The prevalence and characteristics of epilepsy in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis treated with disease-modifying therapy
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14110%2F20%3A00116322" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14110/20:00116322 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/65269705:_____/20:00073011
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.csnn.eu/casopisy/ceska-slovenska-neurologie/2020-4-7/prevalence-a-charakteristika-epilepsie-u-pacientu-s-relabujici-remitujici-formou-roztrousene-sklerozy-lecenych-imunomodulacni-terapii-123472/download?hl=cs" target="_blank" >https://www.csnn.eu/casopisy/ceska-slovenska-neurologie/2020-4-7/prevalence-a-charakteristika-epilepsie-u-pacientu-s-relabujici-remitujici-formou-roztrousene-sklerozy-lecenych-imunomodulacni-terapii-123472/download?hl=cs</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.14735/amcsnn2020424" target="_blank" >10.14735/amcsnn2020424</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The prevalence and characteristics of epilepsy in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis treated with disease-modifying therapy
Original language description
Aim: The aim was to identify and describe patients with relapsing-remitting MS (RRMS) treated with a disease-modifying therapy who had a history of unprovoked seizure or epilepsy and to investigate the impact of epilepsy on the course and prognosis of MS. Materials and methods: Patients with RRMS treated with a disease-modifying therapy at a large MS centre of the university hospital by January 1, 2019 were included in this study. The annual relapse rate and Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) before and after the fi rst seizure were evaluated. Results: 17 patients (2.27%) with a history of unprovoked seizure or epilepsy were identifi ed within the cohort of RRMS patients (N = 750). Active epilepsy, defi ned as the use of antiepileptic drugs or incidence of seizures within the last 5 years, was disclosed in 13 (73%) of them. Three patients had developed epilepsy before the fi rst signs of MS. The mean annual relapse rates in patients with epilepsy before and after the fi rst seizure were 0.12 and 0.5 (P = 0.1), resp. No signifi cant diff erence was found in terms of EDSS worsening at 2 years before and after the fi rst seizure (0.55 vs. 0.7; P = 0.38). The attack semiology and/or electroencephalogram recordings indicated a focal onset of seizures in 8 out of 17 patients (47%). Conclusion: The frequency of unprovoked seizure or epilepsy among RRMS patients in our cohort was 2.27%.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30103 - Neurosciences (including psychophysiology)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Ceska a slovenska neurologie a neurochirurgie
ISSN
1210-7859
e-ISSN
1802-4041
Volume of the periodical
83
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC
Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
424-427
UT code for WoS article
000566715200014
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85090097887