SUDEP
In a new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery, Dr. Nobis and colleagues at Northwestern University suggest that activation of amygdalar networks is correlated with central apnea during seizures.
Using translationally relevant behavioral tools in combination with traditional assays to measure cognition in animal models, here researchers identify impairments in learning and memory, and enhanced perseverative behaviors in rats with epilepsy
Pediatric Epilepsy
The purpose of this study was to investigate the use and challenges with antiepileptic drugs and juvenile myoclonic epilepsy patients' view of these challenges.
Pediatric Epilepsy
Dr. Thiele is launching a four-month study of 10 patients to test whether an appetite suppressant banned two decades ago, Fenfluramine, might be effective in controlling the syndrome.
The approach stems from a field of mathematics that analyzes large and complex datasets by studying shape representations of the data and its interactions.
This review compiles scientific data about the real dangers faced by people with epilepsy who drive.
Pediatric Epilepsy
The distribution of pediatric status epilepticus onset is not uniform during the day. Pediatric status epilepticus onset shows a 24-h distribution with a peak in the mid-morning (11am-12?pm) and a trough at night (11?pm-12am).
Genetics
This study suggests a convergence in the genetics of severe and less-severe epilepsies associated with ultra-rare coding variation, and it highlights a ubiquitous role for GABAergic inhibition in epilepsy etiology.
Poststroke seizures may worsen or cause the reappearance of neurological deficits and consciousness impairment; they can be also misinterpreted as stroke recurrence and lead to delayed treatment with antiepileptic drugs.
