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Serious Neurologic Complications Uncommon in Children Younger Than 5 With Flu
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – Serious neurologic complications are uncommon among young children with influenza but occur more often among those with underlying neurologic conditions, according to a...
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 &...
Offspring of Women With Epilepsy Experience Decreased Bone Metabolism
FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2025 – Women with epilepsy may have offspring with decreased bone metabolism and lower birth weight, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in the Annals of Clinical and...
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...
Epilepsy Associated With Poor Brain Health
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – Epilepsy is associated with poor brain health, with a consistent deleterious effect seen on cognitive and motor function and mental health, according to a study published...
Poststroke Epilepsy Risk Varies With Antihypertensive Treatment
TUESDAY, Dec. 17, 2024 – For patients with hypertension and ischemic stroke, the risk for poststroke epilepsy (PSE) varies according to antihypertensive treatment, according to a study presented at...
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...
People With Epilepsy Have Higher Likelihood of Cognitive Impairment
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – Cognitive impairment, especially in learning and memory, is more likely among people with epilepsy, according to a study published online Nov. 19 in Epilepsia Open. Remy...
Usual/Permanent Night Shifts, Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Epilepsy
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – Night shifts and poor sleep quality are associated with an increased risk for incident epilepsy, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in BMC Public Health. Xushuai...
One Type of Blood Pressure Med May Help Prevent Post-Stroke Epilepsy
MONDAY, Dec. 9, 2024 – Some people develop epilepsy after surviving a stroke, as the injury they’ve sustained causes scarring and disorganized electrical activity in their brains. But one type of b...
Many Women With Epilepsy Unaware of Seizure Meds' Risks to Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Dec. 6, 2024 – Many women with epilepsy who are of childbearing age might not realize their anti-seizure drugs can raise the risk of birth defects or dampen the effectiveness of their birth...
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...
Newer Epilepsy Meds Safe During Pregnancy, Won't Affect Kids' Neurodevelopment
MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2024 – For decades, it's been known that certain older medications women use to control epilepsy seizures can pose risks to a fetus. However, data now suggests that no such risk ...
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