SUDEP
Uncontrolled recurrent seizures, as described in refractory epilepsy, can give rise to high hypoxic stress in the heart, thus inducing hemosiderin accumulation as in IOC, and can act as an underlying hidden mechanism contributing to the development of a terminal cardiac arrhythmia in SUDEP.
Elevated post-traumatic epilepsy caregiver burden is persistent across the life span, suggesting that caregivers could benefit from counseling and targeted psychosocial interventions to reduce their burden.
This paper proposes a framework to develop a consensus-based classification system for cognitive disorders in epilepsy that will be international in scope and be applicable for clinical practice and research globally and introduce the International Classification of Cognitive Disorders in Epilepsy (IC-CODE) project.
Researchers led by Professor Annette Beck-Sickinger and Dr Anette Kaiser at Leipzig University have succeeded in showing on the molecular level how substances can block the Y2 receptor.
This month’s research news includes several studies that have advanced our understanding of what causes seizures.
The researchers said that miRNAs in addition to miR-134 would “provide a rich set of anti-seizure targets for investigation."
Pediatric Epilepsy
A team at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Human Brain Health analyzed 19 published studies on sleep and epilepsy in children and adolescents to try to better understand and articulate the links between them.
An online tool was developed for patient education and therapeutic drug monitoring during pregnancy, as a complement to standard care.
