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Pregnant Women Turning To Safer Antiseizure Drugs
THURSDAY, July 24, 2025 — More pregnant women are turning to newer and potentially safer antiseizure medications, a new study says. Older antiseizure drugs like valproate and phenobarbital are known t...
Specific Antiseizure Medications Associated With Major Malformations in Infants
FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 – Maternal use of valproate, phenobarbital, and topiramate early in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for major malformations in infants compared with lamotrigine,...
Some Newer Antiseizure Meds Safer During Pregnancy
THURSDAY, July 17, 2025 — Some newer antiseizure medications appear to be safer for pregnant women to take without risk of birth defects, a new study says. Second-generation antiseizure drugs like l...
Socioeconomic Disparities Contribute to Frequent ED Visits for Seizure
MONDAY, July 14, 2025 – Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities contribute to frequent emergency department visits for seizures, according to a study published online July 5 in Epilepsia. Brad...
Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis Linked to Childhood Epilepsy
FRIDAY, July 11, 2025 – Early-onset neonatal sepsis and meningitis are associated with an increased risk for childhood epilepsy, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open....
Epilepsy More Common With Frontotemporal Dementia
TUESDAY, June 10, 2025 – Epilepsy is more common among those with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) than among people with Alzheimer disease (AD) or healthy controls, according to a study published...
Tumor-Related Epilepsy Not Strong Prognostic Factor in Diffuse Glioma
WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2025 – For patients with diffuse gliomas, tumor-related epilepsy (TRE) is not a strong prognostic factor, according to a study published in the May issue of Brain and Behavior....
All-Cause Mortality Higher With Sleep Deprivation in Seniors With Epilepsy
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 – Older adults with sleep deprivation and epilepsy have an elevated risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online April 23 in Healthcare. Srikanta...
Neurelis Announces FDA Approval for Immediate Use Seizure Medication Valtoco (diazepam nasal spray) in Ages 2 to 5 Years
San Diego, CA – April, 16, 2025 – Neurelis, Inc., today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Valtoco (diazepam nasal spray) for short-term treatment of seizure clust...
New Definition of Epilepsy Improves Diagnosis, Treatment
TUESDAY, April 15, 2025 – The new International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) definition of epilepsy results in a higher frequency of epilepsy diagnosis and treatment, according to a study...
Medial Temporal Lobectomy Aids Seizure Outcomes in Epilepsy
MONDAY, April 14, 2025 – Medial temporal lobectomy is effective in improving seizure outcomes among patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy, according to a study published online March 6...
Use of Parallel Transmit 7T MRI Changes Management for Epilepsy Surgery
THURSDAY, March 27, 2025 – Parallel transmit (pTx) 7 Tesla (T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) changes management in more than half of adult candidates for epilepsy surgery, according to a study...
Powerful MRI Scans Aid Epilepsy Surgery
WEDNESDAY, March 26, 2025 – The first sign of seizures for Amanda Bradbury were auras in her vision that cropped up around age 19. Then came frequent bouts of anxiety, struggling to maintain focus...
Graph Neural Network Can Detect Epileptogenic Focal Cortical Dysplasia
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 – A graph neural network using data from the Multicenter Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) Project (MELD Graph) can detect epileptogenic focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) on...
AI Can Guide Surgery For Childhood Epilepsy
THURSDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 – Artificial intelligence (AI) might help treat childhood epilepsy by detecting brain abnormalities that are causing kids’ seizures, a new study suggests. The AI tool, called ...
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