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Teens With Epilepsy Face Higher Odds for Eating Disorders
MONDAY, Dec. 4, 2023 – Teenagers with epilepsy are more likely to have an eating disorder than those not suffering from the brain disease, a new study shows. About 8.4% of children ages 10 to 19...
Deployment History Has Differential Impact on Epilepsy in Veterans With TBI
THURSDAY, Nov. 30, 2023 – For veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI), deployment history has a significant differential impact on epilepsy predictors, according to a study published online Nov....
Yoga Intervention Can Reduce Felt Stigma in Epilepsy Patients
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 – For patients with epilepsy, yoga therapy plus psychoeducation can reduce felt stigma, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in Neurology. Kirandeep Kaur, Ph.D., from...
Could You Recognize the More Subtle Signs of a Seizure?
THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – A seizure doesn’t always look like what you see in the movies, but a new survey finds most Americans don't know what the more subtle signs of seizures are. “Anything that int...
Novel Potassium Channel Opener Safe, Effective for Adults With Focal Epilepsy
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11, 2023 – XEN1101 appears safe and effective for the treatment of focal-onset seizures (FOSs), according to results of a phase 2b study published online Oct. 9 in JAMA Neurology....
Experimental Drug XEN1101 Could Rein in Epilepsy Seizures
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 – For people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, seizures can be both frightening and dangerous, but a new experimental pill may bring significant relief to over one-third of them....
Mitch McConnell's Recent Episodes Weren't Strokes or Seizures, Capitol Doc Says
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 – The two "freezing" episodes that Sen. Mitch McConnell experienced recently weren't strokes or seizures, the Capitol physician said in a new letter released Tuesday. “My e...
Taking Kratom Claimed Her Son's Life. Now She and Others Are Warning of the Dangers
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 – J.D. Butler was planning a future with his girlfriend at his favorite New York City restaurant when that future came to a sudden, crushing halt. “They were planning on when s...
Here's How to Make Summer Sports Camp a Safe Adventure for Your Kid
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 – If your child is in sports camp this summer, you’ll want them to have fun and stay safe. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) offers some tips on dealing wit...
EMS Crews May Not Always Follow Guidelines When Dosing Kids: Study
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 – Less than half of all children treated by emergency medical services receive the right amount of medication during out-of-hospital emergencies, a new study found. In some...
Surgery Offers Survival Benefit for Pediatric Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 – For pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy, vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) or cranial epilepsy surgery offers a survival benefit compared with antiseizure...
Seizures While Driving Highlight Importance of Early Diagnosis of Epilepsy
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 – Before learning they had epilepsy, about 5% of people who have what's called focal epilepsy had a seizure while driving, new research suggests. “Seizures while driving pose s...
~5 Percent Have Seizure While Driving Prior to Epilepsy Diagnosis
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 – About 5 percent of people have a seizure while driving (SzWD) prior to being diagnosed with epilepsy, according to a study published online June 7 in Neurology. Benjamin...
Alzheimer's Genes Might Also Raise Odds for Epilepsy
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 – People with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease may have an increased risk of epilepsy, a new study says. And folks with a certain type of epilepsy may have hig...
Causal Link ID'd for Alzheimer Disease, Generalized Epilepsy
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 – There is a causal link between Alzheimer disease (AD), amyloid pathology, and generalized epilepsy, according to a study published online May 24 in Neurology. Yi Fang, M.D.,...
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