The first model of mitochondrial epilepsy has been described by researchers.
This webinar focuses on the research surrounding epilepsy and pregnancy, as well as provide strategies to help minimize risks for both mother and baby.
Infants born over 1 week early or over 1 week late may be at increased risk for epilepsy compared with term infants born at 39 or 40 weeks gestational age, according to a study.
Ketogenic Diet
A recent clinical study explored the effects of ketogenic supplements on delaying oxygen-induced seizures in a preclinical study.
Researchers are working on a method to stimulate the brain using electrodes placed on the head rather than inside it. The goal is to customize treatment for patients with severe epilepsy.
Genetics
In a new report reinterpreting clinical genomic epilepsy test results, about a third of patients had variants reclassified. This led to a clinically significant change in the interpretation in a third of that cohort.
Polysomnography was effective for identifying patients with undiagnosed sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in consecutive patients with epilepsy and psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) who were admitted for inpatient video-electroencephalography monitoring.
SUDEP
Low interictal HCVR may increase the risk of severe respiratory depression and SUDEP after GCS and warrants further study.
These findings indicate that autoantibodies can induce seizures in anti-NMDAR encephalitis and offer a model for testing novel therapies for refractory autoimmune seizures.
