Predictors of Late Seizure Relapse After Epilepsy Surgery
Based on the findings of a new study, incomplete resection and epilepsy onset during first year of life were found to be key predictors of late seizure relapse following epilepsy surgery. In this retrospective analysis, around 99 patients who experienced a seizure relapse after 2 years of seizure freedom were matched with controls having long-term […]
Cannabidiol Gel for Children with Encephalopathies
In children with developmental and epileptic encephalopathies, use of topical cannabidiol gel along with antiseizure therapy can improve quality of life. The safety and tolerability of cannabidiol gel was studied on 48 children, aged 3 to 13 years, in an open-label, non-randomized controlled trial. After the initial month of baseline and titration period, patients were […]
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 […]