Epilepsy & Seizures
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Features of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome of unknown cause described in large study
Major finding: Overall, 33 patients (24%) had mild developmental delay before onset of seizures, while 80 (59%) had normal development.Data source...
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Now open: 146 epilepsy clinical trials
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NINDS seeks comment on draft epilepsy research agenda
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Study explores markers for risk of sudden death in epilepsy
Major finding: After one or more seizures, 13 of 22 adults had postictal generalized EEG suppression, compared with only 1 of 26 children.Data...
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Study finds brivaracetam well tolerated but with unclear efficacy
Major finding: The median percent reduction in baseline-adjusted seizure frequency per week was 26.9% for brivaracetam, compared with 18.9% for...
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Measles vaccination at 12-15 months = lower seizure risk
Major finding: The relative risk of vaccine-associated seizures was significantly greater (RR, 6.5) among children immunized at 16-23 months of...
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New and Noteworthy Information—October 2013
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New and Noteworthy Information—September 2013
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New and Noteworthy Information—August 2013
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Anxiety associated with structural brain differences in children with epilepsy
Major finding: Compared with the children with epilepsy alone, the brains of children with newly diagnosed epilepsy and comorbid anxiety showed...
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Epilepsy patients can face long-term social problems
Major finding: More than half of adults with childhood generalized epilepsies had at least one problematic social issue.Data source: The Nova...