Epilepsy: A Comprehensive Textbook
2nd Edition

S
Saethre-Chotzen syndrome
Safety trials
Safinamide (NW 1015, FCE 26742, PNU 151774)
adverse effects
chemistry
drug interactions
efficacy
pharmacokinetics
pharmacology
structure
SAGE (serial analysis of gene expression)
Saint Peter herb (Trichocereus peruvianis)
Sakkiku
Salicylates, drug interactions
Saliva, drug monitoring in
Sample sizes, study design and
Sandhoff disease
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Sandifer syndrome
Sanfilippo syndrome
Santavuori-Haltia-Hagberg disease See also Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs)
Sarcoidosis
Saudi Arabia
epilepsy in
antiepileptic drugs available
causes of
diagnostic distribution
hospital admissions for
monitoring unit statistics
patient education programs
registry
staff training in
treatment of women
Epilepsy Support and Information Center
awards to
family festivals
media campaign
patient information lectures
publications
research
Teacher Awareness Program
website
workshops
health care statistics
health system
challenges for
epilepsy health services in
hospital beds
hospitals
labor force in
primary care in
secondary care in
specialized centers
tertiary care in
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
neurophysiology technology training
overview
Riyadh Military Hospital
diagnostic services
medical management of epilepsy
neuroimaging
surgical management of epilepsy
Saxitoxin
S100β, function
Scalp See also Electrodes, scalp
hair, drug monitoring in
recordings
resistivity
voltage field topography
Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School-Age Children (K-SADS)
Schindler disease
Schinzel-Giedion syndrome
Schistosomiasis
Schizencephaly
characterization
definition
epilepsy caused by
MRI findings
startle epilepsy and
Schizencephaly/polymicrogyria syndrome
Schizoaffective disorder
Schizophrenia
auditory hallucinations in
definitions
EEG findings in
epilepsy and
hallucinations in
hippocampal sclerosis and
historical background
movement disorders in
paroxysmal symptoms in
phenomenology
structural abnormalities in
Schizophreniform disorder
School-to-work transitions
interventions, strategies for
need for services
patient assessment
Schools See also Learning, styles of; Learning disabilities
achievement in
antiepileptic drugs and
in childhood-onset epilepsy
family factors and
children with epilepsy and
risk management at
Schwab, Robert
Schwannomin
Scleroderma, vasculitis in
SCN1A gene
alternative splicing
Dravet syndrome and
in families with generalized epilepsy
in generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus
mutations
in Dravet syndrome
drug resistance and
in GEF+
in generalized epilepsies
in generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus
in SMEI
sodium ion channels and
splicing
SCN2A gene
in families with generalized epilepsy
mutations
sodium ion channels and
SCN5A gene
SCN8A gene
SCN1B gene
in families with generalized epilepsy
mutations
in GEF+
Scopolamine
β-Scorpion toxins
Scotland, health service
Scotoma in migraine
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
Seashore Tonal Memory Test
Secobarbital
Secondary bilateral synchrony (SBS)
of cortical origin
EEG findings
Sedative agents See also specific drugs
abuse of
adverse effects
Segmental myoclonus
Segregation analysis
Seizure diaries
Seizure discharges of the depressed brain
Seizure disorders See also specific disorder; specific seizure type
behavior modification therapy
classification of
decision to treat
epileptic channelopathies
Galen’s description of
metabolic factors
risk factors
twin studies
types of
Seizure prediction algorithms (SPAs)
Seizure time surrogates
Seizure warning system
Seizures See also Animal models; specific disorder; specific type
activating techniques
acute effects of
acute symptomatic (See also Situation-related seizures)
causes
epidemiology of
incidence
prognosis
afebrile, incidence of
age of onset
AMPA receptors and
animal models
anxiety about
arrest of
auras
behavior and
blood-brain barrier disruption and
brain damage from
brain vulnerability during
brief but recurring
in cancer patients
childhood risk factors
classification of
clusters of, study design and
compliance with treatment
as complication of critical illness
consequences of
control of
creatine kinase equilibrium and
data analysis
data handling
decision to treat
definition of
detection of
computer review
in epilepsy monitoring units
method validation
methods for
in neonates
dipole modeling of
in disorders of the pancreas
duration
neuronal densities and
neuronal loss and
duration of illness and
