I. Korn‐Lubetzki

The Israeli retrospective multicenter open-label study evaluating vagus nerve stimulation efficacy in children and adults.

Shay Menascu, Uri Kremer, Yitzhak Schiller, Ilan Blatt et autres

BACKGROUND: The management of intractable epilepsy in children and adults is challenging. For patients who do not respond to anti-epileptic drugs and are not suitable candidates for epilepsy surgery, vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is a viable alternative for reducing seizure frequency. METHODS: …

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Neurocognitive testing in late‐onset Tay–Sachs disease: A pilot study

Deborah Elstein, Glen M. Doniger, Ely S. Simon, I. Korn‐Lubetzki et autres

OBJECTIVES: To test neurocognitive function in patients with late-onset Tay-Sachs disease (LOTS) using a computerized system to assess whether cognition is a clinically relevant outcome measure of possible therapeutic intervention in LOTS. METHODS: Ten adults with Tay-Sachs disease were administered at least …

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Slowly progressive hemiparesis in childhood as a consequence of Rasmussen encephalitis without or with delayed‐onset seizures

Christian G. Bien, Christian Erich Elger, Yael Leitner, Moshe John Gomori et autres

Five young children developed slowly progressive hemiparesis as the initial manifestation of Rasmussen encephalitis (RE). Three have remained seizure free over an observational period of 1.3-1.9 years. In the remaining two patients, seizures occurred after 0.5 and 0.6 years respectively. We suggest …

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Rasmussen encephalitis with active inflammation and delayed seizures onset

I. Korn‐Lubetzki, Christian G. Bien, Jan Bauer, Moshe John Gomori et autres

Severe focal epilepsy is regarded as a clinical hallmark of Rasmussen encephalitis (RE). The authors report two children with progressive hemiparesis, contralateral hemispheric atrophy, and pathologic features characteristic for RE. At histologic diagnosis and over several months, neither patient experienced seizures. The …

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Book Reviews

Mar Castellanos, Joaquı́n Serena, Tomás Segura, M. Jesús Pérez-Ayuso et autres

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Mar Castellanos, Joaquı́n Serena, Tomás Segura, M. Jesús Pérez-Ayuso et autres

Familial occurrence of cerebellar encephalitis

I. Korn‐Lubetzki, Yosef Kleinman

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