Epilepsy

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is epilepsy and seizure disorders.

In addition to increased risk of dementia, focal epilepsy was associated with widespread structural brain change reflected by lower total hippocampal and total gray matter volume.

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The associate chief science officer at Kennedy Krieger Institute shared thoughts on the state of pediatric neurology and the significance of being named winner of the Sydney Carter Award. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Designed for self-directed use in a patient’s home or a healthcare facility, the Cumulus EEG device has potential to change the clinical trial landscape, allowing researchers to conduct more remote studies.

The neurologist from the Comprehensive Epilepsy Care Center for Children and Adults, in St. Louis, Missouri, talked about a few of the studies on cenobamate for epilepsy presented at the 2023 AAN Annual Meeting. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The neurologist at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, discussed his experience in establishing a neurology department committee on diversity, equity, and inclusion. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

A group of experts in the care of patients with neurological conditions—Ali Jannati, MD, PhD; Madhav R. Thambisetty, MD, PhD; Daniel Ontaneda, MD, PhD; Peter J. Goadsby, MD, PhD, DSc; Andrew Russman, DO—shared their perspectives on hot topics of treatment and management in neurology from the 2023 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.

The director of Cleveland Clinic’s Epilepsy Center at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute provided perspective on the in-depth testing neurologically healthy patients in the Brain Study will undergo. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

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The president elect of the Association of University Professors of Neurology discussed the benefits of working in neurology and the ways to not only attract new clinicians, but keep those already in the field. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The director of Cleveland Clinic's Epilepsy Center at the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute shared his insight into the findings of the World Brain Study, 15 months after its initiation.

The director of the Sleep Disorders Center and staff in the Epilepsy Center at Cleveland Clinic discussed how additional sensors in seizure monitoring for patients with epilepsy may help better manage the risk of SUDEP. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The director of Cleveland Clinic’s Epilepsy Center provided an update on the World Brain Study, a large-scale, longitudinal study aimed to observe the early, underlying changes in neurological disorders. [WATCH TIME: 9 minutes]

Neurona Therapeutics’ single-administration allogeneic cell therapy suggests thus far that the treatment is safe, with signs of efficacy, after reading out data from the first 2 patients dosed.

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The neurologist at Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, provided insight on the need to improve online resources that provide epilepsy surgery information to patients. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Test your neurology knowledge with NeurologyLive®'s weekly quiz series, featuring questions on a variety of clinical and historical neurology topics. This week's topic is the history of the American Academy of Neurology.

The associate professor of neurology and director of the Penn Epilepsy Center at the University of Pennsylvania talked about the potential of using artificial intelligence in the field of neurology as part of an upcoming session at the 2023 AAN annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

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Fenfluramine was originally approved as a therapy for Dravet syndrome in 2020, and later gained expanded indication for Lennox-Gastaut syndrome in 2022.

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In addition to high rates of individuals who required rescue therapy after midazolam, a substantial number of children needed respiratory support following.

At 2-year follow-up, 72% of patients with drug-resistant epilepsy who underwent surgery were seizure-free, compared with 33% of patients on standard medical therapy.