Epilepsy & Seizures
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Multiple antiepileptic drugs may pose risk of aseptic meningitis
Major finding: Hazard ratios for aseptic meningitis were 1.80, 10.22, and 2.65, respectively, for gabapentin, levetiracetam, and topiramate,...
Conference Coverage
Cortical stimulation device provides safe, sustained seizure reduction
Major finding: The median reduction in seizure frequency was 38.9% at 1 year and 51.1% at 2 years; 20% of patients were free of seizures for at...
Conference Coverage
Epilepsy Surgery May Be Safe and Effective in Patients Older Than 60
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Folic acid supplementation low among women with epilepsy
Major finding: Only 46% of reproductive-age women with epilepsy who were considered to be at risk for becoming pregnant were taking a folic acid...
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Nursing while taking antiepileptic drugs appears safe
Major finding: IQ and Verbal Index scores were higher among children exposed to AEDs via breast milk vs. those not breastfed (adjusted mean IQ...
Conference Coverage
Anesthetic drugs for status epilepticus linked with death, infection risk
Major finding: Patients treated with IVADs vs. those not treated with IVADs had an increased risk of death (relative risk = 3.16) and higher...
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Selim Benbadis, MD
At the 2013 annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, Selim Benbadis, MD, talked about seizure semiology and diagnosis of epilepsy.
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Ilo Leppik, MD
At the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, Ilo Leppik, MD, discussed new-onset epilepsy in the elderly.
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MRI suggests hippocampal sclerosis in some patients after febrile status epilepticus
Major finding: At baseline, 22 of the 226 children had an abnormal hippocampal signal, and on follow-up MRI at a median of 1 year in 14 of the...
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Persistent electrographic seizures occur in one-third of convulsive status epilepticus patients
Major finding: Factors significantly associated with persistent electrographic seizures were prior diagnosis of epilepsy (P = .029) and the...
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Drug selection, timing for refractory convulsive status epilepticus need improvement
Major finding: Median time to first benzodiazepine drug was 30 minutes, versus a recommended time of 0-5 minutes.Data source: An observational...