Epilepsy

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

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 Alzheimer disease and dementia.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending March 1, 2024.

The program director in the division of Neuroscience at the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke provided context on the importance of Rare Disease Day and strides made over the years. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Rare Disease Day raises awareness for rare disorders, highlighting challenges, improving detection, and fostering collaboration for treatment advancements.

Caroline Just, MD, reflects on the challenges of diagnosing and treating rare neurological diseases, urging for improved education, collaboration, and research efforts.

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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 sleep disorders and hypersomnias.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending February 23, 2024.

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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 multiple sclerosis.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending February 16, 2024.

The epileptologist at NYU Langone Health and associate professor of neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine talked about the ongoing need to improve public awareness and education on seizure first aid. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

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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 neuromuscular disorders, and specifically, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Take 5 minutes to catch up on NeurologyLive®'s highlights from the week ending February 9, 2024.

The professor of neurology at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell talked about recently updated epilepsy care guidelines that shift the focus to outpatient care, incorporating broader aspects like care coordination, medication access, and patient-identified needs. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Over a 6-month period, yoga was shown to be efficacious in managing neuropsychiatric comorbidities in epilepsy, along with reducing overall seizure frequency.

A recent study delved into the epilepsy and developmental patterns of STXBP1-related disorders, showing distinct trajectories and treatment insights for this common genetic epilepsy disorder.

Encoded Therapeutics plans to initiate clinical trials assessing its gene therapy candidate ETX101 for the treatment of SCN1A+ Dravet syndrome during the first half of 2024.

The associate professor of neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine talked about the need for increased awareness in the medical community to address the underutilization of surgical interventions for refractory focal epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Using a cohort of more than 100 patients with epilepsy, findings confirmed the promising efficacy and safety of agomelatine for treating sleep and mood disorders in this patient population.

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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 stroke.

A panel of stakeholders formed new guidelines for improving care in specialized epilepsy centers, providing a resource for clinicians in the field for quality care to their patients.