05/26/2020 /
This study aimed to determine risk factors and causes for mortality during childhood in patients with infantile spasms (IS).
05/26/2020 /
Genetic findings from testing in adults with epilepsy can be useful for therapeutic decision-making, which may lead to better seizure control, ultimately improving quality of life.
05/26/2020 /
Scientists have found that adding cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to standardized medical care gives patients with dissociative seizures longer periods of seizure freedom, less bothersome seizures, and a greater quality of life.
05/26/2020 /
Researchers recommend a statistical approach to individualized seizure cluster identification to account for individual variations in baseline seizure frequency and evaluates statistical significance.
05/18/2020 /
In this first of its kind, big-data analysis of nearly a quarter-million digital conversations about epilepsy using machine learning, this research team found that teenagers engage in an online conversation about suicide more often than adults.
05/18/2020 /
In this phase IIb study, phenobarbital was more effective than levetiracetam for the treatment of neonatal seizures.
05/18/2020 /
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.
05/18/2020 /
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.
05/14/2020 /
Brivaracetam is an antiepileptic drug (AED) indicated for the treatment of focal seizures, with improved safety and tolerability vs first-generation AEDs.
