I Travel Across Texas to Eat Tacos, But I Don’t Drive. Here’s How I Get It Done.
With my epilepsy, I have to manage seizures, prearrange travel, and get lots of rest, but it’s all in a day’s work for this taco editor. Read the article.
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Connecting the dots: poor sleep, brain injury and epilepsy
People in dangerous jobs don’t usually sleep well. New research is investigating if their susceptibility to concussions and poor sleep could put them at greater risk of developing epilepsy. Watch…
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Global, regional, and national children and adolescent epilepsy burden, 1990–2021: an analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021
This study highlights the global changes in the disease burden of epilepsy in children and adolescents. Population factors have been identified as the primary drivers of the increasing burden, while…
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Epilepsy and the Heart: Intersecting Pathways of Neurologic and Cardiovascular Risk
Though neurology and cardiology are separate specialties, the brain and heart have many things in common. Read the article.
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The Role of Microglia in Epilepsy: Hero, Villain, or Both? Dr. Amy Brewster
In this episode, the Internation League Against Epilepsy dives into inflammation and microglia and how this relates to epilepsy. Listen here.
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Socioeconomic disparities contribute to frequent ED visits for seizure
“Eliminating deeply rooted factors such as poverty, health care costs, and systemic racism requires comprehensive, multisectoral approaches far beyond the scope of health care providers alone,” the authors write. Read the…
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