Computer scientists from Duke University and Harvard University have joined with physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Wisconsin to develop a machine learning model that can predict which patients are most at risk of having destructive seizures after suffering a stroke or other brain injury.
The study suggests that valproate avoidance/switch might be associated with unsatisfactory seizure control in women with idiopathic generalized epilepsy who are of childbearing potential.
Pediatric Epilepsy, SUDEP
Check out our initial round-up of the research presented at AES 2019.
These grants are awarded for novel research projects that address finding cures for epilepsy and address the goal of “no seizures, no side-effects.”
Genetics
Researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have contributed to a decades-long global effort that has revealed two new gene mutations that cause a rare type of epilepsy, familial adult myoclonic epilepsy.
Teens with epilepsy were more than twice as likely as adults to talk about suicide on the internet, an analysis of 222,000 online posts showed.
In a preliminary study, their Epilepsy Seizure Assessment Tool (EpiSAT) proved equally able or better than 24 specialized epilepsy clinicians at using patients’ histories to identify periods of heightened propensity for seizures.
Age-related cracks in the blood-brain barrier allow an influx of serum protein albumin into the brain, where they activate TGF Beta receptors, overexcite neuronal networks, and impair cognition.
Disney has issued warnings for?Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker for those who have photosensitive epilepsy.
