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Newborns With Seizures At Greater Risk of Epilepsy
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – A baby’s seizure in a neonatal ICU could be a red flag for future risk of epilepsy. Newborns who suffer seizures following birth are more likely to develop epilepsy in c...
Cumulative Epilepsy Risk Higher After Neonatal Seizures
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – The highest risk for epilepsy after neonatal seizures appears to be within the first year of life, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in Developmental Medicine &...
Simple Congenital Heart Diseases Tied to Higher Epilepsy Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2025 – Among simple congenital heart diseases (CHD), patent foramen ovale (PFO) is associated with a significantly higher risk for epilepsy, according to a study published in the...
Epilepsy in Children Linked to Lower QOL and Caregiver Strain
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Disability is a significant risk factor for lower quality of life (QOL) and increased caregiver burden among children with epilepsy and their caregivers, according to a...
AI Performs Well in Identifying Infantile Epileptic Spasms
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 – Deep learning analysis can be used to detect epileptic spasms (ES) from smartphone home videos of young children, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of...
Two Common Antiseizure Medications Do Not Harm Child Neurodevelopment
TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2024 -- Fetal exposure to two common antiseizure medications (ASMs) does not seem to negatively impact children's neurological development at age 6 years, according to a study pu...
FDA Approves Vigafyde (vigabatrin) as the First and Only Ready-to-Use Vigabatrin Oral Solution
PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE) June 17, 2024 --Pyros Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Pyros or the Company), a leader in the development of enhanced specialty pharmaceuticals for rare diseases, announced...
Will Epilepsy Meds Taken in Pregnancy Affect a Child's Creativity?
THURSDAY, May 30, 2024 – Newer epilepsy drugs taken while pregnant won’t affect the creative thinking of children, an effect that had been observed in older medications, a new study reports. R...