Epilepsy & Seizures
Conference Coverage
COVID-19 linked to novel epileptic seizures
Among patients with new-onset seizures, hospital stays were about 15 days longer – and mortality rates were significantly higher.
From the Journals
Prenatal dietary folate not enough to offset AEDs’ effect on kids’ cognition
"Only when the mother was taking extra folate did we see an improvement in child outcomes."
Literature Review
Neurologic drug prices jump 50% in five years
Most of the increased cost was due to rising costs for neuroimmunology drugs, mainly for those used to treat multiple sclerosis (MS).
From the Journals
Neurologic disorders ubiquitous and rising in the U.S.
Most of the rise in disease burden could be attributed to population aging, while age-standardized figures showed stroke and dementias to be level...
Literature Review
EEG data may help aid diagnosis, treatment of focal epilepsy
“A patient with epilepsy may have a unique combination of seizure rhythms that can inform the days and timing of his or her highest seizure risk...
News
Physicians react: Doctors worry about patients reading their clinical notes
As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, patients will now have the right to see their medical notes.
Conference Coverage
Encouraging results for new epilepsy drug
Seizure frequency was significantly reduced and the seizure-freedom rate was significantly improved among patients who received cenobamate.
Conference Coverage
Wearable device clears a first ‘milestone’ in seizure detection
Automatic seizure detection “is feasible across a broad spectrum of epileptic seizure types.”
Conference Coverage
New laser therapy shows promise in children with treatment-resistant epilepsy
Of nearly 150 children, more than half of those who received MRI-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy were seizure free at 1 year.
Conference Coverage
SUDEP may explain 3% of all sudden deaths in children
SUDEP is rare, “but not as rare as we thought it was.”
Conference Coverage
‘Worrisome’ rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children with epilepsy
These findings highlight the need to screen all children with epilepsy for psychiatric disorders.