Foreword [2007, Supplement issue] - 27Kb
by CT Tan
The Asian and Oceanian Congress of Epilepsy was first held in 1996 in Seoul, Korea, followed by Taipei, Taiwan (1998), New Delhi, India (2000), Karuizawa Nagano, Japan (2002), and Bangkok (2004). The ...

Epileptic encephalopathies of infancy [2007, Supplement issue] - 112Kb
by S Ohtahara
The paper briefly review the concept of epileptic encephalopathy. Three age-dependent epileptic encephalopathy in infancy, i.e. Ohtahara syndrome, West syndrome, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, and Dravet sy...

Catastrophic epilepsies: Medical and surgical treatment [2007, Supplement issue] - 116Kb
by V Udani
Catastrophic epilepsies of infancy include several syndromes with disabling frequent seizures and development delay. They include specific epileptic encephalopathies like West and Dravet’s syndrome,...

Catastrophic epilepsies of infancy: From bedside to the bench and back [2007, Supplement issue] - 148Kb
by MH Scantlebury, L VELIŠEk, SL MOSHÉ
Catastrophic epilepsies are age-related epileptic syndromes characterized by a variety of behavioral seizure manifestations, malignant EEG patterns, and dismal outcomes including mental retardation. ...

The psychological and social impact of epilepsy [2007, Supplement issue] - 108Kb
by MD Hills
Epilepsy has many non-medical effects on the people with epilepsy, their family and community. To ensure that epilepsy is fully controlled requires a specialist neurologist or paediatrician with up-to...

Marital prospects of people with epilepsy among Asians [2007, Supplement issue] - 120Kb
by MK Kim
Epilepsy can have serious consequences on marriage among Asians. The marriage rate among Korean people with epilepsy was about 80% of expected in general population. Other than seizures, unemployment ...

Arranged marriage, consanguinity and epilepsy [2007, Supplement issue] - 157Kb
by MM Mehndiratta, B Paul, P Mehndiratta
Arranged marriage is where parents choose marital partners for their children. It is a norm in many parts of Asia and Middle East. A marriage is said to be consanguineous where the marriages are solem...

Epilepsy research priorities in Asia: Psycho-social and cultural Issues [2007, Supplement issue] - 120Kb
by CW Lai
Since the Asia and Oceania region has tremendous variety in cultural and religious background, the author would like to propose the formation of a research committee with representatives from differen...

Adverse drug interactions in epilepsy [2007, Supplement issue] - 163Kb
by E Perucca
Adverse antiepileptic drug interactions may occur at pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic level. The most important adverse interactions in epilepsy therapy are pharmacokinetic and result from inductio...

Generic drug use in epilepsy [2007, Supplement issue] - 91Kb
by DB McLaughlin
Most antiepileptic drugs have a narrow therapeutic index. Dosage adjustment is required to provide optimal seizure control while avoiding adverse drug effects. Case reports and retrospective studies i...