Pediatric Epilepsy
Mothers were aware of the links between sleep and seizures, yet felt that they lacked guidance about how to address or improve their child's sleep, including from their healthcare teams
Genetics
New tools to help map seizures, gene therapy, and more in this Epilepsy Research News.
A new update on the number of new cases of epilepsy and the number of people with epilepsy in the UK has found differences between the nations.
This warrants detailed investigation of seizure characteristics and cognitive and behavioural sequelae associated with ADHD from early in life, to further understanding of the association between ADHD and early-onset epilepsy across syndromic and non-syndromic populations.
Racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely to be taking newer-generation antiseizure medications (ASMs) for their epilepsy, an analysis of Medicaid data showed.
Accurate data on epilepsy among older adults should drive proper allocation of treatments for individuals and resources for societies.
Pediatric Epilepsy
“Adolescents whose parents perceived stigma had higher levels of all types of emotional and behavioral problems, except for withdrawal and anxiety/depression than those whose parents perceived no stigma,”
Our study found that some neurons might be more important than others in making a seizure happen.
Ketogenic Diet
Following a modified Atkins diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates plus taking medication may reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epilepsy.
