Epilepsy & Seizures
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TB meningitis cases in U.S. are fewer but more complicated
BOSTON – Seizures and strokes have risen in hospitalized TB meningitis patients.
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AED Choice Requires an Individualized Approach
BOSTON—There is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to epilepsy therapy, according to an overview presented at the 69th Annual Meeting...
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Identifying Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Patients With Epilepsy
BOSTON—Psychiatric comorbidities are common in patients with epilepsy and crucial for neurologists to recognize. Thus, obtaining a thorough...
Literature Review
Benign Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes Entails a Risk of SUDEP
Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is associated with a low risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), according to a...
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Do Patients Want to Know About SUDEP?
BOSTON—Patients with epilepsy not only want to know about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), they feel it is their...
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Cannabidiol Reduces Drop Seizures in Patients With Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
BOSTON―Cannabidiol (CBD) as an add-on therapy may reduce drop seizures by 50% in some adults and children with Lennox-Gastaut...
Literature Review
Guideline May Enhance Conversations About SUDEP
A new guideline codeveloped by the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society is intended to aid clinicians as they counsel...
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App Identifies Stress and Missed Sleep as Seizure Triggers
BOSTON—Research using an Apple Watch app to track seizures in people with epilepsy finds that common triggers include stress and...
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Extrapolation of AED Efficacy Data From Adults to Pediatric Patients
BOSTON—Across a likely spectrum of syndromes with generalized seizures, the effect of adjunctive antiepileptic drug (AED)...
Literature Review
Anxiety and Depressive Disorders May Be Equally Prevalent in Patients With Epilepsy
Contrary to the widespread belief that depressive disorders are more common than anxiety disorders among people with epilepsy, these psychiatric...
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ACT2: Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation benefits episodic cluster headache
BOSTON – Noninvasive vagus nerve stimulation proved safe and effective for the treatment of episodic cluster headaches.