American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting (AES)

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In a recent post hoc analysis of the Study C021 trial, findings support the idea that early adjustments to concomitant antiseizure medications enhance the retention of cenobamate, an FDA-approved treatment for focal seizures.

The professor of neurology in the department of neuroscience at Monash University discussed implementation strategies for treatment approaches to achieve seizure freedom in patients with epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Over a 12-week trial period, Asian patients treated with brivaracetam demonstrated efficacy and safety outcomes that were similar to other populations previously observed.

In an analysis of lacosamide in pregnant women, a low number of preterm birth deliveries were reported, with no new safety concerns identified.

The director of the Mid-Atlantic Epilepsy & Sleep Center and adjunct associate professor of neurology at George Washington University discussed the advancements in epilepsy research, especially for drug-resistant epilepsy, to be presented at AES 2023. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

Both pediatric and adult patients with tuberous sclerosis complex demonstrated significant reductions in TSC-associated seizures with no new safety concerns identified.

The division director of epilepsy and associate professor of neurology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center discussed the profound repercussion of ongoing seizures for patients with epilepsy which is to be presented at AES 2023 in SK Life Science’s symposium. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Mind Moments®, a podcast from NeurologyLive®, brings you an exclusive interview with Carolina Ferreira Atuesta, MD, MSc. [LISTEN TIME: 26 minutes]

The assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Wisconsin spoke about healthcare providers establishing trust with their patients and improving health equity. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The scientific researcher and clinical manager, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, spoke about the clinical models used to predict seizures in poststroke patients. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

At the 2022 AES annual meeting, the associate professor at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital talked about seizure frequency and insomnia. [WATCH TIME: 2 minutes]

At the 2022 AES Conference, the scientific researcher and clinical manager at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai talked on seizure management with medication in poststroke patients. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The associate professor at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital shared the current research on rapid eye movement in sleep and seizures. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The assistant professor of neurology at the University of Virginia spoke at the 2022 AES Conference about clinical outcomes of patients with dementia who experience seizures. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The scientific researcher and clinical manager at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, spoke about a talk given at the 2022 AES conference on seizures after ischemic. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Wisconsin spoke about the differences between health disparities and health equity in epilepsy care at the 2022 AES Conference. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The head of neurosciences at the Jane and John Justin Neurosciences Center of Cook Children’s Medical Center spoke about his experience in a debate on surgery in genetic disorders at the 2022 AES Conference. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The Baldwin Keyes professor of neurology at Thomas Jefferson University, spoke with us at the 2022 AES Conference about the definition of a seizure. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The executive vice president of Global Head of Research and Development at Jazz Pharmaceuticals, spoke on the results from the BECOME study presented at the 2022 AES Conference. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

The professor of neurology at the University of Toronto talked about 3 conditions that were discussed during the epilepsy therapies symposium at the 2022 AES Conference. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The professor of neurology at the University of Toronto spoke at the 2022 AES Conference about genetic approaches to comorbidities for patients with epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The director of research at the TSC Alliance spoke with us at the 2022 AES Conference about future research to be conducted on patients with TSC such as the PREVeNT trial. [WATCH TIME: 6 minutes]

At the 2022 AES annual meeting, the associate professor at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital talked about sleep testing for patients with epilepsy. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The associate professor at Harvard Medical School and neurologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital spoke about sleep disorders and epilepsy in adults at the 2022 AES annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

The pediatric neurologist and epileptologist at the University of Michigan's Mott Children's Hospital spoke at the 2022 AES conference about disparities that currently exist in epilepsy care. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

The division director of pediatric neurology, and director of the pediatric sleep program at Cohen, Children's Medical Center, Northwell Health, spoke about sudden unexpected death in epilepsy and sleep at the 2022 AES Conference. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The division director of pediatric neurology, and director of the pediatric sleep program at Cohen Children's Medical Center of Northwell Health, spoke about the association between sleep disorders and pediatric epilepsy at the 2022 AES annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 3 minutes]

The assistant professor of neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School spoke about the high risk of epilepsy for the older population at the 2022 AES annual meeting. [WATCH TIME: 1 minute]

In a recent time-to-event analysis based on two clinical trials of patients with Dravet syndrome results demonstrated an overall reduction in seizure burden with fenfluramine.