Tag: Epilepsy
Increased Risk of Unnatural Death in People With Epilepsy
Increased likelihood of dying of unnatural cause, unintentional injury or poisoning, or suicide
Early-Life Epilepsy Should Be Urgently Treated With EBM
Best diagnostics and evidence-based treatments should be used from the start of the disease
Educational Attainment Down With In Utero Exposure to AEDs
Exposure to sodium valproate, combo of antiepileptic drugs tied to worse attainment on national tests
Cannabidiol Is Effective Add-On for Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy
More effective than placebo for reducing seizure frequency, achieving seizure freedom
Prenatal Valproate Exposure May Impact School Performance
Significant decrease in school performance for offspring exposed to valproate versus lamotrigine
Stress Reduction May Help Reduce Epileptic Seizures
Both focused attention and progressive muscle relaxation techniques cut seizures
Folic Acid Lessens Autism Risk for Fetal Anti-Epileptic Exposure
For children exposed to antiepileptic drugs in utero, risk may be mitigated by folic acid supplementation
More Than a Third of Patients Do Not Respond to Antiepileptics
Overall, 89.9 percent of patients who achieve seizure control do so with first, second AED regimen
Non-Drug Options Provide Seizure Relief in Children
And, slow initiation of the ketogenic diet shows good outcomes in children with epilepsy
Surgery Reduces Seizures in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
And most common diagnoses based on resected brain specimens include hippocampal sclerosis, tumors
