Background Valproate is widely accepted as a drug of first choice for patients with generalised
onset seizures, and its broad spectrum of efficacy means it is recommended for patients …

Background Carbamazepine is widely accepted as a drug of first choice for patients with
partial onset seizures. Several newer drugs possess efficacy against these seizure types but …

… Paul N Cooper … We included 13 studies in this review (n = 932). These studies were
conducted across various healthcare systems worldwide. Seven studies compared a …

Background The ketogenic diet (KD), being high in fat and low in carbohydrates, has been
suggested to reduce seizure frequency. It is currently used mainly for children who continue to …

Background The ketogenic diet, being high in fat and low in carbohydrates, has been
suggested to reduce seizure frequency. It is currently used mainly for children who continue to …

Epidemiologic studies clearly document the public health burden of sudden unexpected
death in epilepsy ( SUDEP ). Clinical and experimental studies have uncovered dynamic …

Aims Syncope, epilepsy, and psychogenic psuedo-syncope are the most common causes
of transient loss of consciousness (T-LOC or blackout). All can present with similar features, …

Objective: We investigated the use of immunostaining with antibodies to τ, ubiquitin, and αB-crystallin
in defining a protocol for the staged neuropathologic examination of brains from …

Following hyperacute management after traumatic brain injury (TBI), most patients receive
treatment which is inadequate or inappropriate, and delayed. This results in suboptimal …

Description: Transient loss of consciousness (TLoC) is common and often leads to incorrect
diagnosis, unnecessary investigation, or inappropriate choice of specialist referral. In August …