Epilepsy & Seizures
News Roundup
New and Noteworthy Information—February
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Health and Human Services Takes Action on IOM Epilepsy Report
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Use of Supplements and Alternative Medicine Is Common in Patients With Epilepsy
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Neurologic Impairment Before Epilepsy Affects Long-Term Outcomes
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Study Hints at Late-Life Cognitive Effects of Childhood Epilepsy
Conference Coverage
Primary care docs unsure when to refer for pediatric epilepsy surgery
Major Finding: When asked the threshold of refractory epilepsy, 61% of physicians surveyed did not know, and most of these were family physicians...
Conference Coverage
Laser ablation rivaled open surgery for epileptogenic lesions
Major Finding: Minimally invasive laser ablation of focal epileptogenic lesions produced about a 70% seizure-free success rate in a study of six...
Conference Coverage
Loneliness common in youth with epilepsy
Major Finding: Compared with their healthy peers, a higher proportion of youth with epilepsy reported that they felt lonely (10.7% vs. 5.5%).
Conference Coverage
Neurologic impairment before epilepsy affects long-term outcomes
Major Finding: Among children with convulsive status epilepticus and prior neurologic impairment, the odds ratio for active epilepsy at long-term...
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Hospital-onset seizures described in first U.S. epidemiologic study
Major Finding: Sixty-one percent of the study subjects had recurrent seizures during their hospitalization, and 14% died or were discharged to...
Conference Coverage
Intervention for epilepsy patients helped prevent depression
Major Finding: Among adults with epilepsy who were randomized to a home-based intervention that incorporated components of mindfulness and...