CBD
A study reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in many treatment-resistant forms of pediatric epilepsy.
There is urgent need for novel therapies for refractory SE that rely upon a better understanding of the basic mechanisms underlying this clinical condition. Preclinical and clinical evidence encourage consideration of specific anti-inflammatory treatments for controlling SE and its consequences in patients.
Recognition of familial adult myoclonic epilepsy (FAME) will inform prognostic and genetic counseling, and diagnosis of the insidious progression which may occur in older individuals who show mild cognitive deterioration. Distinguishing FAME from other disorders in individuals or families with this constellation of symptoms is essential to allow identification of the underlying aetiology.
Pediatric Epilepsy
Biallelic WWOX pathogenic variants cause an early-infantile developmental and epileptic encephalopathy syndrome. The most common seizure types are focal seizures and epileptic spasms.
Ketogenic Diet, Pediatric Epilepsy
The latest research on new information on post-traumatic epilepsy, managing sleep with epilepsy, and more in this issue of Epilepsy Research News.
The objective of this project was to assess the feasibility of adapting the Epilepsy Foundation's (EFs) school nurse education program to the ECHO model and evaluate its impact on school nurse knowledge and self-efficacy in managing epilepsy in students with seizures and program satisfaction.
Long-term exposure to antidepressant drugs (ADs) may increase risk of epilepsy, according to study findings published recently in Epilepsy & Behavior.
Researchers of the Human Brain Project have simulated how an epilepsy seizure spreads through healthy tissue in the brain, potentially increasing the precision of virtual predictive tools available to clinicians.
We aimed to collect data from a large rare genetic epilepsy cohort treated with perampanel, to detect possible subgroups with high efficacy.
