| Antiepileptic treatment before the onset of seizures reduces epilepsy severity and risk of mental retardation in infants with tuberous sclerosis complex. | |
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PMID: 21507691 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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BACKGROUND: Epilepsy appears in 70-80% of patients with tuberous sclerosis complex, most commonly in the first year of age. Early manifestation of epilepsy is associated with drug-resistant epilepsy and mental retardation in more than 80% of patients. Clinical epileptic seizures are preceded by deterioration of EEG recording thus infants with high risk of epilepsy can be identified. AIMS: We hypothesized that preventative antiepileptic treatment of infants with multifocal activity on EEG might lower the incidence of drug-resistant epilepsy and mental retardation. METHODS: Forty-five infants with early diagnosis of tuberous sclerosis complex were included in the open-label study. They were divided in two groups: standard (n=31) and preventative one (n=14). In standard group the antiepileptic treatment was launched early, but after the onset of seizures. In preventative group medication was commenced when active epileptic discharges were seen on EEG, but before the onset of clinical seizures. Children were followed till the end of 2 years of age. RESULTS: At 24 months of age mental retardation was significantly more frequent and severe in "standard" vs "preventative" group (48% vs 14%; p=0.031; mean IQ score 68.7 vs 92.3; p<0.05). The "preventative" group was characterized by higher ratio of seizure-free patients (93% vs 35%; p=0.004), lower incidence of drug-resistant epilepsy (7% vs 42%; p=0.021) and lower number of patients requiring polytherapy (21% vs 55%; 0.039) than the "standard group. CONCLUSIONS: Preventative antiepileptic treatment of infants with tuberous sclerosis complex and high risk of epilepsy markedly improves their neurodevelopmental outcome and reduces the incidence of drug-resistant seizures. |
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Sergiusz Jóźwiak; Katarzyna Kotulska; Dorota Domańska-Pakieła; Barbara Lojszczyk; Małgorzata Syczewska; Dariusz Chmielewski; Dorota Dunin-Wąsowicz; Tomasz Kmieć; Joanna Szymkiewicz-Dangel; Maria Kornacka; Wanda Kawalec; Dariusz Kuczyński; Julita Borkowska; Katarzyna Tomaszek; Elżbieta Jurkiewicz; Maria Respondek-Liberska |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-4-18 |
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Title: European journal of paediatric neurology : EJPN : official journal of the European Paediatric Neurology Society Volume: - ISSN: 1532-2130 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Apr |
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Created Date: 2011-4-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9715169 Medline TA: Eur J Paediatr Neurol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 European Paediatric Neurology Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Neurology and Epileptology, The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, Poland. |
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