Postoperative progression of brain metastases quadrupled the risk of seizures, therefore vigorous follow-up may be useful to identify tumor progression and gauge the risk of seizures. The identification of patients at high seizure risk may have implications on treatment decisions and influence aspects of daily life.
We tested the hypothesis that reducing expression of Scn8a would compensate for loss-of-function mutations of Kcna1 or Kcnq2. Scn8aexpression was reduced by administration of an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO).
The onset of seizures in young stroke survivors is associated with more than a doubled risk for developing dementia, according to a study published July 26 in Neurology.
As resources are limited in modern healthcare systems, the decision on the allocation of expensive drugs can be supported by a public consent. This study examines how various factors influence subjectively perceived “fair” pricing of antiseizure medication (ASM) among four groups including physicians, persons with epilepsy (PWE), their relatives and a control group.
As Hong Kong faced the 5th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the facilitators and hurdles towards effective vaccination is important for healthcare professionals to understand the vaccination gap among patients with epilepsy.
Brain oxygenation during and following a febrile seizure has a distinct pattern and multiple mechanisms. Brain oxygen dynamics may be an important consideration in the development of treatments for febrile seizures.
The research, by Miraç Y?ld?r?m and colleagues, investigated characteristics in children with epilepsy who had become seizure free with epilepsy medicines and who were able to come off their medicines. They wanted to find out if any characteristics could be used to predict whether the children would end up having returning seizures.
Two of the five patients (40%) in the experimental arm were successfully treated with ketamine and two of the five (40%) children in the control arm, where successfully treated with thiopental. In the remaining six (60%) enrolled patients, RCSE was not controlled by the randomized anesthetic(s).
Pediatric Epilepsy
The objective of this systematic review is to summarize, evaluate, and quantify outcome metrics for the surgical treatment of pediatric epilepsy that address seizure frequency, neuropsychological, and health-related quality of life (HRQL).
