Epilepsy & Seizures
Conference Coverage
Which Factors Predict Successful Epilepsy Reoperations?
LOS ANGELES—Among patients with intractable focal epilepsy who have failed one or more epilepsy surgeries, reoperation may...
Conference Coverage
Long-Term Perampanel Treatment Is Safe and Effective for Adolescents
LOS ANGELES—Treatment for as long as four years with adjunctive perampanel is safe and effective for adolescents with secondarily...
FDA/CDC
FDA panel recommends CBD for pediatric seizure disorders
“We see little evidence that cannabidiol has meaningful abuse potential, even at supratherapeutic doses in adults,” FDA staff testified.
Literature Review
Genetic Screening May Reduce Carbamazepine-Induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions
Preemptive HLA-A*31:01 genetic screening may significantly decrease the incidence of carbamazepine-induced cutaneous adverse reactions in Japanese...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Time to let more pregnant women into drug trials?
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From the Journals
Epilepsy upped risk of unnatural death
People with epilepsy were about three times more likely to die from any unnatural cause and five times more likely to die from unintentional...
From the Journals
Sonified EEG could be useful triage tool
Medical students and nurses who listened to single-channel sonified electroencephalograms identified seizures with high sensitivity and...
Literature Review
Among Cannabinoids, Cannabidiol Has the Best Evidence for Decreasing Seizures
A reasonable number of patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy may experience a decrease in the frequency of seizures when treated with...
Conference Coverage
What Are the Therapeutic Considerations of Antiseizure Drugs in the Elderly?
WASHINGTON, DC—When initiating antiseizure therapy for elderly patients with epilepsy, drug interactions and side effects, especially impaired...
Conference Coverage
Causes, Mimics, and Pitfalls of Epilepsy in the Elderly
WASHINGTON, DC—The diagnosis of epilepsy in elderly patients may be challenging due to the disease’s many mimics, a patient’s cognitive impairment...
Conference Coverage
Recent Studies Elucidate the Advantages of the Newest AEDs
NAPLES, FL—The new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) perampanel, eslicarbazepine, and brivaracetam have been the subjects of much research in recent...