Epilepsy

The RAISE trial will examine the proportion of patients with refractory status epilepticus who experience status cessation within 30 minutes of initiation of intravenous ganaxolone.

The director of the Dartmouth Epilepsy Program provided an overview of some of the critical unmet needs within ongoing epilepsy research following the recent AES Annual Meeting.

Data suggest that treatment-emergent adverse events with adjunctive brivaracetam increased in incidence by number of lifetime AEDs.

The neurologist from Cleveland Clinic discussed perampanel’s unique mechanism of action.

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The director of the Dartmouth Epilepsy Program discussed a few of the notable highlights and themes from the recently completed American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting.

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The observed increase in QOLIE-31 scores for patients with refractory disease was driven by increases on the energy-fatigue domain.

Valproic acid’s efficacy as a monotherapy is complicated by its previously demonstrated unsuitability for pregnant women.

Specific health-related quality of life measures in physical activities, well-being, cognition, and social activities were improved among those who underwent the laser ablation procedure.

The clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital gives his call to action on how what needs to change to improve EEG education among residency programs.

Brian Wainger, MD, PhD, assistant professor of neurology and anesthesiology, Harvard Medical School, discussed the recently published phase 2 trial a repurposed epilepsy drug in patients with ALS.

The clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital discussed the idea of standardizing the number of EEG reads residents should be required to do before their training is complete.

Veronica Hood, PhD, writes a recap of research and treatments for epilepsy presented at the meeting.

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The Dravet Syndrome Foundation offers a list of online resources for patient families.

A parent's perspective of the Partners Against Mortality in Epilepsy (PAME) 2020 meeting.

Physicians from Stanford Children’s Health offer their keys to successful pediatric neuroscience teams and what to focus on to provide a better quality of life for children.

The assistant professor of neurology and anesthesiology at Harvard Medical School discussed non-traditional ways ALS research is changing and where the focus should continue to be.

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The neurologist from the Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Center for Children and Adults, in St. Louis, Missouri, also discussed future studies planned for cenobamate.

The clinical fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital provided background on his efforts to raise awareness of inconsistencies with EEG education in neurology residency programs.