The diagnostic procedures for stroke work-up were similar. Discharge management differed strongly.
 
  Although LSUs and CSCs are the primary care providers in their respective regions, differences in patient profiles may contribute to differences in performance parameters. Adjusting for patient profiles may improve the comparability of the quality of stroke care provided by hospitals belonging to different stroke service levels.
 Although LSUs and CSCs are the primary care providers in their respective regions, differences in patient profiles may contribute to differences in performance parameters. Adjusting for patient profiles may improve the comparability of the quality of stroke care provided by hospitals belonging to different stroke service levels.
  To describe the epilepsy, neuropsychiatric manifestations, and neuroimaging findings in a group of patients with 22q11.2 DS, and to correlate the size of the deleted genetic material with the severity of the phenotype.
 
  We retrospectively analyzed the medical records of 28 patients (21 pediatric patients and 7 adults) with a genetically confirmed diagnosis of 22q11.2 DS. Clinical data (epilepsy, neurological exam, neuropsychological and developmental assessment, and psychiatric disorders), neuroimaging, and cytogenetic tests were analyzed RESULTS Of the 28 patients with 22q11.2 DS, 6 (21.4%) had epileptic seizures, 2 had symptomatic hypocalcemic seizures, 4 (14.2%) had a psychiatric disorder, which comprised of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, psychosis, and mood disorder, and 17 (60.7%) had developmental delay. All patients with epilepsy had a developmental delay. Twelve patients underwent a neuropsychology assessment. Intellectual levels ranged from moderate intellectual disability (7/12, 58%) to average (5/12, 41.6%). Of the 16 patients, 6 (37.5%) had a normal brain, while 10 (62.5%) had abnormal neuroimaging findings. No significant correlation was found between the size of the deleted genetic material and the severity of the phenotype.
 
  22q11.2DS patients are at high risk to develop epilepsy, neuropsychiatric manifestations, and structural brain abnormalities. This indicates that this defined genetic locus is crucial for the development of the nervous system, and patients with 22q11.2 DS have genetic susceptibility to develop epilepsy.
 22q11.2DS patients are at high risk to develop epilepsy, neuropsychiatric manifestations, and structural brain abnormalities. This indicates that this defined genetic locus is crucial for the development of the nervous system, and patients with 22q11.2 DS have genetic susceptibility to develop epilepsy.
  To identify the role of routine postoperative head CT in changing postoperative management after elective craniotomies.
 
  We conducted a retrospective study on adult patients who underwent cranial surgery. Exclusion criteria includes cranial CTs done postoperatively for urgent clinical indications, pediatric patients, CSF diversion procedures and sedated patients. Patients were placed into "positive" group if the physical assessment changed from the baseline in the form of clinical deterioration, and the "negative" group if the exam did not change. The data then were analyzed to identify which patients needed further medical or surgical management based on CT findings only with "negative" physical examination.
 
  Total of 222 were included in the study. 151 patients had negative physical examination. Only 8 out of 151 patients had positive CT findings. Two patients out of 222 (0.9%) had a negative physical exam and positive CT findings that required additional action that wouldn`t be done urgently without routine postoperative brain CT. Only one patient out of 222 (0.4%) who was re-operated urgently based CT findings only and negative physical examination.
 
  Routine postoperative routine brain CT did not alter the course of medical management, even in the presence of significant radiological findings.
 Routine postoperative routine brain CT did not alter the course of medical management, even in the presence of significant radiological findings.
  To investigate the frequency of changes in antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) use, as well as concomitant changes in the degree of seizure control in pediatric patients, who are receiving 2 or more AEDs.
 
  A prospective follow-up study at Jordan University Hospital`s pediatric neurology clinics was conducted on epileptic pediatric patients receiving at least 2 AEDs between December 2013 and April 2014. Patients were followed for 12 months.
 
  A total of 82 patients were included, with a mean age of 7.2+/- 4.7 years.  https://www.selleckchem.com/products/bal-0028.html  The mean number of AEDs received by patients at enrollment was 2.4+/-0.6, and 2.5+/-0.7 after follow-up. Most patients (63.4%) experienced no change in seizure control, and the majority reported at least one adverse drug reaction. Most patients received lower doses than recommended, both at the beginning and end of the study. During the year, only 3 patients (4%) were eligible for dose tapering, which would then be converted to monotherapy. Follow-up appointments average was 4.2+/-2.9 visits/patients in one year. The frequency of medication changes and dose adjustment was very low, about one-third (29.3%) of patients requiring no change in AEDs during any follow-up visits.
 
  During the one year follow-up study, most patients on polytherapy maintained their level of response to the AEDs, with minimal changes in their regimen despite frequent follow-up visits. Only a small percent could be converted to AEDs monotherapy.
 During the one year follow-up study, most patients on polytherapy maintained their level of response to the AEDs, with minimal changes in their regimen despite frequent follow-up visits. Only a small percent could be converted to AEDs monotherapy.Understanding seizure semiology is one of the most important and crucial steps in diagnosing a seizure disorder. Insular epilepsy may mimic other focal seizure semiologies, leading to misdiagnosis and failed epilepsy surgery. Insular seizures may begin as brief ictal symptoms, such as laryngeal discomfort and unpleasant throat sensations, and spread rapidly to the temporal or frontal regions, causing prominent ictal symptoms different to the initial insular ictal manifestation. Moreover, insular seizures are associated with complex epileptogenic networks and multiple connections. For this reason, accurate seizure semiology helps to lateralize and localize the seizure onset. The insular cortex is deep, and thus scalp electroencephalography is not always beneficial as the epileptic discharges will not be easily recorded, or they will be seen over other cortical regions like the temporal or frontal areas. Insular surgical resection is generally safe, but it requires extensive presurgical workup and surgical precautions in order to minimize mortality.