01/07/2021 /
Most child neurologists do not follow the current SUDEP Clinical Practice Guideline regarding SUDEP discussion. Reading the SUDEP Clinical Practice Guideline was a frequently cited reason among respondents who reported a recent change in discussion practice.
01/05/2021 /
Most respondents had stable epilepsy during lockdown, and prior adoption of protective measures against general infection might have contributed to avoiding COVID-19 infections. However, behavior disorder worsened in over one-third of patients.
12/30/2020 /
We have developed a mouse model of severe, refractory cortical-onset status epilepticus, consisting of convulsions merging into a coma, EEG patterns of cortical seizures, and injury, with evidence of widespread neocortical edema and damage.
12/29/2020 /
A multiple stakeholder group developed clinical common data elements (CDEs) for routine care of children with epilepsy. Clinical CDEs are foundational for learning health care systems, a data?driven approach to health care focused on continuous improvement of outcomes.
12/29/2020 /
In our traumatic brain injury model, tracking changes in non-rapid eye movement delta power distinguishes controlled cortical impact acutely and animals that will eventually develop post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE), but further work is necessary to identify sleep biomarkers of PTE.
12/28/2020 /
The risk of increased seizures to pregnant women with epilepsy is no different to that of non-pregnant controls, as long as they have their medication levels monitored.
12/23/2020 /
The study provided a deeper understanding of molecular, cellular, and network-level operations of the identified regulators that lead to cardiac changes in epilepsy.
12/23/2020 /
The study concludes that knowing the child well and understanding the usual behavior of the child is crucial to seizure recognition.
12/22/2020 /
The level of physical activity in people with epilepsy is only slightly lower than in controls (8% lower score) and it may be explained by lower occupational physical activity, probably related to lower employment rate among people with epilepsy.
