Forecasting may help people with epilepsy predict their seizures
A team of epilepsy specialists at UC San Francisco has developed a method to predict 24-hour seizure risk. The discovery, which may be scalable to large numbers of patients, could…
Socioeconomic deprivation tied to higher risk of epilepsy related to TBI
Socioeconomic deprivation increases the risk for sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI), and in some age groups, it may also increase the risk for epilepsy after a TBI, according to…
Hospital admissions for epilepsy change with climatic factors
Thilo Hammen, from the Friedrich-Alexander-University Hospital Erlangen in Germany, and colleagues used data from 9,366 patients with epilepsy who were admitted to the hospital due to epileptic seizures to assess the influence…
Juggling senior year of college and epilepsy seizures
On a warm spring day last year, Lamisa Khan lay on the concrete outside of an elementary school in Queens, NY. As she regained consciousness, she found her boss and…
Brain gray matter changes in children at risk for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy
Potential failing adult brain sites, stratified by risk, mediating Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) have been described, but are unknown in children. Read the article.
High precision in epileptic seizure self-reporting with an app diary
People with epilepsy frequently under- or inaccurately report their seizures, which poses a challenge for evaluating their treatment. The introduction of epilepsy health apps provides a novel approach that could…
WHO launches new toolkit to improve care for neurological disorders
WHO has today published a new implementation toolkit to the Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neurological disorders (IGAP), outlining specific actions and resources for countries to improve services for…
Early access to first seizure clinics reduces hospitalizations and ED visits
Interest in the facilities, which aim to connect patients who experience seizures to early expert evaluation and diagnosis, has grown recently as wait times for neurology appointments, and especially epilepsy…
Shaping a better future for women living with epilepsy
For many women, the childbearing years are the most profound including contraception, pregnancy, childbirth, and post-pregnancy. Each phase carries opportunities and challenges, and for women living with a chronic disease…
Epilepsy, antiepileptic drugs, and adverse pregnancy outcomes
Women with epilepsy (WWE) are usually advised antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment even during pregnancy. It is therefore important to know what the major congenital malformation (MCM) risks might be with…