This study serves useful evidence for tailoring interventions aimed to reduce the burden of epilepsy and access to antiepileptic treatment in health facilities in Bangladesh.
Availability remains very low and phenobarbital, which is the most available and affordable AED was the worst in terms of quality. A drug policy addressing epilepsy treatment gap would reduce these barriers.
Former CURE Epilepsy Grantee Dr. Scott Baraban’s group has shown that the procedure reliably reduces seizures in these animals by 90 percent, along with other side effects of epilepsy, such as anxiety and memory problems.
Gut microbiota is modified and contributes to seizure occurrence in a genetic animal model of absence epilepsy and that its manipulation may be a suitable therapeutic target for absence seizure management.
A team of Virginia Tech scientists have identified a new link between seizures and connexin 36 deficiency that may make the brain more prone to having seizures.
SUDEP
This study highlights the need for autopsy report review of potential SUDEP cases in research studies and assessments of the public health burden of SUDEP.
Environmental and physiological data, including sleep, weather, and temporal features, provide significant predictive information on upcoming seizures.
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This app, now validated by experts, provides an objective, reproducible method for selecting antiseizure medication that accounts for relevant clinical features.
