Epilepsy & Seizures
News
Postsurgery antiepileptic drug withdrawal appears safe in seizure-free kids
Conference Coverage
Incidence of New-Onset Epilepsy in the Elderly May Increase
Conference Coverage
Poorly controlled seizures linked to high health care use
Major finding: There were no differences in the rate of ER visits or length of hospital stays between patients with intermediate control of...
News
Earlier epilepsy surgery may have reproductive benefits for women
Major finding: Prior to surgery, the women had an average of 0.93 pregnancies each, and an average of 0.73 births; after surgery, a total of 17...
News
Multiple antiepileptic drugs may pose risk of aseptic meningitis
Major finding: Hazard ratios for aseptic meningitis were 1.80, 10.22, and 2.65, respectively, for gabapentin, levetiracetam, and topiramate,...
Conference Coverage
Cortical stimulation device provides safe, sustained seizure reduction
Major finding: The median reduction in seizure frequency was 38.9% at 1 year and 51.1% at 2 years; 20% of patients were free of seizures for at...
Conference Coverage
Epilepsy Surgery May Be Safe and Effective in Patients Older Than 60
News
Folic acid supplementation low among women with epilepsy
Major finding: Only 46% of reproductive-age women with epilepsy who were considered to be at risk for becoming pregnant were taking a folic acid...
News
Nursing while taking antiepileptic drugs appears safe
Major finding: IQ and Verbal Index scores were higher among children exposed to AEDs via breast milk vs. those not breastfed (adjusted mean IQ...
Conference Coverage
Anesthetic drugs for status epilepticus linked with death, infection risk
Major finding: Patients treated with IVADs vs. those not treated with IVADs had an increased risk of death (relative risk = 3.16) and higher...
Video
Selim Benbadis, MD
At the 2013 annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, Selim Benbadis, MD, talked about seizure semiology and diagnosis of epilepsy.