Studies have shown that seizures are more likely during specific periods in the day, indicating an association with sleep–wake cycles, or circadian rhythms.
Surveillance by microglia helps prevent seizure activity (or hyperexcitability) in the brain. This finding could open new therapeutic avenues for epilepsy.
Pediatric Epilepsy
Despite some limitations, it is most likely that teleconsultation becomes a new part of the clinical activities in rare pediatric epilepsy centers.
There needs to be an evidence-based system to allow for a bidirectional flow of PWE considering their fluctuating risk. The SUDEP and Seizure Safety Checklist can be a decision support tool to enable this.
Routine evaluation of sleep disorders may help physicians to boost patients' sleep quality.
Patients with focal epilepsy experience significant delays in diagnosis even in developed countries, especially with seizure types other than tonic-clonic seizures.
This study highlights the need to develop electronic medical records-based prediction tools to enable the early identification of people at risk for discharges against medical advice, since it is often likely preventable.
We are delighted to announce our most recent grant recipients for our newest grant mechanism, the CURE Epilepsy Research Continuity Fund,
Prompt access to specialist assessment is critical after a first suspected seizure. We aimed to test the feasibility of providing this service via telehealth, compared with usual care (face-to-face appointment) in patients referred to a first seizure clinic.
