Episode 82: Managing Seizures After Ischemic Stroke

Episode 82 of the NeurologyLive^® Mind Moments^® podcast is now live! Scroll down to listen or click here to subscribe on your favorite streaming service.

The Mind Moments^® podcast features exclusive interviews with leaders in the field discussing the latest research and disease management strategies across the breadth of neurology, including epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson disease, dementia, sleep disorders, and more.

Episode 82, "Managing Seizures After Ischemic Stroke," features an exclusive interview with Carolina Ferreira Atuesta, MD, MSc, a scientific researcher and clinical data manager at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She spoke about research she and colleagues recently presented at the American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting on poststroke epilepsy, the ongoing clinical efforts to manage seizures occurring after stroke, what studies still need to explore, and more.

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The stories featured in this week's Neurology News Minute, which will give you quick updates on the following developments in neurology, are further detailed here:

• FDA Accepts New Drug Application for Duchenne Therapy Vamorolone
• Enrollment for Pivotal Phase 3 PHOENIX Study of AMX0035 Completed
• Alzheimer’s Association Panel Offers Considerations for New Definition of Meaningful Change in Drug Trials
• Sanofi Discontinues Phase 3 Study of Tolebrutinib in Myasthenia Gravis

EPISODE BREAKDOWN

• 1:20 – Background on the multicenter study
• 3:30 – Goals of the study and main findings
• 5:25 – Surprising findings from the study
• 6:50 – The understanding of this association in clinical care
• 9:25 – Neurology News Minute
• 11:55 – Current state of prognostication post stroke
• 16:50 – The lack of standardized approach to monitoring
• 20:50 – Lingering needs for future studies
• 22:55 – Closing thoughts

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REFERENCES
1. Atuesta FC. Seizures After Ischemic Stroke: A Matched Multicenter Study. Presented at: AES Annual Meeting; December 2-6, 2022; Nashville, TN, and virtual. SIG.
2. Ferreira-Atuesta C, Döhler N, Erdélyi-Canavese B, et al. Seizures after Ischemic Stroke: A Matched Multicenter Study. Ann Neurol. 2021;90(5):808-820. doi:10.1002/ana.26212