10/14/2020 /
This study aimed to analyze the evolution (in terms of remission and persistence) and changes in the type, localization, frequency, and intensity of Self-Injurious Behaviors (SIBs).
10/14/2020 /
A team of researchers from the Florida State University College of Medicine has found that an amino acid produced by the brain could play a crucial role in preventing a type of epileptic seizure.
10/13/2020 /
Seizure forecasting may provide patients with timely warnings to adapt their daily activities and help clinicians deliver more objective, personalized treatments.
10/13/2020 /
A round-up of epilepsy news from the past month.
10/12/2020 /
Existing classifications schemes should be better suited to field conditions in resource-limited communities in low- and middle-income countries. The finding of drug resistant epilepsy in nearly at least a third in a community-based sample underscores an unmet need for enhancing services for this segment within healthcare systems.
10/09/2020 /
Researchers quantified the risk of stroke following epileptic seizures in this case-control analysis based on Swedish national registers. The risk appeared to be especially high in the first year after seizure diagnosis; this finding lends support to the notion that unexplained late-onset seizures may merit prompt evaluation of vascular risk profile.
10/09/2020 /
The pandemic is a new setback for women in academia who already faced obstacles on the path to advancing their research and careers.
10/08/2020 /
In recently published randomized controlled trials, fenfluramine (FFA) proved to be safe and effective in Dravet Syndrome.
10/08/2020 /
The aim of this study is to describe children with epilepsy onset before 2 years of age, and to explore to what degree whole exome and whole genome sequencing (WES/WGS) can help reveal a molecular genetic diagnosis.
