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Study finds that the burden of potentially avoidable epilepsy-related deaths in young adults remains large, with those aged between 16 and 24 having a six-fold increased risk of epilepsy-related death.
The majority of patients are seizure-free five years after epilepsy surgery, according to a unique European collaborative study.
Overview of clinical diagnostic information about neurological involvement of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and clinical presentation of COVID-19, especially in relationship to patients with seizures and epilepsy.
Based on these findings, there are four critical interventions that should be considered for improving epilepsy care in Uganda, according to authors.
A new, non-invasive approach to epilepsy detection is reported in the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering and Technology that uses a “fuzzy entropy algorithm” to examine EEGs.
Inflammation may be the link between these conditions, according to the authors.
Results of the present study highlighted the importance of involving nurses and future nurses in eliminating/reducing epilepsy stigma and changing perception of the general public about epilepsy.
Digital health is a multidisciplinary field of research in which artificial intelligence is playing a significant role in boosting traditional health services.
Future research should focus on designing targeted health care interventions that decrease the number of hospital admissions, reduce health services utilization, and increase the odds of discharge home in people with epilepsy.
