2020
DOI: 10.1111/epi.16611
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Cues for seizure timing

Abstract: The cyclical organization of seizures in epilepsy has been described since antiquity. However, historical explanations for seizure cycles—based on celestial, hormonal, and environmental factors—have only recently become testable with the advent of chronic electroencephalography (cEEG) and modern statistical techniques. Here, factors purported over millennia to influence seizure timing are viewed through a contemporary lens. We discuss the emerging concept that seizures are organized over multiple timescales, e… Show more

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“…Currently, causes of multi-day cycles of seizure likelihood are not understood, although candidate factors include catamenial cycles for women 35 , and possibly other hormonal factors 36,37 . Behavioral and environmental factors may also play a role, including seasonal changes and weather conditions, sleep quality, diet, exercise and stress (see 26 for a recent review). Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are linked to psychiatric comorbidities including post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depressive disorders 38 , which may show similar modulating factors as multi-day epileptic rhythms.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…Currently, causes of multi-day cycles of seizure likelihood are not understood, although candidate factors include catamenial cycles for women 35 , and possibly other hormonal factors 36,37 . Behavioral and environmental factors may also play a role, including seasonal changes and weather conditions, sleep quality, diet, exercise and stress (see 26 for a recent review). Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) are linked to psychiatric comorbidities including post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depressive disorders 38 , which may show similar modulating factors as multi-day epileptic rhythms.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, longer, multi-day cycles also modulate seizure likelihood, and are well documented across human 2023 and animal 24,25 studies. These multi-day rhythms have time scales over weekly, monthly and even longer seasonal or annual periodicities, and are specific to the individual 26,27 . The causes of multi-day seizure cycles remain unclear, although there appears to be no link to gender, epilepsy syndrome or seizure type 21,22,28 .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In dieser Studie mit 69 Patienten, an denen multimodale Messungen mittels eines Handgelenkssensors durchgeführt wurden, war bei 43 % der Patienten die Vorhersagewahrscheinlichkeit für künftige Anfälle besser als Zufall [51]. Über die Vorhersage unmittelbar bevorstehender Anfälle hinaus kann die kontinuierliche Erfassung und Auswertung von epilepsie-und anfallsbezogenen Daten auch individuelle Zyklen und Rhythmen identifizieren, in denen epileptische Anfälle bevorzugt oder ausschließlich auftreten [52,53]. Solche Zyklen können sich auf Stunden (z.…”
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“…B. alle 7 Tage), Wochen (alle 2 oder 4 Wochen) oder viele Monate (z. B. alle 3-6 Monate) beziehen [52]. Das Wissen um solche Zyklen ermöglicht zum einen Vorsorgemaßnahmen und die Etablierung individueller Therapieanpassungen (Chronopharmakotherapie) [54][55][56].…”
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