04/17/2019 /
In people with epilepsy, the lifetime prevalence of suicidal ideation is twice that of people without epilepsy and those with epilepsy are 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than people without epilepsy.
04/16/2019 /
New evidence suggests responsive neurostimulation can remodel the brain to be less susceptible to seizures.
04/15/2019 /
Researchers are studying whether neural stem cell transplantation can reduce this abnormal adult neurogenesis in mice that have temporal lobe epilepsy.
04/15/2019 /
The efficacy and the tolerability of lacosamide as monotherapy was favorable even at low doses in older patients and comparable with levetiracetam with a high rate of long-term seizure freedom.
04/15/2019 /
his study suggests that a shorter duration yet deeper therapeutic coma as treatment for refractory status epilepticus may be more effective and safer than the currently recommended duration of 24?48 hours.
04/15/2019 /
This study found a rate of 13.6% for late seizure recurrence after weaning from at least one antiseizure drug in patients with new onset status epilepticus.
04/15/2019 /
Initial findings suggest that valproate can affect the function of the human placenta during early pregnancy.
04/15/2019 /
40% of people with epilepsy report they sometimes or often forget to take their AED as scheduled, and about 30% report they consciously chose not to follow the AED treatment plan.
04/15/2019 /
Patients with anti-LGI1 or anti-GABABR antibodies have a higher risk of developing persistent seizures.
