10/03/2021 /
To investigate psychological comorbidities in patients with epilepsy during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
10/01/2021 /
Researchers at the University of Bonn have shed light on the function of the enzyme SLK for the development of nerve cells in the brain.
09/29/2021 /
A new study found that cellular reprogramming can help to reduce epileptic seizures in mice.
09/28/2021 /
To further understand challenges living with and managing DRE, a team of medical anthropologists conducted ethnographic field assessments with patients to qualitatively understand their experience with DRE across the United States.
09/28/2021 /
This targeted review discusses the currently available data on CBD’s effects on cognition in epilepsy.
09/27/2021 /
We investigated sex differences in the effect of seizures on social anxiety in persons with epilepsy.
09/27/2021 /
To evaluate the effects of oral pharmacological cannabidiol (CBD) on seizures, side effects, quality of life, behavior, mood, and sleep in children with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) during a phase II, prospective, open-label clinical study.
09/24/2021 /
This study was undertaken to determine reasons for adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy who undergo presurgical evaluation not proceeding with surgery, and to identify predictors of this course.
09/24/2021 /
Autism affects about 2% of children in the United States, and about 30% of these children have seizures. Recent large-scale genetic studies revealed that genetic variants in a sodium channel, called voltage-gated sodium channel Nav1.2, is a leading cause of autism. Overactive sodium channels in the neuron cause seizures.