Diagnosed in only a few hundred people worldwide, this disease is caused by a congenital deficiency in a protein called glucose transporter type 1, which brings blood sugar into cells to use as fuel.
Pediatric Epilepsy
A retrospective chart review of pediatric patients with an index discharge from the pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) or general neurology service for functional seizures. Data collected included demographics, comorbidities, risk factors, and treatment during the index admission.
This survey aimed to investigate the opinions of the parents of children with epilepsy with regard to the application of epilepsy surgery for their children.
The co-occurrence of multiple chronic conditions (MCC) may have additional financial repercussions on this patient population. We aimed to assess the association of coexisting chronic conditions on healthcare expenditures among adult patients with epilepsy.
Our November issue of Epilepsy Research News highlights PNES research, tools for preclinical epilepsy research, and the development of an animal model of West syndrome.
Letters of Intent Submissions Opens for CURE Epilepsy’s 2023 Taking Flight and CURE Epilepsy Awards, upcoming workshops, and more in November's Researcher Update.
This discovery not only has major implications for treating drug-resistant epilepsy, but there’s a chance it may also be used to treat other neurological conditions caused by overactive neurons, including Parkinson’s disease and migraines.
Researchers sought to formalize how those clocks tick to give people with epilepsy a better idea of how and why their seizures happen, and perhaps to better recognize the early warnings.
Patients who continue to have seizures after resection often have considerable reductions in seizure frequency, and many are able to achieve seizure freedom in a delayed manner.
