FDA: Arrhythmia Risk With Lamotrigine May Be Class Effect Agency updates warning for people with cardiac disease taking sodium channel blockers Apr 01, 2021
Stroke, Sexual Assault Trauma Tied to Psychogenic Seizures Large study finds novel link with cerebrovascular disease Dec 08, 2020
Sudden Death in Epilepsy May Be More Common in Children Registry data show higher mortality rates than previously thought Dec 05, 2020
Car Accidents Common With Undetected Epilepsy Subtle seizures may include brief hallucinations or deja vu Oct 20, 2020
Dementia Tied to Olfaction; Preclinical Alzheimer's Trial; Guillain-Barré and COVID-19 News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Jul 21, 2020
Seizures and COVID-19 Italian case suggests breakthrough seizures may indicate infection Apr 23, 2020
Neurology Patients Have Higher Suicide Rates While suicide is rare, some disorders carry five times more risk Feb 04, 2020
After Five Months in a Coma, Young Nurse Wakes Up Chicago RN with rare autoimmune encephalitis responds to unusual treatment Jan 10, 2020
FDA Warns of Breathing Problems With Gabapentinoids Updated labeling for gabapentin, pregabalin, and new trials required Dec 19, 2019
Diazepam Nasal Spray Shows Promise for Poor Seizure Control Profile similar to rectal administration, with less interpatient variability Dec 10, 2019
The Puzzling Link Between Autism and Infantile Spasms Genetic or causal? Study looks at siblings to find out Dec 09, 2019
Cannabidiol Cuts Seizures in Another Rare Epilepsy Pharmaceutical-grade CBD shows efficacy in tuberous sclerosis complex Dec 07, 2019
Gabapentinoids Tied to Suicidal Behavior and Unintentional Overdose New patterns emerge, especially for young people Jun 14, 2019
Mixed Results with Tranexamic Acid in TBI No benefit for neurological outcomes; some improvement in 28-day mortality rate May 08, 2019
Seizure Patients Often See Swift Return to Hospital Will CMS penalize epilepsy readmissions in the future? Dec 28, 2018
Do Psychotropic Drugs Affect EMU Seizure Frequency? Some psych meds linked to fewer epilepsy monitoring unit seizures; others tied to more Dec 07, 2018
Fenfluramine Again Shows Efficacy in Dravet Syndrome No signs of cardiac valve toxicity, though some children lost weight Dec 05, 2018
Teens, Adults With Epilepsy at High Risk for Depression Two studies call for regular mental health screening of epilepsy patients Dec 03, 2018
Seizure Risk in Pregnancy Highest With Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Changes in antiepileptic drug metabolism during pregnancy may play a role Dec 03, 2018
Benefits of CBD for Epilepsy Fades in One-Third of Patients But the observation that two-thirds continued to benefit may be a key finding Dec 02, 2018
Unplanned Pregnancy May Double Miscarriage Risk in Epilepsy Patients Interpregnancy interval, conception age also may play roles Oct 15, 2018
Daily, Weekly Seizure Cycles More Common Than Previously Thought Cycles may occur in more than 80% of epilepsy patients Sep 13, 2018
Elephants and Alzheimer's; Omega-3 and Epilepsy; Eye Disease and Dementia News and commentary from the world of neurology and neuroscience Aug 14, 2018
Novel Endocannabinoid Modulator Improves Tics in Tourette's In small study, total number, intensity decreased with minimal side effects, although no change for vocal tics Apr 27, 2018
Potentially Fatal Immune Reactions to Lamotrigine Draw FDA Warning Eight serious events including one death since drug was approved in 1994 Apr 25, 2018
AAN 2018: Rare Disease Breakthroughs and Novel Approaches Noteworthy presentations at American Academy of Neurology meeting Apr 20, 2018
Cycling, Walking Also Risky in People with Epilepsy Rates higher than for car accidents, and independent of seizure meds Mar 08, 2018
How to Better ID Brain Cysts from Pork Tapeworm Neurocysticercosis requires neuroimaging, serologic testing Feb 22, 2018
Gladiator Blood and Liquid Gold: Good for What Ails You? A new book by Lydia Kang, MD, reviews the most dubious cures in history Dec 19, 2017
Epilepsy Patients Failing Regular Meds Improved with Medical Cannabis Reported better overall health as well as seizure control in pilot study Dec 05, 2017
Ketogenic Diet May Help in Tough-to-Treat Epilespy Literature review suggests benefit in refractory status epilepticus Dec 04, 2017
Cannabidiol May Boost Blood Levels of Common Seizure Drugs Open-label study shows interactions with 5 epilepsy meds Aug 07, 2017
Guideline: Emphasize Seizure Control to Save Lives Tonic-clonic seizures tied to SUDEP risk, according to AAN/AES guideline Apr 24, 2017
Seizure Risk After Sepsis Lasts for Years Far above rates seen in non-sepsis patients, especially at younger ages Apr 23, 2017
Cannabidiol Cuts Seizures in LGS Patients Decreased appetite, sleepiness most common side effects Apr 18, 2017
Old Epilepsy Classification System Updated Revises decades-old taxonomy to improve diagnosis, treatment, and research Mar 10, 2017
Infantile Spasms Dx Often Comes Slowly Less than a third offered first-line treatment within a week of onset Dec 06, 2016
Cannabidiol Interacts with Multiple Epilepsy Drugs Four agents in addition to clobazam identified in open-label study Dec 05, 2016
Study: Watch for PSE in Chronic Stroke Patients Younger ones may be at greater risk for post-stroke epilepsy Dec 04, 2016
