Genetics, Pediatric Epilepsy
These findings suggest that CDKL5 mutations likely play a direct role in psychomotor development, whereas epilepsy is one of the clinical features associated with this complex disorder.
There is a higher likelihood of the development of post-stroke epilepsy (PSE) in patients who had longer duration of early-onset post-stroke status epilepticus (PSSE), according to a study published in Seizure.
SUDEP
Researchers explore if a genetic mutation that causes Dravet syndrome also disrupts the cells in the brain stem that control breathing.
Three quarters of people living with epilepsy in low-income countries do not get the treatment they need, increasing their risk of dying prematurely and condemning many to a life of stigma.
SUDEP
Study finds that SUDEP occurred in people who had not taken their last dose of epilepsy medication, those who were sleep deprived, and people who had not had a seizure in at least a year.
A research team has developed a closed-head model of post-traumatic epilepsy in mice following repetitive, mild TBI.
The expansion will create a more comprehensive approach to patient care by providing additional tools and technologies to help specialists focus on the complete care of patients with epilepsy.
The Epilepsy Nurse Line provides access to nurses trained in epilepsy treatment between the hours of 9am and 5pm, seven days a week in Australia.
Last September, Guy Bradley began having episodes of severe and sudden confusion with night sweats and nausea.