Epilepsy & Seizures
Conference Coverage
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...
Literature Review
Sonified EEG Could Be Useful Triage Tool
Medical students and nurses who listen to 15 seconds of single-channel sonified EEGs may detect seizures with 95% to 98% sensitivity, thus...
Conference Coverage
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...
FDA/CDC
Bipolar and seizure medication linked with serious immune system reaction
Lamotrigine will carry a warning about hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
Conference Coverage
Which Factors Predict Successful Epilepsy Reoperations?
LOS ANGELES—Among patients with intractable focal epilepsy who have failed one or more epilepsy surgeries, reoperation may...
Conference Coverage
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...
FDA/CDC
FDA panel recommends CBD for pediatric seizure disorders
“We see little evidence that cannabidiol has meaningful abuse potential, even at supratherapeutic doses in adults,” FDA staff testified.
Literature Review
Genetic Screening May Reduce Carbamazepine-Induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions
Preemptive HLA-A*31:01 genetic screening may significantly decrease the incidence of carbamazepine-induced cutaneous adverse reactions in Japanese...
Daily News Podcast
MDedge Daily News: Time to let more pregnant women into drug trials?
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From the Journals
Epilepsy upped risk of unnatural death
People with epilepsy were about three times more likely to die from any unnatural cause and five times more likely to die from unintentional...
From the Journals
Sonified EEG could be useful triage tool
Medical students and nurses who listened to single-channel sonified electroencephalograms identified seizures with high sensitivity and...