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Cardiac arrhythmia heightens mortality risk during epilepsy hospitalizations
BALTIMORE – A secondary diagnosis of apnea is not independently associated with increased odds of death, however.
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Docs push back on surprise billing compromise
A bipartisan bill would protect patients from surprise medical bills related to emergency care. But the proposed solution is not a good one,...
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High infantile spasm risk should contraindicate sodium channel blocker antiepileptics
BALTIMORE – Subsequent spasms are seven times more likely.
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Study delineates spectrum of Dravet syndrome phenotypes
BALTIMORE – Presentations often differ subtly from the prototypical phenotype.
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Bariatric surgery tied to fewer cerebrovascular events
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Reduction in convulsive seizure frequency is associated with improved executive function in Dravet syndrome
Baltimore – Prolonged periods of large reductions in convulsive seizure frequency may improve everyday deficits in...
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Moderate coffee intake associated with few seizures in drug-refractory patients with epilepsy
BALTIMORE – The effect of caffeine on seizures may be dose dependent, with moderate doses potentially benefiting patients with epilepsy and high...
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Genetic test stratified AFib patients with low CHA2DS2-VASc scores
A 32-locus genetic test classified AFib patients with low CHA2DS2-VASc scores into high– and low–stroke-risk subgroups.
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Scalp EEG predicts temporal lobe resection success
BALTIMORE – There was one hundred percent failure if seizures spread within 10 seconds.
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Outcomes of epilepsy surgery at 1 year may be better among older patients
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Researchers mine free-text diary entries for seizure cluster insights
About 19% of confirmed seizure clusters in EpiDiary entries may be found only through free-text notes.