Rare Epilepsies
A high burden of LGS on individuals, caregivers, and healthcare systems was identified. The burden may be alleviated by reducing the clinical symptoms.
Study results may have implications for prioritizing future COVID-19 treatments and vaccinations for people with epilepsy. The study shows the importance of characterizing this risk to inform patients and for future health and care planning.
Dementia risk was significantly higher with PTE than with epilepsy/seizure or head injury alone. These results highlight the significance of prevention of head injuries and PTE following these injuries.
Rare Epilepsies
The death rate for patients with functional, nonepileptic seizures is higher than expected, with a rate comparable to epilepsy and severe mental illness, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.
Rare Epilepsies, Treatment
Treatment with Fintepla (fenfluramine) appeared to be reasonably safe and lower seizure frequency in five children with Dravet syndrome who started on the therapy before they were two years old.
Tech/AI
"This could be a hugely powerful model to help us understand how brain cells and parts of the brain communicate in humans,” says Su-Chun Zhang, professor of neuroscience and neurology at UW–Madison’s Waisman Center.
Infantile Spasms
A recent study found that Black children and children with public insurance are less likely to receive a standard treatment course for IS.
Pediatric Epilepsy
“These findings show that seizures are much more common than patients’ medical histories suggest, and that further research is needed to determine if seizures are frequent occurrences in sleep-related deaths in toddlers, and potentially in infants, older children, and adults,”
Treatment
By listening in on the background chatter in the brain, scientists can predict the relationships between different neurons, according to new research.
