Pediatric Epilepsy
Families caring for a child with Dravet syndrome experience considerable social and economic impact, with an apparent greater burden of care on the mother than the father.
Broader use of this low-cost screening method may improve access to treatment for children with suspected seizures, increase awareness of seizures and more efficiently allocate resources.
Brivaracetam is an antiepileptic drug (AED) indicated for the treatment of focal seizures, with improved safety and tolerability vs first-generation AEDs.
Currently available techniques show great promise in gaining a deeper understanding of the complexities hidden within the EEG in rodent models of epilepsy.
Currently marketed devices are focused primarily record non-EEG signals associated with tonic?clonic seizures, whereas the detection of focal seizures without major motor features remains a clear evidence gap.
SUDEP
This study states that among people with epilepsy and intellectual disability, the lack of a collaborative approach can undermine the safety of this vulnerable population.
Pediatric Epilepsy
May's Epilepsy Research Findings features studies on the impacts of COVID-19 on people with epilepsy and more.
The aim of this study is to validate a unique video algorithm for monitoring nocturnal motor seizures in a pediatric population.
Survey results will help the rare disease research community shed light on the needs of people with rare diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic and other potential health crises, in addition to informing future research efforts.
