Epilepsy & Seizures
Hitting a Nerve
When the benchwarmer is a slugger
I'm far more willing (as are my patients) to take chances with Felbatol for epilepsy than the current MAB bunch for Alzheimer's disease.
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More brain aging observed in older patients with child-onset epilepsy
It’s not clear how the deterioration may affect day-to-day cognition.
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New insights into psychogenic seizures in teens
Adolescents feel pressure to be the best at everything. “They wanted to be good in athletics; they wanted to be good in academics; they wanted to...
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‘Alarming’ rate of abuse in pregnant women with epilepsy
Women with epilepsy are also more likely to report other stressors, including divorce, illness, lost pay, and partner discord, while expecting.
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Optimal epilepsy care extends well beyond managing seizures
Among patients with epilepsy, common comorbidities include anxiety and mood disorders, hypertension, back problems, developmental disorders,...
Literature Review
Hypertension may double the risk of late-onset epilepsy
“Our findings further expand upon our knowledge of the negative effects hypertension has on brain health.”
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Managing simple febrile seizures without lumbar puncture safe: 15-year study
Researchers studied evaluation and management before and after AAP’s 2011 simple febrile seizure guidelines and found that limiting diagnostic...
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Antiepileptic medications linked to increased priapism risk
If clinicians encounter such cases of priapism, they should be “reported to the regulatory authorities,” said lead researcher Dr. Ana Pejcic.
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Epidiolex plus THC lowers seizures in pediatric epilepsy
But neurologists caution colleagues to be careful with the intoxicating cannabis component.
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Double antiglutamatergic therapy is ‘promising’ for super-refractory status epilepticus
The novelty of the new treatment approach is the duration of therapy as well as the dual antiglutamate drugs.
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Is genetic testing valuable in the clinical management of epilepsy?
Positive findings from genetic testing helped guide clinical management in 50% of cases and improved patient outcomes in 75%.