Neurology
Conference Coverage
Staged hemispheric embolization: How to treat hemimegalencephaly within days of birth
“Neurosurgeons won’t touch them.”
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Get familiar with evidence on these supplements
NEW ORLEANS – Because parents may be interested in complementary and alternative medicine options, you should be aware of the evidence for popular...
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For pediatric use of supplements, rely on resources, evidence
NEW ORLEANS – Patients should be aware of the reduced regulation of complementary and alternative medicine.
News from the FDA/CDC
Zika virus: Birth defects rose fourfold in U.S. hardest-hit areas
U.S. jurisdictions without local transmission of the virus saw no increase in infants born with brain abnormalities and/or microcephaly or with...
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Comorbidity rates remain stable over 10 years in childhood-onset epilepsy
BALTIMORE – Patients with epilepsy are at higher risk of psychiatric comorbidity than are controls, and the rate of...
Latest News
FDA approves diazepam nasal spray for seizure clusters
Valtoco may be administered by a care partner outside of a medical setting for the treatment of frequent seizure activity that is distinct from a...
Conference Coverage
EEG surveillance, preseizure treatment prevents TSC epilepsy, cognitive loss
BALTIMORE – “If you are not convinced to do early treatment,” at least “do surveillance with EEG. You will diagnose epilepsy earlier, and treat...
From the Journals
Data point to bidirectional link between sleep disorders and ADHD
Investigators found a dose-response relationship between sleep duration and the odds of having ADHD symptoms.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves Vyondys 53 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy subtype
The agency also authorized the first newborn screening test for DMD.
Conference Coverage
High infantile spasm risk should contraindicate sodium channel blocker antiepileptics
BALTIMORE – Subsequent spasms are seven times more likely.
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Headache may be a significant outcome of pediatric hemispherectomy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Most patients had headaches after hemispherectomy, and headache frequency increased for most...