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What constitutes a clinically meaningful reduction in seizure frequency?
NEW ORLEANS – An analysis of clinical trial data suggests that a 44% reduction in seizure frequency is clinically...
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Patients with PNES have increased mortality
NEW ORLEANS – Mortality is similar between patients with PNES and those with drug-resistant epilepsy.
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New and established AEDs have similar tolerability
NEW ORLEANS – The development of antiepileptic drugs with new mechanisms of action has not improved the tolerability...
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Infertility appears to be increased among women with epilepsy
NEW ORLEANS – An analysis finds an infertility rate of 9.2% among women with epilepsy, compared with 6.0% in the...
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Frontal lobe epilepsy elevates seizure risk during pregnancy
NEW ORLEANS – About 53% of women with frontal lobe epilepsy have increased seizure frequency during pregnancy.
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Program decreased seizure frequency for people with epilepsy
NEW ORLEANS – Participants in a self-management program had less depression, better function, and an improved overall quality of life after 6...
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Patients with epilepsy may develop tolerance to CBD-enriched oil
NEW ORLEANS – About a quarter of patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy develop tolerance to cannabis oil extract.
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Rapid Sequence MRI May Hold Advantages for Neonates With Seizures
CHICAGO—Use of rapid sequence MRI in the evaluation of neonates with seizures and no hypoxic-ischemic...
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Cenobamate Reduces the Frequency of Partial-Onset Seizures
LOS ANGELES—Adjunctive treatment with an investigational antiepileptic drug (AED) reduces the median frequency of partial-onset...
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Surgery for Patients With Epilepsy Is Underused
LOS ANGELES—Surgical intervention for epilepsy is often seen as a last resort, even among patients with drug-resistant focal...