Epilepsy & Seizures
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FDA warns gabapentin, pregabalin may cause serious breathing problems
The drugs increase the risk of respiratory depression when used with central nervous system depressants or in patients with lung problems,...
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California researchers work to update EMS status epilepticus protocols
BALTIMORE – There was a lower risk of intubation with 5 mg midazolam IM or more.
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Employment is associated with high likelihood of declining epilepsy surgery
BALTIMORE – Case-control study probes the association between various demographic, disease-specific, and epilepsy-...
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Cardiac arrhythmia heightens mortality risk during epilepsy hospitalizations
BALTIMORE – A secondary diagnosis of apnea is not independently associated with increased odds of death, however.
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High infantile spasm risk should contraindicate sodium channel blocker antiepileptics
BALTIMORE – Subsequent spasms are seven times more likely.
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Study delineates spectrum of Dravet syndrome phenotypes
BALTIMORE – Presentations often differ subtly from the prototypical phenotype.
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Reduction in convulsive seizure frequency is associated with improved executive function in Dravet syndrome
Baltimore – Prolonged periods of large reductions in convulsive seizure frequency may improve everyday deficits in...
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Moderate coffee intake associated with few seizures in drug-refractory patients with epilepsy
BALTIMORE – The effect of caffeine on seizures may be dose dependent, with moderate doses potentially benefiting patients with epilepsy and high...
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Scalp EEG predicts temporal lobe resection success
BALTIMORE – There was one hundred percent failure if seizures spread within 10 seconds.
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Outcomes of epilepsy surgery at 1 year may be better among older patients
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Researchers mine free-text diary entries for seizure cluster insights
About 19% of confirmed seizure clusters in EpiDiary entries may be found only through free-text notes.