Epilepsy

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending December 1, 2023.

Both pediatric and adult patients with tuberous sclerosis complex demonstrated significant reductions in TSC-associated seizures with no new safety concerns identified.

According to a recent cross-sectional study on pediatric patients with epilepsy in Western China, most patients’ caregivers had treatment access barriers, especially for making appointments, obtaining diagnosis and examination results, and having a response from the care team.

In a new announcement, the FDA warns patients to immediately seek out medical attention if unexplained rash, fever, or swollen lymph nodes develop when using the antiseizure medications levetiracetam and clobazam.

As part of our monthly clinician spotlight, NeurologyLive® highlighted epilepsy expert Patricia C. Dugan, MD, director of the epilepsy fellowship program at NYU Langone Health.

Neurona Therapeutics’ NRTX-1001, a regenerative neural cell therapy derived from human stem cells, showed promise in potentially suppressing seizures in patients with drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy.

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Significant associations between higher third-trimester ASM concentrations with poorer adaptive and behavior outcomes were seen on several assessments, including the Adaptive Behavior Assessment System, Third Edition.

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is general neurology.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 24, 2023.

In a recently published study, investigators have identified a part of the brain that may be associated with breathing failure following a seizure in patients with severe epilepsy that cannot be managed with treatment.

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Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is epilepsy and seizure disorders.

A recently published questionnaire study showed that certain health symptoms affected epilepsy-specific health-related quality of life beyond sociodemographic and epilepsy characteristics according to responses from both caregivers and pediatric patients.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 17, 2023.

In a recent post hoc analysis, findings showed that nearly 50% of patients treated with 1 or 2 doses of midazolam experienced return to full baseline functionality in 1 hour of administration.

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Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is Parkinson disease.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 10, 2023.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of October 2023, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

Recent research indicated that obtaining specific variables early in established pediatric status epilepticus cases could lead to more personalized care and potentially predict refractory convulsive status epilepticus development in patients with convulsive seizures.

A retrospective study on veterans using lamotrigine found no clear association between the drug and cardiac conduction abnormalities, prompting the need for further research.

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AI could revolutionize patient advocacy by bridging communication gaps between patients and providers, and the synergy of medicine and AI offers a promising avenue for enhanced patient care and operational efficiency.

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is narcolepsy.

L. John Greenfield Jr, MD, PhD, “spoke” about the future of artificial intelligence in neurology with ChatGPT-4—one of the largest language modules that have grabbed the field’s interest.

There should be a holistic approach to how the systems in place affect equity: how medicine is practiced and research is conducted, the structure of academic institutions, and how media influence our perceptions of neurologic conditions.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending November 3, 2023.

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