In this month's Epilepsy Research News round-up, we feature stories discoveries on PNES, wearable devices and SUDEP risk, withdrawing from AEDs, and a link between autism and epilepsy.
This study suggests that, in older vulnerable patients with a cognitive disorder, careful consideration of AED initiation and close adverse events monitoring are needed.
This was a questionnaire study that was sent to all neurologists and psychiatrists practicing in Fars province, Iran.
Pediatric Epilepsy
This study aimed to assess the quality of medical care for children with first seizure onset and determine the impact of pediatric neurology clinic waiting times on epilepsy outcomes.
The purpose of this study, therefore, was to prospectively explore patients’ memory regarding seizure elements and to assess the role of seizure types.
Study finds that most women with first-time epileptic seizures during pregnancy continued to suffer from epileptic seizures after pregnancy.
Scientists have found that adding cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to standardized medical care gives patients with dissociative seizures longer periods of seizure freedom, less bothersome seizures and a greater quality of life.
The findings of this study suggest that these symptoms are not just incidental in people with seizures; they are important markers of risk for mental ill health and for suicidal behavior.
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