Possibilities of controlling bilateral tonic-clonic seizures using тthe application EpiTapp® for resistant epilepsy with the development of arteriovenous malformation
https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2023.84.33
Abstract
Patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) due to an arteriovenous malformation (AVM) located in a functionally significant area of the brain experience a significant decrease in quality of life and require additional non-drug rehabilitation methods aimed at controlling epileptic symptoms.
Aim. To present a clinical observation of the use of the Epi-Tapp® application in a 29-year-old patient with an AVM. Materials and methods. We used the author's wrist tapping method EpiTapp® (RF patent No. 2606489 dated January 10, 2017). Results. Using the EpiTapp® application allowed a 29-year-old man with an AVM to reduce the severity and duration of focal seizures in 85% of cases and prevent secondary bilateral transformation of incipient bilateral tonic-clonic seizures in more than 50% of cases. Conclusions. This clinical case demonstrates the possibility of effectively using the EpiTapp® application in a patient with drug-resistant epilepsy as an element of a rehabilitation program aimed at controlling epileptic seizures.
About the Authors
E. A. Narodova
Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Narodova Ekaterina Andreevna – Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor
Krasnoyarsk
N. A. Shnaider
Federal State Budgetary Institution Bekhterev National Medical Research Centre for Psychiatry and Neurology of the Ministry of Health
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Shnaider Natalia Alekseevna – Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, head of Scientific Research, Deputy Head of the Institute of Personalized Psychiatry and Neurology
St. Petersburg
E. E. Erakhtin
Karpovich Krasnoyarsk Interdistrict Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medical Сare
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Erakhtin Evgeny E. – neurosurgeon
A. A. Narodov
Voino-Yasenetsky Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Ministry of Health
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Narodov Andrey Arkadyevich – MD, Professor
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Narodova E.A., Shnaider N.A., Erakhtin E.E., Narodov A.A. Possibilities of controlling bilateral tonic-clonic seizures using тthe application EpiTapp® for resistant epilepsy with the development of arteriovenous malformation. Yakut Medical Journal. 2023;(4):139-143. https://doi.org/10.25789/YMJ.2023.84.33
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