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Does Cannabidiol Affect Seizure Severity?
HOUSTON—Pharmaceutical-grade cannabidiol (CBD) may reduce seizure severity in adults and children with medically refractory epilepsy, according to...
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Psychiatric Comorbidities Are Common in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Epilepsy
HOUSTON—Nearly one in three children diagnosed with new-onset epilepsy presents with psychiatric diagnoses at the onset, according to research...
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Dementia Prevalence Is Increased in Patients With Heart Failure
NEW ORLEANS—Elderly patients with heart failure have a significantly increased prevalence of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI),...
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Study Identifies Predictors of Poor Outcome in Status Epilepticus
HOUSTON—Predictors of poor outcomes in patients with status epilepticus admitted to the neurointensive care unit include complex partial status...
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Is SUDEP Preventable in Children?
HOUSTON—Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in children is rare, but can it be avoided? The majority of pediatric SUDEP cases may occur in...
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Sleep apnea may induce distinct form of atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation associated with sleep apnea appears to have features that should be addressed specifically for sustained rhythm control.
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Intracardiac echo safely guides LAA occluder placement
ORLANDO – Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) can be safely substituted for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) as a less invasive option in...
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Strokes, migraines linked in women with possible CAD
Women undergoing coronary angiography because of suspected coronary artery disease who also had a history of migraine had a significantly...
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Resective epilepsy surgery found OK in septuagenarians
HOUSTON – With careful selection, patients in their 70s with refractory epilepsy may be offered resective epilepsy surgery, results from a small...
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Radiosurgery found not superior to open surgery for temporal lobe epilepsy
HOUSTON – Despite enrollment difficulties that limited the study, a recently completed randomized trial comparing radiosurgery with open lobectomy...
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LAA closure during cardiac surgery cuts late mortality
NEW ORLEANS – Left atrial appendage closure during cardiac surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation is associated with a significant reduction...