A multicenter cohort study explores how the timing of ASM withdrawal after epilepsy surgery may influence seizure relapse and ...
Epilepsy patients need to grasp these elements because they determine their ability to manage seizures and achieve their desired quality of life.
A new 16-week study of 204 adult epilepsy patients found that 98% of participants believe that all patients with epilepsy should have a seizure action plan (SAP), regardless of seizure status. These ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While they can't always tell, epilepsy patients quite often know when a seizure will occur, a new study indicates. Younger patients and those with frequent seizures are ...
There’s a lack of awareness related to certain diseases. This makes it easier for people to believe in the myths surrounding it. One such disease is epilepsy. It is a brain disorder in which a person ...
Epilepsy affects millions in India, but stigma, myths, and fear delay diagnosis and treatment. Doctors stress early care, awareness, and modern therapies can help patients live normal lives.
Valproate (Depakene) emerged as the best first-line choice for generalized epilepsy in a pragmatic study and lamotrigine (Lamictal) as the best first-line treatment for focal epilepsy, British ...
According to a recent study, in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), epileptic seizures are significantly more common than previously known. The discovery deepens understanding of the symptoms ...
Patients with epilepsy may report less than half of their seizures to clinicians, according to survey results presented online as part of the 2020 American Academy of Neurology Science Highlights.
Blanket makers are, from left, first row: Olivia Loughlin, Walter Chippi, Silas Mooney, Tom Jungbaer, Terry Gavenosis, Lisa Johnson, Kennedy Dodson, Michele Frisbie and Lisa Winter. Second row: ...
Medication can control seizures in about two-thirds of people with epilepsy. The drugs are not a cure, but seizures don't always last a lifetime; in as many as half of people with epilepsy, the ...