The uninsured and people residing outside of the Northeast were less likely to see an epilepsy provider, and people living in poverty were less likely to use medications, relative to their comparison groups, according to this report.
According to this study, neither the virus nor potential risk factors for seizures seem to be significant risks for the occurrence of acute symptomatic seizures in COVID?19.
Metabolic syndrome is seen in more than half of people with epilepsy, and this increased prevalence is not associated with the number of antiepileptic medicines, according to this study.
Pre-pregnancy reduction in valproate dosage reduced the hazard of fetal malformations, but at a cost of decreased control of epileptic seizures during the pregnancies studied.
This study recommends increased awareness and potential screening for cannabis use disorder in high-risk epilepsy patients.
Results of this prospective, noninterventional study suggest that add-on lacosamide is effective and generally well tolerated in patients with brain-tumor related epilepsy.
Pediatric Epilepsy, SUDEP
Although some of the findings may warrant further study, the researchers found that none of the seizure-associated heart abnormalities could account for the comparatively high SUDEP rate in Dravet Syndrome.
These recommendations may help healthcare professionals provide optimal care to people with epilepsy during the coronavirus pandemic.
Genetics
The study found that AEDs taken during pregnancy do not increase the number of de novo variants in the baby.
