Epilepsy

In prior research, findings have shown that losartan reduced the risk of epilepsy in patients by blocking astrocyte activation and reducing blood brain barrier damage.

A pair of neurologists from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine provided insight on the various ways deep brain stimulation has changed and the potential treatment opportunities that lie ahead. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Results from a survey study suggest the burden of epilepsy is high in sexual and gender minority patient populations, who already experience high risk of stigmatization, discrimination, and poor health outcomes.

Early use of Ceribell’s POC-EEG system significantly improves detection of nonconvulsive seizures, reduces ICU length of stay, and enhances patient outcomes compared to conventional EEG.

The meeting with the American Neurologic Association fosters collaboration, networking, and joint sessions, enhancing knowledge sharing among academic neurologists.

In this episode, the panel discusses the emerging challenges for neurology departments, the shortage of neurologists, and the ways to disseminate between useful and useless information amid a busy career.

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending July 26, 2024.

The expanded indication, supported by a phase 2 open-label trial, includes children of all ages with CLN2 disease, regardless of whether they are symptomatic or asymptomatic.

Treated patients demonstrated improvements on the Bayley-4 in cognition, communication, and motor function that exceeded those seen in natural history studies of Angelman syndrome.

In the event that a patient inadvertently took a 0.25 mg dose rather than the intended 0.125 mg dose, they are advised to consult a physician.

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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 on progressive multiple sclerosis.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending July 19, 2024.

Take a look at some of the most-anticipated clinical trials with expected data readouts in the second half of 2024 that researchers and clinicians in neurology should keep an eye out on.

Brivaracetam was largely well tolerated and shown to be effective for a proportion of patients with intellectual disability, indicated by similar responses across different levels of intellectual disability severity.

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Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending July 12, 2024.

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of June 2024, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

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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 on headache and nerve decompression surgery.

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