early-life, impact of
effect on the brain
in electrolyte disorders
endocrine disorders and
enhancing occurance of
febrile, description of
first
differential diagnosis
patient assessment after
during pregnancy
remission rates after
treatment initiation
focus localization
frequency of
anxiety and
decision to treat and
in drug-resistant epilepsy
exercise and
HRQoL and
interictal epileptiform discharges and
quality of life and
social problems and
gastrointestinal diseases and
gating inputs, definition
generation of
hepatic disorders and
history of the complaint
hormones and
hyperventilation-induced
hypocalcemia and
hypoglycemia and
hypoperfusion-induced
hypoxia-induced
inflammatory response to
infrequent
decision to treat
treatment of
inhibitory surround
intellectual disability and
interleukin 1 system and
International Seizure Prediction Group
intractable
hemispherectomy in
hippocampal pathology
isolated
basic mechanisms
clinical presentation
decision to treat
definitions
diagnostic evaluation
differential diagnosis
epidemiology
etiology
historical perspectives
nosologic place
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outcomes
prognosis
provocation of
relapse rates
treatment
laterality
local hypometabolism
localization
long-term monitoring
lowered thresholds
magnesium electrolyte disorders and
metabolic disorders and
mGluRs and
microelectrode recording
mimics of
misdiagnoses
in mitochondrial encephalomyopathies
modulating factors in
neurogenic basis of
neuronal excitability and
neuropathology of
NMDA receptors and
nocturnal
behaviors associated with
paroxysmal choking and
nonconvulsive, criteria for
nonepileptic
onset zones
optical imaging of
outcomes of
painful
in parathyroid disorders
patient reports of
pediatric surgery for
physical issues
physiology of
precipitants
prediction of
approaches to
challenges
clinical applications
EEG findings in
electroencephalography in
historical perspectives
modeling methods
scientific applications
statistical considerations
study of
threshold levels
prevention of
proinflammatory molecules and
propagation of
age and
pathways
provoked
psychosis and
quantification using ictal EEG
quiet staring, EEG findings
recording of
automatic pattern detection
classification and
continuous recording and review
differential diagnosis and
methods for
methods of detection
seizure warnings
recurrence
decision to treat and
etiology and
long-term prognosis and
rates of
refractory
goals of surgery for
vigabatrin efficacy in
remission rates
in reproductive endocrine disorders
risk estimation
risk factors
risks related to
school-to-work transitions and
semiology in infants
severity of
anxiety and
clinical trial issues of
as outcome measures
rating scales
single unprovoked
decision to treat
risk of recurrence
treatment of
sleep deprivation and
sleep-disordered breathing and
syncope versus
temporal patterns
thought-induced
thresholds for
thyroid disorders and
transcranial magnetic stimulation and
types of
in developing countries
ictal electroencephalography and
incidence of
mortality rates and
prevalence of
psychopathology by
risk of psychosis and
treatment decisions and
uncontrolled
unpredictability
unprovoked
early prognosis
risk factors
treatment of
vocational assessment of
warnings of, computer-assisted
witness descriptions of
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
in depressive disorders
drug interactions
efficacy in seizure disorders
in episodic dyscontrol
in psychogenic nonepileptic seizures
suicide prevention and
in treatment of aggression
Seletracetam (UCB 44212)
adverse effects
chemistry
efficacy
pharmacokinetics
pharmacology
structure
Self-confidence, patient education and
Self-education, information transfer and
Self-efficacy
patient education and
stigma of epilepsy and
Self-esteem
Self-gratification episodes
Self-help groups
Self-injury
Self-management education
Self-stimulatory behaviors
Semen analysis
Senegal
demographic data
epilepsy in
antiepileptic drugs available
epidemiology
etiology
sociocultural representation
health indicator data
health system
financing
health data
infrastructure
neurologists
organization of
personnel
overview
Senegalese League Against Epilepsy
socioeconomic data
Sense of self in chronic illness
Sensitivity, definition of
Sensorimotor cortex
Sensory disorders
diagnostic testing in
of olfaction
of vision
Sensory homunculi
Sensory seizures, neocortical
Septo-optic dysplasia See also De Morsier syndrome
Septohippocampal inputs
Sepulveda Epilepsy Education program
Serapion
Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE)
Serigne v. Ivker
Serotonergic agents, in epileptic myoclonus
