Coexistence of epilepsy or seizure and multiple sclerosis; a single center experience

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作者
Saridas, Furkan [1 ]
Mesut, Gizem [1 ]
Ozpar, Rifat [2 ]
Koc, Emine Rabia [1 ]
Hakyemez, Bahattin [2 ]
Demir, Aylin Bican [1 ]
Turan, Omer Faruk [1 ]
机构
[1] Bursa Uludag Univ, Dept Neurol, Med Fac, Bursa, Turkiye
[2] Bursa Uludag Univ, Dept Radiol, Med Fac, Bursa, Turkiye
关键词
Multiple sclerosis; Seizure; Epilepsy; Electroencephalography; Demyelinating lesions; PREVALENCE;
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10.1016/j.msard.2024.105948
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Objectives: There is evidence that the inflammatory demyelinating disorder in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is associated with acute seizures and epilepsy. Additionally, the likelihood of developing epilepsy increases with neurodegeneration. This study aims to reveal the clinical and radiological features of MS-epilepsy/seizure coexistence. Methods: Among all patients diagnosed with MS that we followed in our center between April 2002 and July 2023, patients with a single seizure history or diagnosed with epilepsy (MS-seizure/epilepsy) were randomized 1:1 in terms of age and gender with MS patients without a diagnosis of epilepsy or seizures. Clinical (comorbidities, annualized relapse rate, disability, seizures during attacks, initial diagnosis, disease duration, diseasemodifying therapies (DMTs), refractory epilepsy, anti-seizure drugs), electroencephalography (EEG) and MRI (lesion localization and new lesion(s)) data were retrospectively evaluated. Results: The mean EDSS was 4.07 +/- 2.81. 29.4 % of patients had progressive MS (n = 10). Refractory epilepsy was 52.9% (n =18), and SE history was 14.7% (n = 5). Pathology was detected in 69.7 % (n = 23) of patients in the EEG. The most common slow wave activation was detected in 51.5 % (n = 17). Refractory epilepsy was more common in cases under 45 and patients with lesions in thalamic localization. Lesions in the temporal and thalamic regions and cerebral atrophy were more common in the MS-seizure/epilepsy group. Conclusion: Patients with demyelinating lesions in the temporal and thalamic regions should be questioned more carefully for epilepsy, and an EEG should be performed in case of clinical suspicion. Since thalamus lesions are more common in patients with refractory epilepsy, anti-seizure treatment strategies should be applied more carefully. The presence of atrophy on MRI confirms the link between neurodegeneration processes and the development of epilepsy.
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