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ReviewLife (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Neurodegeneration Biomarkers in Epilepsy: A Critical Review of Current Findings.

Ambra Butera, Simona D'Antoni, Antonio Gennaro Nicotera, Maria Vincenza Catania, Carla Consoli, Graziana Ceraolo, Giulia Spoto, Maria Ludovica Albertini, Gabriella Di Rosa, Maurizio Elia

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Review in Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Ambra ButeraUnit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Chemical, Biological, Farmaceutical & Environmental Science, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-3925-1292
Simona D'AntoniInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy (CNR IRIB), via Paolo Gaifami n°18, 95126 Catania, Italy.
Antonio Gennaro NicoteraUnit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Maternal-Infantile Department, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Maria Vincenza CataniaInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council of Italy (CNR IRIB), via Paolo Gaifami n°18, 95126 Catania, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9329-8517
Carla ConsoliUnit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-1550-1179
Graziana CeraoloUnit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Giulia SpotoUnit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dental Sciences & Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-6714-6952
Maria Ludovica AlbertiniUnit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Human Pathology of the Adult and Developmental Age "Gaetano Barresi", University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Gabriella Di RosaUnit of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Dental Sciences & Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Maurizio EliaDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Kore University of Enna, 94100 Enna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0414-1359

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEEs) represent the most severe group of epilepsies, characterized by drug-resistant seizures, frequent occurrence of epileptiform activity, developmental delay or cognitive impairment. Recent insights have reframed DEEs from static, genetically determined conditions to dynamic disorders with complex and evolving pathophysiology. Several recent studies suggest a link between epilepsy and neurodegeneration, with increased neuronal excitability preceding seizures in conditions characterized by abnormal protein aggregation. Neurodegeneration, defined as the selective and progressive loss of neuronal cells leading to cognitive and functional decline, underlies many progressive neuronal diseases. Although neurodegeneration biomarkers are widely recognized as markers of disease progression in adults, their role in children is still poorly defined and at times controversial. This narrative review aims to summarize current knowledge on the relationship between epilepsy and neurodegeneration, with a focus on potential biomarkers and their implications for disease mechanisms and progression.

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amyloid-βdevelopmental and epileptic encephalopathiesepilepsyglial fibrillar acid proteinneurodegenerationneurofilaments light chaintau proteinubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1α-synuclein

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PMID41752932
PMCPMC12942254

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