Seizures as Primary Manifestation of Pediatric COVID-19
A systematic retrospective study established that seizures occur early and could be the primary manifestation of acute COVID-19 in children. The study included 175 children aged 6 months to 17 years, infected with COVID-19 out of which 11 had presented with seizures. It was found that these children may lack fever or other typical symptoms […]
Seizure, Deep Sleep and Postictal Bradycardia
A research on the analysis of sleep on heart rate following a recorded seizure found that deep sleep independently contributed to postictal bradycardia. This autonomic dysregulation, when severe enough, may contribute to postictal cardiac deterioration leading to death. Heart rate trends for multiple seizures were analysed in 42 patients with 101 electroencephalographically confirmed events. The […]
Cenobamate – A Promising Anti-seizure Drug
Cenobamate, a new epilepsy drug was established as safe and effective with reduced seizure frequency and higher seizure-freedom rate. A post hoc analyses from an open-label study, including 240 adult participants found 73.8% retention rate and 25.8% seizure freedom for >12 months. 33.9% of those who continued taking cenobamate were seizure free for about 23.5 […]
Incidence of Non-Motor Seizures in Parkinson’s Disease
Case Presentation An 82-year-old woman was having Incidence of Non-Motor Seizures in Parkinson’s disease with episodes of protracted confusion and unresponsiveness without recollection of her actions. Medical History At the age of 76, Clinical Exam An electroencephalogram (EEG) was obtained and the video displayed left temporal sharp wave and focal left temporal slowing. Fig 1: […]