Epilepsy & Seizures
Conference Coverage
Antiepileptic drug outcomes have remained flat for 3 decades
BANGKOK – “We don’t treat the whale; we treat the spout.” – Dr. Martin J. Brodie
Conference Coverage
Liberalized low–glycemic-index diet effective for seizure reduction
BANGKOK – A less stringent version of the standard low–glycemic-index diet proved effective in reducing seizure frequency in children and teens...
Conference Coverage
Statins crush early seizure risk poststroke
BANGKOK – Statin initiation upon hospitalization for acute ischemic stroke was linked to a major antiseizure benefit in a Japanese study.
Conference Coverage
Noninvasive EEG may speed diagnosis of West syndrome
BANGKOK – High-frequency oscillations are considered a top candidate as long-sought potential biomarker for epilepsy.
Conference Coverage
Cutaneous reaction to AEDs? Think autoimmune epilepsy
BANGKOK – Four of five neuronal autoantibody-positive chronic epilepsy patients had skin reactions to their antiepileptic drugs.
Conference Coverage
Alzheimer’s disease raises risk for recurrent seizures
LOS ANGELES – In one cohort study, nearly 70% of Alzheimer’s disease patients who had one seizure had another within months, and seizures were...
Literature Review
Patients with focal epilepsy have progressive cortical thinning
The findings appear to support the need for developing disease-modifying treatments for patients with epilepsy.
From the Journals
Anticholinergic drugs linked to dementia in older populations
“Associations were stronger in [dementia] cases diagnosed before the age of 80 years,” the researchers noted.
Hitting a Nerve
Lack of CBD oil regulations hearkens back to patent medicines
Marketing of unapproved CBD oil formulations grows unabated with little scrutiny in the midst of a confusing set of state and local regulations...
From the Journals
Gabapentinoids associated with suicidal behavior, overdose
Pregabalin is associated with greater risk, compared with gabapentin, and the associations are strongest in patients aged 15-24 years.
Literature Review
Induced seizures as effective as spontaneous in identifying epileptic generator
“This finding might lead to a more time-efficient intracranial presurgical investigation of focal epilepsy by reducing the need to record...