Brivaracetam is not associated with an increased level of anger in patients with either focal or generalized epilepsy, however an improvement in anger levels is possibly influenced by a good seizure response.
A new risk calculator can help identify those pregnant women at high risk of seizures and to plan early referral for specialist input, determine the need for close monitoring, and assess antiepilepsy drug management.
CBD, Genetics, Ketogenic Diet, Pediatric Epilepsy
A round-up of the top epilepsy research news from the past month.
Genetics, Pediatric Epilepsy
The authors claim that this study supports a mechanism in which loss of potassium SK channel activity causes the reticular thalamic neurons to become hyperexcitable and promote nonconvulsive seizures in Dravet syndrome.
CBD, Pediatric Epilepsy
Highly purified cannabidiol (CBD) at a dose of 10mg/kg/day can reduce convulsive seizures in children with Dravet syndrome by almost 50%, a study published in Neurology has found.
SUDEP
SUDEP Action claimed Education Team of the Year at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Awards 2019.
Pediatric Epilepsy, SUDEP
Recent data suggest that febrile seizures may contribute to sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) among cases of sudden explained death in childhood (SEDC).
Pediatric Epilepsy
Levetiracetam could be considered as an alternative treatment to phenytoin for second-line management of pediatric convulsive status epilepticus.
