Epilepsy & Seizures
Conference Coverage
Global burden of brain disorders surpasses cardiovascular disease and cancer
“The burden of brain conditions will increase as populations continue to grow and age.”
Latest News
AI model interprets EEGs with near-perfect accuracy
The technology distinguishes between abnormal and normal EEG recordings and classifies irregular recordings into specific categories crucial for...
Commentary
New DEA CME mandate affects 2 million prescribers
One should not underestimate the sweeping scope of this new federal requirement.
Conference Coverage
Noninvasive testing in midlife flags late-onset epilepsy risk
The study could help identify at-risk individuals years before symptoms of epilepsy appear.
Conference Coverage
Novel neural cell therapy: A cure for focal epilepsy?
The early significant seizure reduction observed in this study appears to be durable in these first two patients treated with a single...
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Predicting Efficacy of AEDs in Children: Extrapolation of Data From Adult Clinical Trials
Expert Commentary
Thirty years of epilepsy therapy: ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’?
To celebrate our 30th year in print, Neurology Reviews invited experts to look back on 30 years of progress in their subspecialty. In this...
Hitting a Nerve
Helping a patient buck the odds
From the Journals
Mortality risk in epilepsy: New data
“To our knowledge, this is the only study that has assessed the cause-specific mortality risk among people with epilepsy according to age and...
Literature Review
Minorities with epilepsy blocked from receiving ‘highest quality of care’
“Increasing the attention to these inequities will, we hope, prompt changes across practices,” researchers said.
Literature Review
Modified Atkins diet beneficial in drug-resistant epilepsy
Both adults and adolescents reported benefits from the diet, which is a less strict version of a traditional ketogenic diet.
Literature Review
Antiepileptic drugs tied to increased Parkinson’s disease risk
A large case-control study found a considerably higher risk of developing Parkinson’s disease among patients who had taken AEDs in comparison with...