02/03/2021 /
Several themes emerged including a move to virtual working, project delays with laboratory work halted and clinical work reduced, funding concerns, a worry about false data with regard to COVID research and concern about research time lost. However, a number of positive outcomes were highlighted.
02/03/2021 /
A Neonatal Seizures Task Force was established by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) to develop a modification of the 2017 ILAE Classification of Seizures and Epilepsies, relevant to neonates.
02/02/2021 /
This study showed that seizure is rarely (< 1%) a presenting manifestation of COVID-19, and it is reasonable to assume that seizures have happened due to the infection and its neurological consequences, at least in some patients.
01/29/2021 /
Guidelines and recommendations should consider the context of care in real-world settings and suggest pragmatic approaches that optimize seizure control and functioning.
01/28/2021 /
A simple scheduling tool to improve diagnostic outcomes may reduce cost and risks associated with delayed or missed diagnosis in epilepsy.
01/28/2021 /
The focus of the TREAT-SGS project is the development and preclinical testing in human cell models and transgenic mice of novel treatments for Schinzel-Giedion Syndrome.
01/26/2021 /
An increased risk of osteoporosis was observed for patients with epilepsy who use enzyme-inducing AEDs, were on polytherapy with AEDs and had increased duration of epilepsy.
01/26/2021 /
The researchers show that a change in pH disrupts the communication within the intercellular astrocyte networks. This reduced communication between astrocytes appears to exacerbate epileptic activity of neurons.
