Spontaneous seizures reduce the production of new brain cells, and result in poor spatial discrimination — a common occurrence in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a mouse study.
Among adolescents with epilepsy, greater involvement of tertiary specialists in pediatric care is associated with decreased all-cause mortality in the period after transition to adult services.
This study suggests that Staccato alprazolam 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mg rapidly suppressed epileptiform activity in photosensitive participants with epilepsy.
This study by Sivathamboo et al is the first to specifically examine pregnancy outcomes related to pharmacologic treatment of depression in women with epilepsy.
Limited evidence suggests that self-management strategies modestly improve some outcomes among persons with epilepsy, according to a review published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
EPX-100 is a repurposed antihistamine, originally known as clemizole, used to treat itching in the 1950s and 1960s.
This webinar will help patients and caregivers approach this difficult and sometimes confusing conversation with their doctors.
Lacosamide UCB is indicated as monotherapy and adjunctive therapy in the treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondary generalization in adults, adolescents and children from 4 years of age with epilepsy.
he current study's results indicate that youth with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures present with comparably higher self-reported symptoms of depression and dissociation than youth with epilepsy.