Serotonin (5HT)
in anxiety disorders
depression and
intermittent explosive disorder and
seizure resistance and
synthesis
Serotonin norepinephrin reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
Serotonin receptors
Sertraline
drug interactions
seizures and
Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)
Serum sickness
Severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI) See also Dravet syndrome
age of onset
clinical features
definitions
description
differential diagnosis
electrophysiologic features
epidemiology
genes involved in
genetics of
obtundation status in
outcomes
photosensitive epilepsy and
polygraphic recording
prognosis
SCN1A gene in
sodium channel mutations in
topiramate in
treatment
zonisamide treatment
Severe myoclonic epilepsy (SME)
Severe symptomatic neonatal seizures
Sevoflurane
Sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG)
antiepileptic drugs and
carbamazepine and
estradiol transport and
function of
Sex hormones
seizure expression and
in sexual behavior
sexual dysfunction and
treatment using
Sexual activity, aggressive
Sexual arousal
Sexual behavior
interictal
neuroendocrinology of
Sexual dysfunction
antidepressants and
antiepileptic drugs and
carbamazepine and
in epilepsy
evaluation of
laboratory tests
mechanisms of
phenytoin and
treatment of
in women with epilepsy
Sexual function scores
Sexual response, biology of
Sexual sensations, ictal
Sexuality
antiepileptic drugs and
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effects of epilepsy on
in epilepsy
SF-36
Sheltered employment
Sherrington, Jasper
Shinn v. St. James Mercy Hospital
Shitei
Shitei-To
Shokyo
Short afferent inhibition (SAI)
Short stature, disorders with
Short-term depression, synaptic
Short-term facilitation, synaptic
Shprintzen syndrome See Velocardio facial syndrome
Shuddering
in children
as seizure mimic
Shy-Drager syndrome
Sialidoses See also Cherry-red spot-myoclonus syndrome
basic mechanisms
characterization
clinical presentation
diagnostic evaluation
etiology
genetics of
progressive myoclonus epilepsy and
seizures and
Siblings, seizure risk in
Sick sinus syndrome
Sickle cell disease
Sickness Impact Profile
Siddha system
Side Effect and Life Satisfaction (SEALS)
Sighing dyspnoea
Silent-period locked averaging
Silent periods See Cortical silent periods (CSPs)
Simple partial seizures (SPSs)
autonomic symptoms
EEGs
FDG-PET study
felbamate therapy
ILAE terminology
mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
phenacemide in
SPECT study
Simple partial status epilepticus (SPSE)
clinical features
definition
diagnosis
clinical features
differential diagnosis
electroencephalography
workup for
EEG
epidemiology
incidence
prevalence
etiology
initial therapy
kakosmia and
literature reports
pathophysiology
subtypes
adversive
aphasic
with auditory hallucinations only
dysphasic
with elementary visual phenomena only
oculoclonic
with olfactory symptoms
with psychic and emotional phenomena
sensory
somatomotor
status epilepticus amauroticus
Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome
Simultaneous video-electroencephalographic recordings
Single dipole models
Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
blood flow studies
in Rasmussen encephalitis
of vagus nerve stimulation
clinical usefulness
in complex partial status epilepticus
diagnostic
ictal
limitations
in location-related epilepsies
presurgical
in children
in neocortical resection
radiotracers for blood flow
research applications
research roles
simple partial seizures
with statistical parametric mapping analysis
subtraction
in systemic lupus erythematosus
Single-specialty groups
Single value decomposition (SVD)
Sinoauricular heart block
Sinus bradycardia/arrest
Sinus tachycardia
Sirolimus (rapamycin)
SISCOM (subtraction SPECT coregistered to MRI)
Situation-related seizures See also Seizures, acute symptomatic
in children
classification
incidence
Sjögren-Larsson syndrome
Sjögren syndrome
Skeletal dysplasias
SKF-38393
Skin See also Cutaneous reactions; Dermatologic reactions
biopsy
in Lafora disease
in late-infantile NCL
electrodermal (EGD) responses
examination of
hypersensitivity reactions in
Sleep See also Daytime sleepiness; Non-rapid eye movement sleep (NREM); Polysomnography (PSG); Rapid-eye-movement-related sleep disorder; Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep; Sleep deprivation; Sleep disorders; Sleep–wake cycles
abnormalities in
benign epileptiform transients of sleep (BETS)
disorganized architecture of
effects on hypsarrhythmia
HRQoL and
hypnic jerks in infants
interictal epileptiform discharges
