Epilepsy

A roundtable discussion featuring Scott Perry, MD, Orrin Devinsky, MD, and Tracy Salazar, PhD, details the way seizure action plans can differ depending on seizure phenotype and frequency of seizures.

A roundtable discussion featuring Scott Perry, MD, Orrin Devinsky, MD, and Tracy Salazar, PhD, covers the staggeringly low percentage of adults with epilepsy who have seizure action plans.

The duo from Vanderbilt University shared background on their recently published study that found novel associations between functional seizures, cerebrovascular disease, and other psychiatric disorders.

Despite significant improvements in Dravet syndrome, non-statistically significant reductions were observed in children with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome.

A roundtable discussion featuring Scott Perry, MD, Orrin Devinsky, MD, and Tracy Salazar, PhD, covers the logistics behind a seizure action plan and why its necessary to develop one.

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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.