Tag: Epilepsy
Simple Congenital Heart Diseases Tied to Higher Epilepsy Risk
Risk highest for those born with patent foramen ovale, but risk decreases with closure surgery
Epilepsy Associated With Poor Brain Health
In longitudinal analysis, epilepsy population had elevated risk for neurological diseases and psychiatric disorders
Epilepsy in Children Linked to Lower QOL and Caregiver Strain
Association seen for frequent seizures, emergency transport, longer epilepsy duration with poorer QOL in children, caregivers
AI Performs Well in Identifying Infantile Epileptic Spasms
Findings based on smartphone home videos from children younger than 2 years
Poststroke Epilepsy Risk Varies With Antihypertensive Treatment
Risk for PSE was lower for patients treated with ARBs and higher for those receiving calcium channel blockers, beta-blockers
People With Epilepsy Have Higher Likelihood of Cognitive Impairment
Depressive symptoms, anxiety seen across patient groups referred to Austin Hospital First Seizure Clinic
Usual/Permanent Night Shifts, Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Epilepsy
Higher risk for epilepsy also seen for sleep duration less than seven or more than eight hours per day, frequent insomnia, and daytime sleepiness
Two Common Antiseizure Medications Do Not Harm Child Neurodevelopment
No differences seen in six-year verbal abilities for children exposed, unexposed to antiseizure medications in utero
Risk for Suicide Two Times Higher for Those With Epilepsy Versus General Population
Prevalence of suicide 40.0 per 100,000 person-years among those with epilepsy
Continuous Psychological Distress in Pregnancy Increases Offspring Risk for Epilepsy
Findings show up to 70 percent increased risk for offspring at ages 1, 2, and 3 years
