During the early pandemic period, there was a decrease in seizure-related emergency department visits, which almost returned to prepandemic levels for almost all age groups by the end of 2020.
Researchers sought to examine the relationship between air pollution exposure and the occurrence of epileptic seizures.
For adults hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection, encephalopathy at admission is the most common serious neurologic manifestation, all of which are associated with worse outcomes.
Researchers sought to improve the prognostication of long-term mortality following a status epilepticus diagnosis.
In a prospective, cross-sectional study, researchers assessed gait and motor disturbances among adult patients with Dravet syndrome.
In a systematic review, researchers reported on the presence of antiseizure medications in the breast milk of women with epilepsy and potential infant exposure to those who were breastfed.
Antiseizure medication (ASM) plus vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is associated with lower annual hospital costs over time for pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy compared to ASM alone.
Researchers sought to evaluate the long-term outcomes of transient epileptic amnesia in relation to seizure control, memory, medical comorbidities, and life expectancy.
Individuals with posttraumatic epilepsy (PTE) are more likely to have drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE), and they report lower quality of life.
Presenting at the 2022 AAN Annual Meeting, researchers investigated the long-term efficacy of fenfluramine in patients with LGS.
