A simple scoring system from researchers at Rutgers Health and other institutions may help doctors predict which patients will likely become seizure-free after minimally invasive epilepsy surgery. Read the article.
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The largest and most diverse study to date of epilepsy’s genetic factors has revealed new potential targets for treatment, both shared by and unique to different subtypes of epilepsy. The…
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When it comes to childhood epilepsy, no two seizures are exactly alike. Some seizures have the convulsive, jerking movements that most people think of when they imagine epilepsy. But other…
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Several researchers, including Dr. Trudy Pang and Dr. Richard Verrier, have introduced the concept of the “epileptic heart” as “a heart and coronary vasculature damaged by chronic epilepsy as a…
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The good news for people newly diagnosed with epilepsy is that there are many effective medications available to control their seizures. But neurologists say it can be difficult to decide…
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Levetiracetam is a broad spectrum anti-seizure medication that is available in multiple generic dosage forms and has few drug–drug interactions. Levetiracetam is a preferred anti-seizure medication for older people and…
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