The My Seizure Gauge project reports significant progress in gathering data for the development and validation of a noninvasive, wearable biosensor system for forecasting seizures.
This study described data collected from patients who self-selected to participate in the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center’s virtual follow-up program.
Using artificial tools to collect and analyze conversations and comments about epilepsy posted online, researchers revealed that 7.8% of all posts by teenagers with epilepsy were related to suicide, compared with 3.2% of adult posts.
Poor seizure control, lack of breastfeeding education from a neurologist or lactation consultant, are factors contributing to lower breastfeeding rates in women with epilepsy, compared with the general population.
Researchers found hypertension is associated with a 2.5-fold increased risk for developing epilepsy in older age, a risk that may be mitigated by hypertension treatment.
Children who suffer from infantile spasms (IS) may be at increased risk for developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but very few of their siblings are at risk for epilepsy or ASD, according to study results presented at the American Epilepsy Society 2019 Annual Meeting, held in Baltimore, Maryland from December 6 to 10. Previous studies…
