Role of vitamins in epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disease that presents as recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Pharmacotherapy is the main therapy for epilepsy, but at least 30% of patients with epilepsy have pharmacoresistant
Patient with Dravet syndrome: A case report
Case Presentation A 2‐year‐old male patient presented to our center with chief complaints of abnormal body movement for 3 days and on/off fever for 2 day. Medical History Family History Clinical Exam Physical examination revealed Laboratory examination revealed Treatment Clinical Outcome
A New Sub-Scalp EEG Monitoring System
A preliminary study on seizure detection and forecasting with a minimally invasive sub-scalp ultra-long term EEG monitoring device revealed successful and accurate monitoring of seziures comparable with conventional EEG monitoring. Five patients with refractory epilepsy were implanted with sub-scalp devices providing two channels of continuous data from both hemispheres of the brain, captured using a […]
Antiepileptic Drugs Linked to Cardiovascular Events
A study found an increased risk of major cardiovascular events in the people with epilepsy taking antiepileptic drugs. Epilepsy is often associated with increased mortality explained by comorbid conditions, lifestyle factors or cardiovascular events. Antiepileptic drugs are linked to lipid abnormalities, alterations in metabolic pathways, changes in homocysteine and C-reactive protein levels which contribute to […]
Brivaracetam FDA-Approved for Pediatric Seizures
Brivaracetam, available in the form of tablets, oral solution and intravenous fluid (IV) is now FDA-approved for the treatment of partial-onset seizures in children as young as one month. Brivaracetam IV formulation is the only IV formulation approved in last 7 years to treat partial-onset seizures in children one month of age and older. As […]
Association between COVID-19 and New-onset Epileptic Seizures
Name – American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (AAN 2021) (April 17 – April 22, 2021) Mode – Virtual A retrospective study conducted on COVID-19 patients, found a three times higher risk of novel seizures in those without a known history of epilepsy. Patients with new-onset seizures had longer hospital stays by 15 days and […]