It has been suggested for over 100 years that patterns of neurological symptoms and signs in functional neurological disorders may be shaped at a neural level by underlying ideas or preconceptions how neurological symptoms present. This study used experimental simulation to probe ideas about seizures in healthy volunteers, with a view to compare with features commonly observed in functional and epileptic seizure disorders.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of valproate (VPA), lamotrigine (LTG), and levetiracetam (LEV) on bone turnover and bone mineral density (BMD) in newly diagnosed adult patients with epilepsy...Read More
Pediatric Epilepsy
Febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is a rare catastrophic epileptic encephalopathy that presents suddenly in otherwise normal children and young adults causing significant neurological disability, chronic epilepsy and high rates of mortality.
These grants are awarded for novel research projects that address finding cures for epilepsy and address the goal of “no seizures, no side-effects.”
These grants are awarded for novel research projects that address finding cures for epilepsy and address the goal of “no seizures, no side-effects.”
Preventive treatment with vigabatrin effectively altered the natural history of seizures among infants with tuberous sclerosis complex, decreasing the risk for and severity of epilepsy, according to results published in Annals of Neurology.
"This new indication gives people suffering from primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures (PGTCS) a chance at freedom from these seizures, ” said David Vossler, MD, FAAN FACNS FAES, Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
Focal epilepsy in adults is associated with progressive atrophy of the cortex at a rate more than double that of normal ageing. We aimed to determine whether successful epilepsy surgery interrupts progressive cortical thinning...Read More
Late-onset epilepsy is linked to a substantial increased risk of subsequent dementia. Results of a retrospective analysis show that patients who develop epilepsy at age 67 or older have a threefold increased risk of subsequent dementia versus their counterparts without epilepsy...Read More
