Few adverse events were related to treatment, and none were considered serious.
Autoimmune encephalitides may account for epilepsies of so far unknown cause.
Despite anti-discrimination legislation, people with epilepsy in the UK are more than twice as likely as those without the condition to be unemployed.
A new European research project which aims to heal epilepsy by regenerating brain tissue and ‘training’ neurons is getting underway.
Ketogenic Diet
Neuroscientists prevented the development of epileptic activity in mice after traumatic brain injury by using a drug that mimics the metabolic effects of the ketogenic diet.
Pediatric Epilepsy, SUDEP
SUDEP occurs more frequently during early evening and is significantly prevented by prolonged use of the ketogenic diet, research in a mouse model of Dravet syndrome suggests.
A study provides potential new targets for treating epilepsy and novel fundamental insights into the relationship between neurons and their glial "helper" cells.
Pediatric Epilepsy
Researchers have discovered that a drug commonly used to treat multiple sclerosis may, after necessary modifications, one day be used to treat patients with epilepsy.
Genetics
Future gene therapies for genetic causes of neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability, and epilepsy, may also be effective in adult patients.
