Epilepsy & Seizures
Conference Coverage
Employment is associated with high likelihood of declining epilepsy surgery
BALTIMORE – Case-control study probes the association between various demographic, disease-specific, and epilepsy-...
Conference Coverage
High infantile spasm risk should contraindicate sodium channel blocker antiepileptics
BALTIMORE – Subsequent spasms are seven times more likely.
Conference Coverage
Study delineates spectrum of Dravet syndrome phenotypes
BALTIMORE – Presentations often differ subtly from the prototypical phenotype.
Conference Coverage
Reduction in convulsive seizure frequency is associated with improved executive function in Dravet syndrome
Baltimore – Prolonged periods of large reductions in convulsive seizure frequency may improve everyday deficits in...
Conference Coverage
Scalp EEG predicts temporal lobe resection success
BALTIMORE – There was one hundred percent failure if seizures spread within 10 seconds.
Conference Coverage
Outcomes of epilepsy surgery at 1 year may be better among older patients
Conference Coverage
Researchers mine free-text diary entries for seizure cluster insights
About 19% of confirmed seizure clusters in EpiDiary entries may be found only through free-text notes.
Conference Coverage
Skip CTs for breakthrough seizures in chronic epilepsy
BALTIMORE – Eliminating CTs saves money, prevents unnecessary radiation exposure.
Literature Review
Trial finds three drugs equally effective for established status epilepticus
Randomized study of fosphenytoin, valproate, and levetiracetam informs management of benzodiazepine-refractory disease.
Literature Review
‘Remarkable’ seizure-free rates seen with adjunctive cenobamate
During a trial of the recently approved drug, investigators lowered the starting dose and slowed the rate of up-titration to address a risk of...