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 on stroke and large hemispheric infarction.

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The headset features soft-tip electrodes, artificial intelligence-enabled notifications, and cloud integration for remote monitoring of EEG in clinical practice.

Glioblastoma, a highly aggressive brain cancer, presents substantial treatment challenges necessitating innovative therapies and interdisciplinary research to improve patient outcomes.

The pediatric neurologist at the University of California, Davis, provided perspective on some of the mechanistic links between sleep and neurodevelopmental disorders. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

Overall, most patients reported satisfaction with cognitive behavioral therapy approach, with completion of lessons associated with a decrease in Fatigue Severity Scale.

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The director of research in the Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center at Cook Children's Health Care System talked about ongoing research on biomarkers to enhance treatment and improve cognitive outcomes. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

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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 on Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD).

A trio of clinicians from Cleveland Clinic provided perspectives on the advances in neurology seen at the 2024 AAN Annual Meeting, specifically focusing in on epilepsy, stroke, and multiple sclerosis.

The neurologist and neuro-oncologist at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University provided clarity on a new analysis of the INDIGO study highlighting treatment benefits of vorasidenib in patients with IDH mutant grade 2 gliomas.

Bruce Leuchter, MD, a neuropsychiatrist and chief executive officer at Neurvati Neurosciences, provided insight on a recently published study showing that neurological diseases present the biggest global health threat.

ION582, delivered intrathecally into the cerebral spinal fluid with a lumbar puncture, resulted in significant improvements in cognition, fine and gross motor skills, and expressive communication.

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A panel of experts provided a new update on practice guidelines for prescribing antiseizure medications to patients with epilepsy who may have a pregnancy.

The study found that Black, Asian, and Hispanic individuals have 7- to 4-fold higher incidence of anti-NMDAR encephalitis, a rare epileptic condition, than White individuals.

The head of neurosciences at the Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center of Cook Children’s Medical Center detailed some of consequences of undiagnosed or misdiagnosed LGS, and how it may impact long-term care for eligible patients. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Using more than 4 million eligible pregnancies, results suggest no substantially increased risk of autism spectrum disorder after prenatal exposure to either topiramate or lamotrigine.

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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 on cluster headache.

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Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of April 2024, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

Jacqueline A. French, MD, professor of neurology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, provided comments on a recently published study explaining the issues with diagnosing epilepsy in emergency department settings.

The neurologist at Mass General Hospital discussed adopting AI technologies in neurology practice, emphasizing the importance of addressing equity concerns alongside technological advancements. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Regarding new-onset seizures in the general population, there was no statistically significant difference in risk of seizure incidence among vaccinated individuals vs placebo recipients, according to the meta-analysis.