Booker’s Seizure Awareness and Preparedness Act would continue this momentum by authorizing funding to help ensure all students nationwide are surrounded by trained and prepared individuals. Read the article.
Researchers conducted a retrospective study to provide updated epilepsy incidence estimates among older adults, comparing across age, sex, and race/ethnicity. They analyzed epilepsy incidence using a random sample of 4,999,999…
Children of any age with neurologic conditions are more likely than other children to become very sick if they get flu. Flu complications may vary and can include pneumonia and…
Researchers in Korea used a self-controlled case-crossover design to assess the risk for seizures associated with prescriptions of first-generation antihistamines. Read the article.
Heat waves can worsen abnormal excitability of the brain in people with epilepsy, finds a new small-scale patient study by clinical scientists at UCL. Read the article.
Earlier this year, a group of clinicians and caregivers published a global modified-Delphi consensus on comorbidities and overall outcomes in epilepsy, development, and non-seizure challenges for the 5 phenotypes of SCN8A-related…
You’ve heard that music is the language of the soul — but could it also be a treatment for the body? On this episode, we explore some of the latest…
People with epilepsy (PWE) frequently experience sleep disturbances that can severely affect their quality of life. Depression is also a common symptom in the PWE population and can aggravate sleep…
Carmen Torres started seeing a general neurologist after she was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 12. At first, her mother engaged with the doctor and asked questions about…
The diagnosis of epilepsy requires comprehensive judgment based on the patient’s medical history, clinical manifestations and signs, electroencephalogram, neuroimaging, and genetic testing. Because of the complex etiology and seizure types…
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