Sökning: "seizure type"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 19 avhandlingar innehållade orden seizure type.
1. Living with epilepsy : young people with uncomplicated epilepsy and adults with newly debuted epilepsy
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to illuminate experiences of living with uncomplicated epilepsy, i.e. epilepsy without any associated neurological impainnents. The focus was on young people, aged 13- 22 (II, III, IV), and adults, aged 18-65 (I), with newly debuted epilepsy, i. LÄS MER
2. Epidemiological studies of epilepsy : incidence and risk factors
Sammanfattning : 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. LÄS MER
3. Novel approaches to explore mechanisms of epileptic seizures - optogenetic and chemogenetic manipulation of hippocampal circuitry
Sammanfattning : Epilepsy comprises a family of neurological disorders characterized by recurrent seizures, which can be highly debilitating. Up to 30% of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy, the most common form of the disorder in adults, arising in the hippocampus, cannot be effectively treated by current pharmaceuticals. LÄS MER
4. A-type Potassium Channels in Dendritic Integration : Role in Epileptogenesis
Sammanfattning : During cognitive tasks, synchronicity of neural activity varies and is correlated with performance. However, there may be an upper limit to normal synchronised activity – specifically, epileptogenic activity is characterized byexcess spiking at high synchronicity. LÄS MER
5. Unprovoked seizures in children : incidence, neurodevelopmental comorbidities and treatment
Sammanfattning : Epilepsy is considered to be the neurological disease that gives the largest burden of disease in children. It is a heterogeneous disease with very diverse consequences in the lives of the patient. Comorbidities with other neurological, as well as developmental, and psychiatric, diseases are common. LÄS MER