in Lennox-Gastaut syndrome
non-REM
normal phenomena
nightmares
sleep starts
panic attacks during
by parents of children with epilepsy
periodic movements in
polysomnography
quality of, determinants
rapid-eye-movement
repetitive sleep starts
seizure recurrence and
seizures during
seizures on awakening
slow-wave, spindle waves in
stage 3
stage 4
thalamic rhythms and
Sleep deprivation
basic mechanisms
behavioral disorders and
clinical findings
in epilepsy monitoring units
febrile seizures and
interictal epileptiform discharges in
in pregnancy
seizure precipitation by
traumatic injury and
Sleep disordered breathing
Sleep disorders See also Daytime sleepiness; Sleep deprivation
antiepileptic drugs and
bruxism
clinical description
confusional arousals
diagnostic investigation
differential diagnosis
dream/nightmare disturbances
enuresis
hypersomnia
insomnia
mimicking seizures
narcolepsy
parasomnias
periodic hypersomnia
periodic limb movements of sleep (PLM)
posttraumatic stress disorder
rapid-eye-movement-sleep behavior disorder
rhythmic movement disorders
as seizure mimic
sleep disordered breathing
symptoms
treatment
use of epilepsy monitoring unit
Sleep epilepsies
Sleep paralysis
Sleep starts (hipnic jerks)
Sleep–wake cycles
circadian rhythm of
disturbances in
epilepsy and
motor manifestations
polysomnography in
seizure activity and
seizures, timing of
symptomatic generalized epilepsies and
Sleepwalking
Small-for-gestational age
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome
Smith-Magenis syndrome
SNAP25 gene mutations
SNARE-dependent exocytosis
Sneddon syndrome
Social adjustment services
Social assessment
presurgical
school-to-work transitions and
vocational assessment and
Social Effects scale
Social health
aspects of
comprehensive assessment of
disruptions in functioning
Social issues, overview
Social phobias
Social services
counseling
matching with needs
referrals
types of
Social skills, impaired
Social support
school-to-work transitions and
Socioeconomic issues
burden of epilepsy
health care delivery and
Socioeconomic status (SES)
after childhood-onset epilepsy
epilepsy risk factors and
prevalence of epilepsy and
Sodium amytal test See Wada test
Sodium electrolyte disorders
Sodium ion channel blockers
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Sodium ion channels
5A exon
antiepileptic drugs and
in astrocytes
carbamazepine and
developmental alterations
in families with generalized epilepsy
gain-of-function mutations
loss-of-function mutations
mutations
in BFIC
generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures
in generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus
interneuron firing and
5N exon
phenytoin and
SCN gene mutations
spike-and-wave seizures and
voltage-gated
AED function and
astrocyte dysfunction and
cortical excitability and
currents
in ictogenesis
mutations in epilepsy
zonisamide and
Sodium ions, serum levels See also Hyponatremia
Sodium oxybate
Sodium-potassium (Na-K) pump
Sodium-potassium (Na-K) spike
Sodium valproate See Valproate
Na,K-ATPase
Soman model
of status epilepticus
clinical phenomenology
electroencephalography
methods
natural history
neuropathology
pathophysiology
pharmacology
Somatization disorder
Somatoform disorder
Somatosensitive symptoms
Somatosensory disorders
Somatosensory-evoked potentials (SSEPs)
Somatosensory-evoked-response topography
Somatosensory seizures
Somatosensory stimuli
Somatosensory system disorders
Somatostatin (SOM)
in dentate gyrus
expression
function
Somnolence
Sonambulism
Soranus of Ephesus
Sotos syndrome
Southern blot analyses
SOX gene mutations
Spain, prevalence of epilepsy
Spano v. Bertocci
Spasm nutans
Spasmotic torticollis
Spasms, electromyographic study of
Spastic diplegia
Spatial embedding
Spatial learning
Spatial-temporal embedding
Specificity, definition of
SPECT See Single photon emission computed tomography
Speech See also Language
hemispherectomy and
mapping of
Speech arrest
Spell induction
Spencer probe implantation
Spensieri v. Lasky
Sperm quality
Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Index
Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjögren disease See Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCLs)
Spike-and-slow-wave discharges
Spike-and-wave discharges
in absence seizures
cellular events in
duration
early recording
networks involved in
pharmacologic control of
spindles and
Spike-and-wave epilepsy
ethosuximide in
generation of seizures
inheritance
sodium channel mutations in
thalamacortical system and
thalamocortical substrates
Spike averaging, EMG analysis
Spike topography
Spike-wave stupor
