_stimulation
A vagus nerve stimulator consists of two electrodes embedded in a silastic helix that is wrapped around the cervical vagus nerve . The stimulator is always implanted on the left vagus nerve in order to reduce the likelihood of adverse cardiac effects .
http://www.neurodoc.in/vagal_nerve_stimulation
Monday, March 15, 2010
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