Transcranial direct current stimulation improves seizure control in patients with Rasmussen encephalitis
EPILEPTIC DISORDERS, cilt.18, sa.1, ss.58-66, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 18 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.1684/epd.2016.0796
- Dergi Adı: EPILEPTIC DISORDERS
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.58-66
- Anahtar Kelimeler: direct current stimulation, Rasmussen encephalitis, epilepsy, NONINVASIVE BRAIN-STIMULATION, VAGUS NERVE-STIMULATION, CORTICAL EXCITABILITY, MAGNETIC STIMULATION, REFRACTORY EPILEPSY, HEALTHY-SUBJECTS, DC POLARIZATION, FOCAL EPILEPSY, CLINICAL-TRIAL, MOTOR FUNCTION
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Aim. Rasmussen encephalitis is associated with severe seizures that are unresponsive to antiepileptic drugs, as well as immunosuppressants. Transcranial direct current stimulation (t-DCS) is a non-invasive and safe method tried mostly for focal epilepsies with different aetiologies. To date, there is only one published study with two case reports describing the effect of t-DCS in Rasmussen encephalitis. Our aim was to investigate the effect of t-DCS on seizures in Rasmussen encephalitis and to clarify its safety.