Spikes
quantification of
source models
Spina bifida
antiepileptic drugs and
lumbar
Spinal myoclonus
Spindles, conversion to SWDs
Spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs)
Spiny stellate cells
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down (Fadiman)
Spiritual therapy See Traditional healers; Traditional medicine
Split brain See also Aicardi syndrome
SPM 927 See Lacosamide
Spongiosis
Spontaneous abortions
Spontaneously epileptic rats (SER)
Sporadic myoclonic jerks during sleep
Sports See also Exercise
impact on adolescents
quality of life and
risks of
Spotted microarrays
Spratling, William
Sri Lanka, epilepsy rates
St. James Mercy Hospital, Shinn v.
St. John’s wort
Standardized, regression-based (SRB) change scores
Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs)
age and
description of
in developing countries
etiologies and
studies of
by years of follow-up
Standards of care
Staphylococcus aureus
Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)
Stargazer2) mouse
Stargazer mutation
Stargazin, function
Staring spells
Startle disorders
polygraphic recordings
as seizure mimic
Startle epilepsy
asymmetric tonic seizures
characterization of
description
in Down syndrome
precipitating factors
reflex seizures and
tonic seizures
treatment of
Startle responses (sursaunt diurne)
Starvation, seizures and
Statistical analysis See also Study design
differences in means
power in
practice effects
reliable change
standardized, regression-based (SRB) change scores
subjective scores and
Statistical parametric mapping analysis (SPM)
Status epilepticus (SE) See also Absence status epilepticus; Complex partial status epilepticus (CPSE); Dyscognitive focal status epilepticus; Epileptic encephalopathy with electrical status epilepticus during sleep (ESES); Febrile status epilepticus; Focal status epilepticus; Generalized status epilepticus; Myoclonic absence status epilepticus; New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE); Simple partial status epilepticus; Subtle status epilepticus; Supplementary motor area (SMA) status epilepticus; Tonic status epilepticus; Tonic–clonic status epilepticus
acute morbidity of
associated with negative myoclonus
aura continua
blood pH in
brain damage due to
brain pH in
characteristics
classification of
clinical trials of
cognitive function after
continuous dosing in
convulsive
definition of
differential diagnosis
drug resistance in
early-life
effect on brain structure
electroencephalography
electrophysiologic monitoring of
epileptographic stages of
etiology of
in adults
pediatric patients
febrile
first seizure as
focal
future seizures and
gene expression studies
generalized
generalized convulsive
hemiclonic
ictal phenomenology
idiopathic convulsive
incidence
long-term sequelae
mortality rates
myoclonic
classification scheme
definition of
natural history
neonatal
network changes after
nonconvulsive
categories of
clinical features
in eyelid myoclonia with absence
HIV and
physiologic changes
psychogenic
recurrent
seizure termination
subtle
tonic
tonic–clonic
treatment
Food and Drug Administration role
treatment of
fosphenytoin in
infusion duration
initial therapy
paraldehyde in
phenobarbital in
phenytoin efficacy
principles of
valproate in
vagus nerve stimulation in
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Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG)
Stereotactic radiofrequency ablation
Stereotactic radiosurgery
Stereotypic movements in children
Stereotypies (tics)
Stereotyping, stigma and
Steroid hormones
antiepileptic drugs and
mechanisms of action
synthetic
Steroids, treatment with See also specific steroids
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS)
AEDs and
carbamazepine and
Chinese patients and
description
informed consent issues
lamotrigine and
in oxcarbazepine therapy
in tumor-associated epilepsy
in whole-brain irradiation patients
Stigma
attitudes of older persons
components of
dimensions of
discrimination and
of epilepsy
in Brazil
changing public attitudes
in China
managing negative labels
quality of life and
social problems and
in Zambia
interactions with colleagues
interactions with employers
quality of life and
social problems and
theories of
Stimulus-induced drop episodes (SIDES)
Stimulus-induced rhythmic, periodic, or ictal discharges (SIRPIDs)
Stiripentol
adverse effects
chemistry
drug interactions
efficacy
in migrating partial seizures in infancy
pharmacokinetics
pharmacology
in severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy
structure
Stratum granulosum (SG)
Stratum pyramidale
Stratum radiatum
Streptococcus spp.
