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Age, dose, and environmental temperature are risk factors for topiramate-related hyperthermia

Ziad E.K.; Rahi A.C.; Abu Hamdan S.; Mikati M.A. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3261 USA, 2005)

[No abstract available]
Benign pediatric localization-related epilepsies: Part II. Syndromes in childhood

Chahine L.M.; Mikati M.A. (, 2006)

By definition, benign epilepsy syndromes occur in patients with no significant prenatal, perinatal, or postnatal complications, normal psychomotor development and negative laboratory and neuroimaging work-up, respond well ...
Carbamazepine-induced thrombocytopenia

Taher A.T.; Arabi M.; Sibai H.; Nasreddine W.; Otrock Z.K.; Musallam K.M.; Beydoun A. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2012)

[No abstract available]
Cutaneous manifestations of chronic kidney disease

Kurban M.S.; Boueiz A.; Kibbi A.-G. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2008)

Among the most common systemic diseases associated with cutaneous manifestations is kidney failure. Most of these occur in the setting of chronic kidney disease. In the following review, we will target 6 of these conditions ...
Du rire aux larmes: Pathological laughing and crying in patients with traumatic brain injury and treatment with lamotrigine

Chahine L.M.; Chemali Z. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2006)

Pathologic laughter and crying (PLC) is the involuntary occurrence of laughter and crying in the absence of a corresponding change in affect. PLC resulting from structural brain damage in patients with traumatic brain ...
Efficacy and tolerability of pregabalin in partial epilepsy

Beydoun A.; Nasreddine W.; Atweh S. (, 2008)

Pregabalin, the most recently approved antiepileptic drug, is a structural analog of GABA with a favorable pharmacokinetic profile. Pregabalin binds to the α2-δ subunit of a neuronal voltage-gated calcium channel and is ...
Emerging drugs for partial onset seizures

Nasreddine W.; Beydoun A.; Atweh S.; Abou-Khalil B. (LONDONTELEPHONE HOUSE, 69-77 PAUL STREET, LONDON EC2A 4LQ, ENGLAND, 2010)

Importance of the field: Patients with epilepsy have recurrent unproved seizures. Epilepsy is common, with a prevalence range that centers at around 1percent. Patients with epilepsy can have a poor quality of life and ...
Exacerbation of vocal tics after temporal lobectomy

Sinno D.; Amin H.E.; Comair Y.; Mikati M.A. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2006)

We describe a woman with intractable temporal lobe epilepsy secondary to dysgenesis of the left temporal lobe who had a marked and long-term exacerbation of her preexisting vocal tics after a temporal lobectomy that ...
Investigational agents for the irritable bowel syndrome

Ghaith O.; El-Halabi M.; Hashash J.G.; Sharara A.I. (LONDONTELEPHONE HOUSE, 69-77 PAUL STREET, LONDON EC2A 4LQ, ENGLAND, 2010)

Importance of the field: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder with significant health and economic consequences. The etiology of IBS is complex and appears to be multifactorial. Traditional IBS therapies ...
Long-term use of nerve block catheters in paediatric patients with cancer related pathologic fractures

Burgoyne L.L.; Pereiras L.A.; Bertani L.A.; Kadoum R.N.; Neel M.; Faughnan L.G.; Anghelescu D.L. (, 2012)

We report three cases of children with osteosarcoma and pathologic fractures treated with long-term continuous nerve blocks for preoperative pain control. One patient with a left distal femoral diaphysis fracture had a ...
Morvan syndrome following B-cell lymphoma

El-Bitar M.K.; Muwakkit S.A.; Abboud M.R.; Sawaya R.A.; Boustany R.-M. (THOUSAND OAKS2455 TELLER RD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 USA, 2010)

Morvan syndrome is a rare autoimmune disease named after the French physician Augustin Marie Morvan. It is characterized by multiple, irregular contractions of the long muscles, weakness, pruritus, hyperhidrosis, insomnia, ...
Nerve sheath catheter analgesia for forequarter amputation in paediatric oncology patients

Kaddoum R.N.; Burgoyne L.L.; Pereiras L.A.; Germain M.; Neel M.; Anghelescu D.L. (, 2013)

In a single centre over two years, four children (7 to 10 years old) with upper limb osteosarcoma underwent chemotherapy followed by forequarter amputation. All patients had preoperative pain and were treated with gabapentin. ...
Nerve stimulator-guided repetitive paravertebral block for thoracic myofascial pain syndrome

Naja Z.M.; Al-Tannir M.A.; Zeidan A.; El-Rajab M.; Ziade F.; Baraka A. (, 2007)

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) may persist for many years and is often refractory to traditional therapeutic approaches including pharmacotherapy, focal tenderness infiltration by local anesthetic and corticosteroids, ...
Neuronal Cell Death in a Rat Model of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Is Induced by the Initial Status Epilepticus and Not by Later Repeated Spontaneous Seizures (multiple letters)

Mikati M.; Gorter J.A. (, 2004)

[No abstract available]
Oxcarbazepine in neuropathic pain

Nasreddine W.; Beydoun A. (LONDONTELEPHONE HOUSE, 69-77 PAUL STREET, LONDON EC2A 4LQ, ENGLAND, 2007)

Neuropathic pain is a frequent condition that can result from a variety of underlying conditions and is frequently chronic and difficult to treat. A number of drugs are used to treat neuropathic pain, including anticonvulsants ...
Pattern-induced partial seizures with repetitive affectionate kissing: An unusual manifestation of right temporal lobe epilepsy

Mikati M.A.; Comair Y.G.; Shamseddine A.N. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2005)

We report a case of recurrent partial seizures that were often precipitated by looking up a flight of stairs and included spitting as well as repetitive affectionate kissing automatisms. These seizures were shown by long-term ...
Predictors of bone density in ambulatory patients on antiepileptic drugs

El-Hajj Fuleihan G.; Dib L.; Yamout B.; Sawaya R.; Mikati M.A. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2008)

Background and aim: Antiepileptic drugs are associated with bone loss and fractures. Data in children is scarce and the impact of new therapies and of low vitamin D is not clear. This study assessed predictors of bone ...
Refractory calculation-induced idiopathic generalized epilepsy: A case report and review of the literature

Mikati M.A.; Shamseddine A.N. (OXFORD9600 GARSINGTON RD, OXFORD OX4 2DQ, OXON, ENGLAND, 2005)

We report a case with calculation-induced idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) that, unlike most patients with IGE, was refractory to medications. This patient had a family history of (1) a similar condition in a relative ...
Restless legs syndrome: A review

Chahine L.M.; Chemali Z.N. (NEW YORK333 HUDSON ST, 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA, 2006)

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a sensorimotor disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move the limbs accompanied by uncomfortable sensations, leading to sleep disturbances. It is associated with psychiatric ...
The effect of vagus nerve stimulation therapy on body mass index in children

Kansagra S.; Ataya N.; Lewis D.; Gallentine W.; Mikati M.A. (SAN DIEGO525 B ST, STE 1900, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-4495 USA, 2010)

The effects of vagus nerve stimulation on weight in individuals with epilepsy are not fully characterized. A retrospective review was performed of all pediatric patients who underwent placement of a vagus nerve stimulator ...

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