Hospital-Treated Infectious Diseases and the Risk of Epilepsy in Older Age
Infectious diseases are known to trigger acute seizures, but their long-term impact on epilepsy, especially later in life, is unclear. Read the article.
Seizures in Adults: What Causes Them Later in Life?
Late onset epilepsy becomes more common after age 50. Learn more.
Telemedicine for Persons with Epilepsy in India
Lack of awareness, including digital literacy among patients, and lack of training for providers were important barriers. Read the article.
Transforming Lives through Epilepsy Surgery
“Most of my research for the last five years has been on new ways to use technology to help more patients.” Read the article.
Resistance to Epilepsy Treatments Wane Over Time.
“Healthcare workers should keep searching for the best treatment regimen, no matter how many therapies they may need to try.” Read the article.
Social Work in Epilepsy: Closing the Treatment Gap
“What we learned is that primary healthcare workers are important, making medicines available is important.” Listen to the podcast.
A Colorado Avalanche Game Marks Milestone for Young Man with Epilepsy.
Medications don’t halt seizures for about one-third of people with epilepsy. For these people, there are other options. Read the article.
Integrated Care May Be Solution for Psychiatric Comorbidities in Epilepsy.
Mental health problems have a significant impact. They are bigger predictors of poor quality of life, than seizure frequency. Read the article.
Food for Thought: The Ketogenic Diet as Epilepsy Treatment
While ketogenic diets have been used to treat epilepsy for the last 100 years, they are now finding a resurgence of interest. Read the article.
Thirty Years of Post-Traumatic Epilepsy Research: Where Do We Stand?
Neuroscientist leads a sweeping study on efforts to treat epilepsy after traumatic brain injury. Read the article.