Stress
brain-derived neurotrophic factor and
on families
inflammation and
Stress convulsions
Stress hormones
Striatum
String galvanometers
Stroboscopes
Stroke See also Cerebral infarction; Cerebrovascular disease
acute symptomatic seizures and
epilepsy and
MRI findings
neocortical resection for
neonatal seizures and
risk factors for
risk of seizures in
seizure prevention
seizures and
Stroke Data Bank (SDB)
Stroop Test
Structural neuroimaging
Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV diagnosis (SCID)
Strychnine
Study design See also Clinical trials; Research; Statistical analysis
adjunctive therapy trials
applicability of trial data
blinding in
clinical trials
considerations in
control groups
data collection and
effectiveness versus efficacy
ethical issues
experimental endpoints
in genetic epidemiology
hypotheses
intent to treat
investigational endpoints
monotherapy trials
outcomes measures
parallel versus crossover
patient issues
placebo comparisons
prospective studies
nonrandomized control groups
randomized clinical trials
surgical cohort (series)
regulatory trials
retrospective cohort studies
sample sizes and
statistical power and
trial designs
Sturge-Weber-Dimitri (SWD) syndrome
histology
incidence
interoperative view
MRI findings
Sturge-Weber syndrome
age of onset
description
epilepsia partialis continua and
hemispherectomy in
MRI findings
multilobar resections
occipital lobe seizures and
PET findings
presurgical evaluations
seizures in
speech development
surgical interventions
Sub-Saharan Africa
Subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy See also Leigh syndrome
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)
Subacute spongiform encephalopathy See Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease
Subarachnoid cysts
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
electroencephalography in
in pregnancy
Subarachnoid space
Subcontinuous epileptic negative myoclonus
Subcortical band heterotopia (SBH)
characterization
DCX mutation
LIS1 mosaic mutation in
neuron migration and
Subcortical negative myoclonus
Subcortical nodular heterotopia
Subdural electrodes
Subependymal giant cell astrocytomas (SEGAs)
Subependymal glial nodules
Subiculum
Subjective reports
Subpial transection
Substantia nigra
basal ganglia circuits
neural inputs
seizure-gating mechanisms
Substrate-directed epilepsies
gangliomas
management
pathophysiology
syndromes
Subthalamic nucleus
basal ganglia circuits
deep brain stimulation
seizure-gating
Subtle seizures, description
Subtle status epilepticus
Succinimides
Sucralfate
Sudden death, causes of
Sudden death in epilepsy (SUDEP)
analysis of
case-control studies
decision to treat and
definitions
in Ecuador
epilepsy surgery and
historical perspective
incidence of
mechanisms of
nocturnal cardiac arrhythmias and
prolonged-QT syndrome and
risk factors
seizures and
studies of
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
Sufentanil
Suicidal ideation
Suicide
depression and
in epilepsy patients
impact of anxiety
incidence
pathogenesis
prevention of
psychopathology of
in seizure-free patients
Suicide attempts
Sulcal cortex
Sulfaphenazole
Sulfite oxidase deficiency
Sulfonamides
Sulfonureas
Sulthiame
adverse effects
in benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes
chemistry
discovery of
dosage
drug interactions
for epilepsia partialis continua
in infantile spasms
mechanism of action
pharmacology
absorption
in children
half-life
structure
Sunlight, seizures triggered by
Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs)
Superficial granular layer (SGL)
Superior colliculus
Superior homonymous quadrantanopia
Superposition, principle of
Supplementary motor area (SMA)
in absence seizures
asymmetric tonic seizures
neocortical resection and
postural seizures
seizures, vocalization in
Supplementary motor area (SMA) epilepsy
Supplementary motor area (SMA) status epilepticus
Supplementary sensorimotor area (SSMA)
