Epilepsy

February 24th 2015

Long-term Epilepsy Surgery Success Helps Decisions

The ultimate cause is found in only about half of patients, so improved understanding of the prognostic and diagnostic features is of high priority.

February 11th 2015

ADHD Symptoms Common in Adult Epilepsy

Favorable long-term results for patients with hard-to-treat epilepsy who undergo brain surgery offer good information for decision-making and counseling.

January 29th 2015

Epilepsy: More Common Than You Thought

Symptoms occur in nearly 1 in 5 adults who have epilepsy. Their presence may have severe implications for patients’ quality of life.

SPECT, PET Predict Epilepsy Outcomes After Surgery

January 21st 2015

Podcast

The largest study of its kind shows that 8 in 1000 people have epilepsy--a distinctly higher incidence than previously thought. Details and implications in this podcast.

January 13th 2015

Yellow Cerebrospinal Fluid

By localizing the portion of the brain responsible for seizures and envisioning long-term outcomes, this imaging combination helps guide clinical decision making.

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January 6th 2015

Poll

This yellow CSF was drawn from an HIV-positive man who presented with status epilepticus. What is the most likely cause?

4 Exciting Neurology Papers from 2014

Cardiac Findings Highlight Epilepsy Conference

December 17th 2014

Slideshows

What happens before the demyelinating lesions of MS appear? Does smoking confer protection against Parkinson disease? How is NMDA receptor-associated disease reversed? Here are 4 fine papers from 2014 that set out to answer these questions.

Leo Robert

December 10th 2014

Brainpower Answers Burning Questions in Neurology

New research sheds light on epilepsy concerns, particularly the link between cardiac abnormalities and sudden unexpected death.

Leo Robert

December 8th 2014

Diets May Ease Refractory Epilepsy Seizures in Adults

Get to the root of the latest research findings on nervous system disorders and test your brainpower with this quick 5-question quiz.

$Diets May Ease Refractory Epilepsy Seizures in Adults$

November 25th 2014

Idiopathic Primary Generalized Epilepsies: Benign?

The ketogenic and the modified Atkins diets, high in fat and low in carbohydrates, could reduce these seizures, suggesting that clinicians bring them into the treatment discussion.

November 4th 2014

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: When to Discuss

Patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy appear to have modest cognitive defects and imaging abnormalities early on that are unlikely to be associated with anti-epileptic therapy. This is a clear departure from traditional teaching.

October 29th 2014

Neurostimulation for Epileptic Seizures: Who, When, and Where?

The possibility of SUDEP should serve as a powerful motivator for improved adherence and active attempts at seizure control with new medications, neurostimulation, and epilepsy surgery.

October 8th 2014

Predicting Late Seizures After Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A New Tool

Choosing a technique for a particular drug resistant patient is a judgment call based on the results of the patient’s monitoring, clinician experience, and many other factors.

September 3rd 2014

Epilepsy and Comorbidities: Clinical and Cost Implications

The knowledge that a patient is at high or low risk for late seizures has the potential to improve patient care.

In Praise of the Amnesia Case Study

July 31st 2014

Podcast

Persons with epilepsy have a higher prevalence of comorbid conditions-psychiatric disorders in particular-than the general population.

Anthony H. Risser, PhD

July 17th 2014

Diazepam as Effective as Lorazepam for Pediatric Status Epilepticus

As clinicians, we can daily apply knowledge learned from a few patients with pure amnesia to patients we see often-those who have memory deficits, such as so-called Mild Cognitive Impairment and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's.

Ben Wolff

July 8th 2014

Autoimmune Encephalitis and Epilepsy: Consider Immunotherapy?

June 27th 2014