Epilepsy & Seizures
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Structural brain abnormalities predict enduring seizures
Major finding: Among children with an early history of medically intractable seizures, those with abnormal brain imaging were significantly less...
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Ketamine may help refractory status epilepticus
Major finding: Intravenous ketamine resolved 14 of 17 refractory status epilepticus cases in children.Data source: A prospective study involving...
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Which Factors Predict Seizure Recurrence After Epilepsy Surgery?
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New Approaches Have Not Increased the Rate of Epilepsy Surgery
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Bone growth affected by ketogenic diet in children with epilepsy
Major finding: Participants on the ketogenic diet demonstrated a mean bone mineral density lumbar Z-score decrease of 0.1756 units/year. Bone loss...
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Combining AEDs With Different Mechanisms of Action May Lead to Optimal Treatment Outcome
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One-Fifth of Neurologists May Not Know About the Risks of Antiepileptic Drugs
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Is PTSD a Precursor to Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures in Veterans?
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FDA warns against using antiseizure drugs in pregnant migraine patients
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Despite new approaches, surgery underused for epilepsy
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Autism, autism spectrum disorder risk increased with prenatal valproate exposure
Major finding: Among the 508 children exposed to valproate, the incidence of autism spectrum disorder was 4.42% (HR, 2.9), and the incidence of...