Tag: Seizures
Treatment Response to Antiseizure Medications Can Take More Than One Year
Most participants with newly diagnosed focal episodes achieve seizure freedom; 27 percent become seizure-free with first ASM
Subcutaneous EEG System Feasible, Acceptable for Monitoring Seizures
52 percent of the 754 seizures recorded on the subcutaneous system were not reported in patient diaries
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