functional mapping
intractable focal epilepsies and
paroxysmal hypnogenic diskinesias and
Support groups
Suppression-burst electroencephalogram
Suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN)
Supraventricular tachycardia
Surgery See also Gamma Knife radiosurgery; specific procedures
anesthesia and
complications, management of
contraindications to
cost-effectiveness
decision-making
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depression following
in developing countries
early interventions
efficacy of
goals of
health-related quality of life and
history of
image-guided techniques
indications for
intraoperative microdialysis
long-term adaptation, postoperative
outcomes
demographic factors
functional adequacy model
neurocognitive changes
overview
palliative
pathologic examination after
patient expectations
patient selection
criteria for candidacy
in infantile focal seizures
postictal behaviors and
quality of life and
seizure frequency and
pediatric
behavior outcomes
cognitive outcomes
developmental outcomes
functional outcomes
outcomes
preoperative evaluation
seizure outcomes
special considerations
in persons with intellectual disability
postoperative outcomes
depression
laterality effects
lifestyle
neuropsychological evaluation
psychiatric complications
psychiatric development
psychoses
psychosocial
postoperative phase
premedication
preoperative interviews
preoperative phase
presurgical evaluations
functional mapping in
goals of
before lesionectomy
principles and methods
using PET
video-EEG monitoring in
presurgical monitoring
presurgical planning
psychiatric outcomes
measurement of
psychiatry and
psychosis following
psychosocial adjustment modeling
rationale for interventions
rehabilitation
remediable syndromes
reoperations
resective, description
risks versus benefits analysis
seizures during
social support after
sudden death in epilepsy and
syndromes remediable by
timing of
trials
in tumor-associated epilepsies
types of treatment
Surgical cohorts (series)
Survey instruments
Survivin
Sustained-release formulations
Sutton v. American Airlines, Inc.
Suximides
Swe gene function
Sweden
benign rolandic epilepsy in
birth registry
juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
prevalence of epilepsy
prognosis of epilepsy
standardized mortality ratios
Swimming
risk of
supervision during
Switzerland
localization-related epilepsy
prognosis of epilepsy
status epilepticus mortality
Symbol Digit Modalities Test
Symptom Checklist-90 Revised
Symptomatic choreoathetosis
Symptomatic disorders
characterization
classification of
epileptic syndromes
focal
genetic influences in
prognostic predictors
Symptomatogenic zones
definition of
description
identification of
in partial epilepsy
Synapses
chemical
description
development of
disinhibition
divergence
excitatory
GABAergic
glutamatergic
glycinergic
inhibitory
new connections
Synaptic plasticity
astrocyte reorganization and
description of
extracellular matrix and
postsynaptic forms of
presynaptic forms of
spines
target specificity
Synaptic transmission
alterations in
inhibitory
ketogenic diet and
strength of
Synaptic triads
Synaptophysin
Synaptosomes
Syncopal convulsions
Syncopal myoclonus
Syncope
anoxic-epileptic seizures and
cardiac
cardiac arrhythmias and
causes of
clinical presentation
convulsive
definitions
diagnostic evaluation
differential diagnoses
autonomic failure
cataplexy
metabolic disorders
orthostatic intolerance and
postural orthostatic tachyardia syndrome
primary cardiac dysfunction
psychiatric disorders
using polygraphy
EEG findings
hospital admissions for
incidence
mimicking seizures
prognosis
recurrence
reflex
risk of death
as seizure mimic
in seizures
seizures versus
treatment
Syndromes, terminology
Synkinesis
Synthenin gene
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
characterization
clinical manifestations
diagnostic tests
drug-induced
pathophysiology
phenytoin-related
seizures and
treatment