Tag: Epilepsy
Deployment History Has Differential Impact on Epilepsy in Veterans With TBI
Nondeployed veterans with moderate/severe TBI had higher odds of epilepsy than deployed veterans
Yoga Intervention Can Reduce Felt Stigma in Epilepsy Patients
Increased odds of >50 percent seizure reduction and complete seizure remission seen for yoga plus psychoeducation intervention
Novel Potassium Channel Opener Safe, Effective for Adults With Focal Epilepsy
Findings of phase 2b trial show reduction in seizure frequency in dose-response manner
Maternal Epilepsy Does Not Affect Infant Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
Secondary analyses showed exposure-dependent effects present on multiple cognitive measures, which varied by medication
Surgery Offers Survival Benefit for Pediatric Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Hazard ratio for overall death reduced with vagus nerve stimulation or cranial epilepsy surgery versus antiseizure meds only
~5 Percent Have Seizure While Driving Prior to Epilepsy Diagnosis
Most of the seizures while driving were focal with impaired awareness; many had no recollection of accident
Causal Link ID’d for Alzheimer Disease, Generalized Epilepsy
Genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's also linked to increased risk of focal epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis
Prenatal Valproate Exposure Tied to Psychiatric Disorders in Late Childhood
Risk by age 18 years was driven by disorders within the neurodevelopmental spectrum
Neighborhood Deprivation Affects Cognitive Outcomes in Patients With Epilepsy
For people with temporal lobe epilepsy, odds of worse cognitive phenotype seen for those in more disadvantaged ADI quintiles
Excess Mortality Seen for People With Epilepsy
Standardized mortality rate increased for those receiving monotherapy, those receiving four or more meds, those without comorbidities
