The aim of this study was to determine if online infodemiological data related to epilepsy surgery reflect reported changes in referrals to surgical centers.
Pediatric Epilepsy
These results may help to warn epileptic mothers about the risk that their offspring will suffer seizures in the first year of life.
Zogenix announced positive new data for its investigational drug, FINTEPLA®, for the treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome.
his review confers the potential of brain-derived extracellular vesicles in the cerebrospinal fluid and the serum as sources of epilepsy-related biomarkers, and the promise of mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles for easing status epilepticus-induced adverse changes in the brain.
Genetics
Pathogenic variants in [the gene] GNB5 cause an autosomal recessive neurodevelopmental disorder with neonatal sinus bradycardia.
Although no significant difference in efficacy was found across treatments, lacosamide, lamotrigine, and levetiracetam had the highest probability of ranking best for achieving seizure freedom.
The 12-month multidisciplinary program offers an effective management strategy in improving psychiatric comorbidities, medication adherence, and quality of life in patients with epilepsy in eastern China.
Researchers state that a pathological buzz of electrical brain activity that interferes with the brain's normal activity.
“Being a parent of an adult child with epilepsy is a whole different ballgame,” said Barbara. “I didn’t receive any information from the doctors. I had to find it on my own.”
