Epilepsy & Seizures
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Novel neural cell therapy: A cure for focal epilepsy?
The early significant seizure reduction observed in this study appears to be durable in these first two patients treated with a single...
30th Anniversary
Thirty years of epilepsy therapy: ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’?
To celebrate our 30th year in print, Neurology Reviews invited experts to look back on 30 years of progress in their subspecialty. In this...
Hitting a Nerve
Helping a patient buck the odds
From the Journals
Mortality risk in epilepsy: New data
“To our knowledge, this is the only study that has assessed the cause-specific mortality risk among people with epilepsy according to age and...
Literature Review
Minorities with epilepsy blocked from receiving ‘highest quality of care’
“Increasing the attention to these inequities will, we hope, prompt changes across practices,” researchers said.
Literature Review
Modified Atkins diet beneficial in drug-resistant epilepsy
Both adults and adolescents reported benefits from the diet, which is a less strict version of a traditional ketogenic diet.
Literature Review
Antiepileptic drugs tied to increased Parkinson’s disease risk
A large case-control study found a considerably higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease among patients who had taken AEDs in comparison with...
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Seizures in dementia hasten decline and death
Dementia patients who also had active seizures had shorter life expectancy and earlier decline than dementia patients who didn’t have active...
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Three antiseizure medications join list for newborn risks
A Scandinavian study of 4.5 million births adds carbamazepine, oxcarbazepine, and topiramate to list of antiseizure drugs linked to low birth...
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‘Striking’ rate of mental health comorbidities in epilepsy
“We hope these results inspire epileptologists and neurologists to both recognize and screen ... adolescent patients.”
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Significant racial disparities persist in status epilepticus
“The results suggest that racial minorities, those with a lower income, and the elderly are an appropriate target to improve health outcomes and...