Targeted Therapy for Recurrent Seizure-Related GRIN1 Variant
This case study detailed a pediatric patient with drug-resistant seizures and early-onset epileptic encephalopathy who carried a GRIN1 variant.
Seizure Disorders
Musicogenic Epilepsy and Antiglutamic Decarboxylase Antibodies: A Case Report
In this case report, a team of investigators highlighted findings in a 50-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with a seizure disorder for 14 years.
Language Development of Children of Women With Epilepsy Similar to Those of Healthy Women
Investigators compared 2-year-old children of women with epilepsy to those of healthy women to evaluate their cognitive abilities based on antiseizure medication exposure.
Epilepsy Seizures: 3 Summer Safety Tips to Share With Your Patients
As the weather gets warmer, people with epilepsy should be aware of the risks this brings for seizures. Some patients may be sensitive to heat, and some have suggested there are higher rates of epileptic seizures in warm weather. How can you educate your patients on how to be safe this summer?
Neonates With Acute Seizures May Be Overmedicated
Among neonates, there is no difference in functional neurodevelopment or epilepsy at 24 months for those discontinuing ASM before hospital discharge.
Deep Learning AI System Filters Seizure Verification Data
Researchers designed and ran the Deep Learning Epilepsy Detection Challenge to crowdsource the development of an automated labelling system for brain recordings, with the goal of advancing epilepsy research.
5 Ways Stress and Depression Can Affect Epilepsy
People with epilepsy are more likely to experience psychiatric comorbidities, which can have a highly negative effect on their condition, their mental state, and their overall quality of life. What are some of the effects stress and depression can have on a patient’s epilepsy?
Comparing Efficacy and Costs of Levetiracetam and Valproate for Epilepsy
Investigators sought to compare the long-term clinical and cost effectiveness of levetiracetam vs valproate in patients with newly diagnosed generalized or unclassifiable epilepsy.
Unreported Features Identified in New Patients With CEDNIK Syndrome
A team of researchers found several under-recognized features of CEDNIK syndrome when they assessed and reported on new patients with the rare genetic disease.
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures Raise Risk for Suicide in Veterans
Although the increased rate of suicide in people with epilepsy has been documented, this is the first study to report the rates of suicide and suicide-related behavior in those with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures.
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