People with generalized epilepsy who have seizures arising from both sides of the brain have a higher risk of obstructive sleep apnea than patients who have focal epilepsy where seizures emanate from one area of the brain, according to a new study.
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A new treatment curbs deadly seizures in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy, according to a new study. A clinical trial is evaluating the drug’s safety in children with the syndrome.
In this review, the authors discuss the current knowledge on sex differences in epilepsy and associated co-existing disorders, with emphasis on those aspects most informative for the development of new drug treatments.
Health related quality of life (HRQoL) has become a pivotal outcome parameter after surgery for drug-resistant epilepsy. The aim of the study was to investigate HRQoL and its relationship to seizure outcome, neurological deficits, and anxiety after epilepsy surgery in a specific subpopulation of elderly patients.
The objective of the study was to describe the cognitive, behavioral, psychological, and social functioning of individuals with Dravet syndrome. Click here to read the full abstract.
More frequent seizures during the menstrual cycle in women with genetic generalized epilepsy have been linked for the first time to drug-resistant epilepsy when anti-seizure medications don’t work, according to a study published in the journal Neurology. Read more.
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people globally, and those with chronic diseases are suffering more in maintaining their mental and physical health. Researchers performed a cross-sectional, case-control study to assess the anxiety level in people with epilepsy compared with the general population.
As concerns regarding neurological manifestations in COVID-19 patients increase, limited data exists on continuous electroencephalography (cEEG) findings in these patients. This article presents a retrospective cohort study of cEEG monitoring in COVID-19 patients to better explore this knowledge gap.
Reports indicate that an early neurological manifestation with seizures should not be ruled out.
