This study suggests that gabapentinoids are associated with an increased risk of suicidal behavior, unintentional overdoses, head/body injuries, and road traffic incidents and offences.
Cortical stimulation-induced seizures have the potential to guide epilepsy surgery, significantly reducing hospital stays
CBD, Genetics, Pediatric Epilepsy, SUDEP
A round-up of the interesting and exciting epilepsy research news published in May 2019.
Seizure risk was nearly four times higher at nighttime festivals with the heavy-duty strobes than at daytime events, the researchers found.
This long-term follow-up over a 50-year life-span of persons who received childhood diagnoses of epilepsy suggests that the consequences for education, work, and leisure activities were few.
FutureNeuro and RCSI researchers have discovered molecules in the blood that are higher in people with epilepsy before a seizure happens. These molecules are fragments of transfer RNAs (tRNAs).
Study demonstrates clinical effectiveness of eslicarbazepine acetate, noting it is generally well tolerated as an adjunctive therapy in focal epilepsy patients with psychiatric comorbidities, including intellectual disability, compared with people with no psychiatric comorbidities.
Strategies aimed at improving the ability of principal neurons to maintain a trans-membrane chloride gradient in the face of excessive network activity can prevent interneurons from contributing to seizure perpetuation.
