Epilepsy

Important bioequivalence issues regarding anti-epileptic drugs were highlighted at the FDA Town Hall meeting held during AES 2015.

Young epilepsy community members presented late-breaking research on Dravet syndrome, hippocampal neuron activity during seizure, and more at AES 2015.

During pre-surgery planning, decisions regarding which electrode(s) to utilize must be made on a case-by-case basis.

Is long-distance clinical health care and patient education a model that can work in the real world?

Experts from around the globe met to discuss the neuropsychological aspects of frontal lobe epilepsy.

Is it time to breathe new life into the traditional view of early life epilepsies?

How can the medical community advance research and tackle the difficult issue of sudden unexplained death in epilepsy (SUDEP)?

A twin/sibling study investigated a possible link between balance dysfunction and long-time AED use.

Our Nov. news & research list includes 2 successful genetic Alzheimer treatments in mouse models and a potential drug for Parkinson disease psychosis.

Recent findings could explain underlying pathophysiology of these disorders and have therapeutic implications.

Researchers discovered the brains of people with epilepsy react differently to music, thus potentially opening to door to a new, conjunctive therapy.

Researchers investigate the 2-year and long-term results of resective surgery in children under 4 years old with epilepsy.

A group of doctors looked at the effect of incorporating quality of life management with traditional medical therapy for epilepsy treatment.

This study aims to identify demographic, medical, and psychosocial predictors of drug adherence in young children newly diagnosed with epilepsy.

How well versed are you in various epilepsy treatments? Our quiz covers medications and non-drug treatments.

Digital communities and online self-management tools have the potential to improve clinical outcomes among epilepsy patients.

Neurologists will need to improve documentation for several common diagnoses to make a successful ICD-10 transition. Here are six helpful tips.

Drug therapy is the mainstay of seizure treatment. We present recent findings in anti-epileptic drug research.

Researchers question the belief that first generation anti-epileptic drugs are as effective as second generation drugs.

Learn about an app designed to help paralyzed patients, a system developed to provide head impact data, and a new use for an antiepileptic drug.

While the underlying mechanisms remain to be resolved, studies suggest that, once patients with epilepsy develop obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), treating OSA can result in improved seizure control.

New, non-invasive methods can help detect which epilepsy patients may be having seizures and allow clinicians to respond rapidly or to better plan surgeries for patients who are refractory to medical therapy.

Find the latest developments in epilepsy research on the pages that follow and test your knowledge by answering some of the difficult questions.

Graph theory applied to epilepsy, an abbreviated QOLCE, promising new interventions for neonatal seizures, a minipump to deliver drugs-the latest developments in epilepsy diagnosis and patient care.

This new guideline could change the approach many physicians take to treating a first seizure--and could improve patients’ lives.