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ReviewNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2023

Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Treatment, Maintenance, and Future Directions.

Avantika Singh, Aristides Hadjinicolaou, Jurriaan M Peters, Catherine L Salussolia

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Review in Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Avantika Singh *Division of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Aristides Hadjinicolaou *Division of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9926-2080
Jurriaan M PetersDivision of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Catherine L SalussoliaDivision of Epilepsy and Neurophysiology, Department of Neurology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Boston Children's Hospital · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a neurogenetic disorder that affects multiple organ systems, including the heart, kidneys, eyes, skin, and central nervous system. The neurologic manifestations have the highest morbidity and mortality, in particular in children. Clinically, patients with TSC often present with new-onset seizures within the first year of life. TSC-associated epilepsy is often difficult to treat and refractory to multiple antiseizure medications. Refractory TSC-associated epilepsy is associated with increased risk of neurodevelopmental comorbidities, including developmental delay, intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, and attention hyperactivity disorder. An increasing body of research suggests that early, effective treatment of TSC-associated epilepsy during critical neurodevelopmental periods can potentially improve cognitive outcomes. Therefore, it is important to treat TSC-associated epilepsy aggressively, whether it be with pharmacological therapy, surgical intervention, and/or neuromodulation. This review discusses current and future pharmacological treatments for TSC-associated epilepsy, as well as the importance of early surgical evaluation for refractory epilepsy in children with TSC and consideration of neuromodulatory interventions in young adults.

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epilepsy surgeryinfantile spasmsneurodevelopmentvigabatrin

Identifiers

PMID37041855
PMCPMC10083014
OpenAlexW4362614175

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