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Harm-reduction approach to alcoholism gains growing credibility
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New insights into relationship between alcohol, depression, and suicide
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Epilepsy auras don’t prevent car crashes
Key clinical point: You’re fooling yourself if you think auras keep epilepsy patients from crashing their cars. Major finding: Well more than half...
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CAR-T cell therapy rolls on in pediatric ALL
Key clinical point: CAR-T cell therapy continues to provide durable responses in early studies of children with refractory ALL. Major finding:...
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Pulmonary edema is common after convulsive seizures
Key clinical point: Postictal pulmonary edema is common in patients having convulsive seizures. Major finding: Overall, 29% of patients had...
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Modified Atkins diet is an alternative for intractable childhood epilepsy
Key clinical point: The modified Atkins diet had similar efficacy as and better safety than the classic ketogenic diet. Major finding: The...
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Genetic studies trump metabolic tests to find cause of infantile spasms
Key clinical point: Turn to genetic studies when brain MRI fails to identify the cause of infantile spasms. Major finding: An epilepsy gene panel...
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Periodic childhood syndromes may precede or shift to migraine
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Different lamotrigine generics are confirmed to be bioequivalent
Key clinical point: Different lamotrigine generics are interchangeable.
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VIDEO: Hype outstrips evidence on marijuana extracts for childhood epilepsy
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RAPID: Baseline characteristics may affect response to A1-PI therapy
Key clinical point: A1-PI augmentation is effective across a wide range of subgroups with A1-PI deficiency. Major finding: The decreased rate of...