Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 4
Epilepsy and behavioral changes, type 1 diabetes mellitus and a high titer of glutamic acid decarboxylase antibodies
Abstract
Autoantibodies to the 65 kDa isoform of glutamate acid decarboxylase (GAD65Ab) are associated with a range of clinical disorders, including type 1 diabetes (T1D) and stiff-person syndrome (SPS). In this article we describe a young girl who was diagnosed with T1D at the end of her first year of life and developed drug-resistant epilepsy 18 months later, followed by behavioral disturbances. She was admitted to our center at the age of 5 yr, at which time high GAD65Ab ...
Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 3
Effects of Oxcarbazepine and Levetiracetam on Calcium, Ionized Calcium, and 25-OH Vitamin-D3 Levels in Patients with Epilepsy
Department of Neurology, Bakirkoy Education and Research Hospital for Psychiatry, Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Istanbul, Turkey
Objective: The primary objective of the present study was to further elucidate the effects of oxcarbazepine (OXC) and levetiracetam (LEV) monotherapies on the bone health status of patients with epilepsy.
Methods: This study included 48 patients who attended our epilepsy outpatient clinic, had a diagnosis of epilepsy, and were underg...
Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 2
Bone mineral density in a population of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy and mental retardation with or without epilepsy
SUMMARY
Purpose: The present study aimed to assess bone mineral density (BMD) in a population of children and adolescents
with cerebral palsy and mental retardation with or without epilepsy.
Methods: One hundred thirteen patients (63 male and 50 female) were recruited for evaluation. Patients were divided in three groups: 40 patients (group 1) were affected by cerebral palsy and mental retardation; 47 (group 2) by cerebral palsy, mental retardat...
Nutrição e Epilepsia – Artigo 1
Anthropometric profile and nutritional intake in patients with epilepsy
Abstract
Background: quality of life impairments are common in patients with epilepsy, especially due to cardiovascular
comorbidities, overweight and obesity.
Objectives: to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with epilepsy based on anthropometric measurements and dietary intake.
Methods: this cross-sectional study involved 72 patients recruited by convenience from the Epilepsy Clinic of the Clinical Hospital of Porto Alegre, Brazil. The sample consisted of patients of both genders, aged over 18 ...
