American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (AES)

The director of pediatric epilepsy and the Herscot Center for Tuberous Sclerosis Complex at Massachusetts General Hospital, and professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School discussed the findings of the GWPCARE6 trial of cannabidiol.

The American Epilepsy Society recognized several members from its clinical and research communities for their outstanding contributions to the field of epilepsy.

Despite evidence of the benefits and safety of breastfeeding in women with epilepsy, 2 studies suggest this population breastfeeds significantly less often than women without epilepsy, due to fears of drug exposure or recommendations against the practice.

An analysis of 2 different doses of intranasal diazepam showed consistent safety and tolerability results for repeat dosing

The professor and chief of pediatric neurology, and director of the comprehensive epilepsy program and neuroscience institute at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital offered insight into his experience with midazolam and its potential to play a vital role in treating seizure clusters.

Patients who were treated with cannabidiol 25 mg or 50 mg experienced seizure reductions of 49% and 48%, respectively, nearly double that of the placebo group, which experienced reductions of 27%.

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Despite accessibility to antiepileptic drugs in high-income settings, more than one-third of patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy were not treated or had delayed treatment.

The director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital discussed the efficacy profile of ZX008, for which Zogenix recently submitted a new drug application to the FDA for the treatment of Dravet syndrome.

The neurologist and epileptologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville discussed when to best perform routine EEG in patients with epilepsy.

The attending neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital spoke about data from an analysis that concluded that women with frontal lobe epilepsy are more likely to experience a worsening of their seizure frequency during pregnancy.

The pediatric epileptologist at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital discussed the long-term seizure freedom data that looked at the effectiveness of perampanel which demonstrated a gratifying response in seizure control for patients with secondarily generalized seizures.

The neurologist and epileptologist at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville spoke about how to best identify adult patients in need of routine EEG and what it will bring to the table relative to the clinician.

The Director of the Pediatric Epilepsy Center at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital spoke about what defines a "clinically meaningful change in seizure frequency" using data from a phase 3 clinical trial of ZX008 for the adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with Dravet syndrome.

Uliel-Sibony discussed her and her colleagues' study of CBD, and its findings on when tolerance develops for which patient population.

The professor and vice chair of the neurology department at UCLA discussed the new VNS, RNS and DBS CPT codes for 2019.

The Clinical Fellow in Neurophysiology and Epilepsy at Massachusetts General Hospital spoke about the implications of this assessment of SUDEP.

The attending neurologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital spoke about how seizure frequency during pregnancy and postpartum varies by epilepsy type.

The Director of the cEEG and Epilepsy Consult Service at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center spoke about when clinicians should initiate and stop anti-seizure medications.

The Director of the cEEG and Epilepsy Consult Service at the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center spoke about the cautious for physicians treating patients with acute symptomatic seizures.

The pediatric epileptologist at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital spoke about the long-term seizure freedom data that showed that perampanel was associated with a sustained or increased improvement in seizure control.

The professor of pediatrics at Tel Aviv University explained what has been fleshed out by the research and shared his opinion on cannabidiol’s use.

The head of the Children’s Brain Dynamics Laboratory at Boston Children’s Hospital discussed the HOPE project and its goals moving forward.

The pediatric epileptologist and adjunct professor of pediatrics at the University of Calgary spoke about how drastically things have changed surrounding the patient-physician conversation about SUDEP.

The Director of the Cleveland Clinic Epilepsy Center spoke about how important it is for clinicians to not select the wrong patients for deep brain stimulation.

The epileptologist at the University of Pennsylvania spoke about the multiple options for patients with epilepsy and the need for a better understanding of choosing from the options.

The director of the epilepsy center at Cleveland Clinic spoke about the process that leads to the selection of candidacy for deep brain stimulation.

The director of the Epilepsy Center at Children's Health spoke about the findings of the clinical screening program, and how depression is often overlooked in patients with epilepsy.

The chief medical officer at SK Life Science discussed what makes cenobamate unique, as well as what current studies have discovered.