Tag: Seizures
Antiseizure Meds With Known or Uncertain Risks Continue to Be Prescribed in Pregnancy
However, safer antiseizure medications are gaining favor
Newer Antiseizure Medications Less Likely to Be Associated With Major Malformations in Infants
Maternal use of valproate, phenobarbital, and topiramate early in pregnancy linked to increased risk versus lamotrigine use
Socioeconomic Disparities Contribute to Frequent ED Visits for Seizure
Increased odds of high ED visits seen for those with Medicare, Medicaid, no insurance versus private insurance
Epilepsy More Common With Frontotemporal Dementia
Findings compared to people with Alzheimer disease and healthy controls
New Definition of Epilepsy Improves Diagnosis, Treatment
Most newly diagnosed patients were seizure-free at 12 months of follow-up
Medial Temporal Lobectomy Aids Seizure Outcomes in Epilepsy
Findings seen for patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy
Updated AAN Position Statement Issued on Seizures, Driving Licensure
Licensing criteria should be equitable, nondiscriminatory, objective, and compatible with similar risks in other populations
Cumulative Epilepsy Risk Higher After Neonatal Seizures
Highest risk for epilepsy seen for seizure etiologies of neonatal cerebral infarction, hemorrhage, or malformations
AI Performs Well in Identifying Infantile Epileptic Spasms
Findings based on smartphone home videos from children younger than 2 years
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
