Dravet Syndrome
Recent research has identified defects related to metabolism in children with Dravet syndrome.
Tech/AI, Treatment, Treatment Resistant/Refractory
Researchers have developed an innovative deep brain stimulation (DBS) platform that can reduce seizures and also improve memory and sleep - two common challenges for people with epilepsy.
SUDEP
The largest pediatric case series on sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) to date was undertaken by Dr. Elizabeth Donner and colleagues to identify clinical factors that may be associated with SUDEP in childhood.
Treatment
A drug typically prescribed for arthritis halts brain-damaging seizures in mice with epilepsy, according to researchers in the lab of Avtar Roopra, PhD at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Tech/AI
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can detect two-thirds of epilepsy brain lesions doctors often miss.
Genetics, Pediatric Epilepsy, Rare Epilepsies
The findings highlight the diagnostic importance of identifying chromothripsis in neurological disorders, such as DEE, that are associated with chromosomal alterations.
Mechanisms
A UCLA Health research team has identified changes in brain rhythms that indicate seizure activity in Alzheimer's patients.
SUDEP
Dr. Edward Glasscock and Southern Methodist University (SMU) colleagues recently led a study identifying neurons in regions of the brain that govern everything from emotions to heart rate that may underlie SUDEP.
Genetics
The research identified two novel genes, DYRK1A and EGFR, and their genetic mutations that were linked to epileptic brain lesions.
