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Epilepsy
The NeurologyLive epilepsy clinical focus page provides information, podcasts, videos, and news about the latest FDA actions, clinical guideline updates, study and clinical trial findings, and interviews with physicians related to epilepsy and related epileptic conditions, including Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome, tuberous sclerosis complex, focal seizures, nonmotor seizures, and more.
Cannabidiol’s Approval on Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut Syndromes
November 19, 2021
Video
Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, and Elaine C. Wirrell, MD, discuss the FDA approval of cannabidiol as an oral solution for the treatment of seizures, specifically for both Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes.
Treatment Options and Patient Selection for Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut Syndromes
November 19, 2021
Video
Two experts detail the current treatment options for Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut syndromes and how they select which patients should use a specific drug.
Heart Rate Variability’s Role in Potential SUDEP-Predicting Modalities: Orrin Devinsky, MD
November 19, 2021
Video
The director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Langone provided insight on whether a newly discovered biomarker can play a role in the creation of modalities to detect SUDEP risk. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]
Valproate, Regardless of Add-On Levetiracetam, Decreases Inflammatory Biomarker CCL2
November 17, 2021
Article
In addition to changes in CCL2 levels, anxiety and health-related quality of life were both significantly increased in both the valproate and add-on levetiracetam groups.
NeuroVoices: Orrin Devinsky, MD, Heart Rate Variability as a SUDEP Biomarker
November 17, 2021
Article
The director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Langone discussed his recently published research, which identified a novel biomarker for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
NeuroPace RNS System Gets IDE for Study in Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
November 15, 2021
Article
Beginning enrollment in 2022, the NAUTILUS pivotal study will be the first in the United States to evaluate brain-responsive neuromodulation in patients with idiopathic generalized epilepsy.
Diagnosis and Triggers for Patients With Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut Syndromes
November 15, 2021
Video
Drs Thiele and Wirrell explain how clinicians diagnose patients with Dravet or Lennox-Gastaut syndromes and the typical triggers patients will exhibit.
Childhood Epilepsies: Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut Syndromes
November 15, 2021
Video
Elizabeth Thiele, MD, PhD, and Elaine C. Wirrell, MD, discuss the commonality of childhood epilepsies, as well as the differences between Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.
Short-Term Heart Rate Variability as a Biomarker for SUDEP: Orrin Devinsky, MD
November 15, 2021
Video
The director of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Langone discussed the critical findings on how heart rate variability may stratify individual SUDEP risk. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]
This Week on NeurologyLive — November 15, 2021
November 15, 2021
Article
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