The goal is to improve treatment for people with epilepsy and gain clearer information about the risks and benefits of surgery.
The National Audit of Seizure Management in Hospitals (NASH) identified low referral rates to neurology and epilepsy services after an emergency department attendance or admission with a seizure.
Pediatric Epilepsy
Addressing ADHD symptoms, epilepsy-specific, quality of life, and executive function as part of routine epilepsy care may promote optimal outcomes for YWE with ADHD as well as relieve burden on the healthcare system.
A large proportion of people who present to emergency departments with events resembling epileptic seizures actually have PNES rather than epilepsy-particularly those patients who present with prolonged and/or multiple events.
The two vaccines under consideration (BNT162b2 [Pfizer] and ChAdOx1nCoV-19 [Oxford-AstraZeneca]) have a good safety profile and a low risk of epilepsy worsening among a cohort of people with epilkepsy in Kuwait.
Many patients with drug-resistant lesional epilepsy showed a favorable response to surgery.
Bathing epilepsy is a rare form of reflex epilepsy triggered by bathing in room temperature water.
Pediatric Epilepsy
Disclosure practices have improved in parents of children with epilepsy in India and well-being and safety of the child has overridden the fear of stigma and discrimination. This could be the first major step to bring epilepsy out of the shadows at national and global levels.
