Epilepsy & Seizures
Literature Review
In epilepsy, brain-responsive stimulation passes long-term tests
An extension study and a real-world study both show accumulating benefits over 9 years.
From the Journals
Psychiatrists report rare case of woman who thinks she’s a chicken
"It's a good thing that we psychiatrists are aware of the fact that clinical zoanthropy exists and may require additional research," said Dr....
Feature
Move over supplements, here come medical foods
When it comes to medical foods, the FDA has often looked the other way because the ingredients may already have been proven safe and the danger to...
Conference Coverage
Epilepsy after TBI linked to worse 12-month outcomes
Patients have a greater risk of developing posttraumatic epilepsy at 12 months post-injury if the presenting GCS score is less than 8.
Conference Coverage
New data back use of medical cannabis for epilepsy, pain, anxiety
Marijuana products linked to improved symptoms on a variety of fronts, research suggests, and adverse effects seem rare.
FDA/CDC
FDA approves new treatment for Dravet syndrome
Children treated with fenfluramine experienced significantly greater reductions in the frequency of convulsive seizures than did their peers who...
Conference Coverage
Most adult epilepsy-related deaths could be avoided
“The overall mortality is not reducing; people are dying young, and neurologists are really not getting involved.”
Latest News
Today’s top news highlights: Protests and COVID-19 risk, avoidable epilepsy deaths, and more
“There’s going to be a lot of issues coming out of what’s happened in the last week, but one of them is going to be that chains of transmission...
Latest News
Neurologists’ pay gets a boost, most happy with career choice
Neurologists’ average annual income this year rose to $280,000, up from $267,000 last year.
Conference Coverage
Frontal lobe glucose abnormalities may indicate increased SUDEP risk
The idea is to identify those at high risk and then reduce that risk with more aggressive management of seizures or closer monitoring in certain...
Conference Coverage
Patients with epilepsy may underreport seizures, survey finds
Clinicians may underestimate the number of seizures that go unreported, and this disconnect may contribute to complacency about epilepsy treatment...