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Long-Term Perampanel Treatment Is Safe and Effective for Adolescents
LOS ANGELES—Treatment for as long as four years with adjunctive perampanel is safe and effective for adolescents with secondarily generalized...
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What Are the Consequences of Changing Antiepileptic Drug Regimens as Part of Pregnancy Planning?
WASHINGTON, DC—Women with epilepsy of reproductive age have a high likelihood of successfully changing their antiepileptic drug (AED) regimen to...
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What Are the Top Missed Imaging Diagnoses in Epilepsy?
WASHINGTON, DC—Neuroimaging is a core competency for epileptologists, according to an overview presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the...
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Early Planning Helps Ease Transition From Pediatric to Adult Epilepsy Care
WASHINGTON, DC—Transitioning pediatric epilepsy patients to receive care in the adult system can be a daunting task, said Rebecca J. Schultz, PhD...
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Which Factors Predict Successful Epilepsy Reoperations?
LOS ANGELES—Among patients with intractable focal epilepsy who have failed one or more epilepsy surgeries, reoperation may...
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Long-Term Perampanel Treatment Is Safe and Effective for Adolescents
LOS ANGELES—Treatment for as long as four years with adjunctive perampanel is safe and effective for adolescents with secondarily...
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What Are the Therapeutic Considerations of Antiseizure Drugs in the Elderly?
WASHINGTON, DC—When initiating antiseizure therapy for elderly patients with epilepsy, drug interactions and side effects, especially impaired...
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Causes, Mimics, and Pitfalls of Epilepsy in the Elderly
WASHINGTON, DC—The diagnosis of epilepsy in elderly patients may be challenging due to the disease’s many mimics, a patient’s cognitive impairment...
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Recent Studies Elucidate the Advantages of the Newest AEDs
NAPLES, FL—The new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) perampanel, eslicarbazepine, and brivaracetam have been the subjects of much research in recent...
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Can a Model Predict Pediatric SUDEP Risk?
WASHINGTON, DC—In a pediatric epilepsy population, number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) used and prior epilepsy surgery may predict sudden...