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Seizure action plans: Management and educational tools in epilepsy care -
Historically, seizure action plans have focused on certain high-risk groups—such as people with drug-resistant epilepsy and people with a history of status epilepticus or seizure clusters. Neurology ...
Modifiable Factors Responsible for Most Epilepsy Relapses -
In patients with newly diagnosed epilepsy, nearly 70% of seizure relapses are linked to potentially modifiable factors, including poor adherence and inadequate ASM dosing, rather than drug resistance.
New tools map seizures in the brain, improve epilepsy treatment -
Two new models could solve a problem that's long frustrated millions of people with epilepsy and the doctors who treat them: how to find precisely where seizures originate to treat exactly that part ...
Seizure Burden in Resistant Epilepsy May Ease With the Tincture of Time -
Nearly 70% of patients with focal treatment-resistant epilepsy (FTRE) experience fewer seizures over time, new results of a multicenter study showed. However, the improvements occurred independent of ...
People with focal epilepsy often have seizures while driving before a diagnosis -
Prior to being diagnosed with epilepsy, 5% of people with a type of epilepsy called focal epilepsy had a seizure while driving, according to a new study published in the June 7, 2023, online issue of ...
Teacher Who Was Filmed Having a Seizure During Class Shares How She Navigates Epilepsy as an Educator (Exclusive) -
Yareli Jessica Gijon experienced her first seizure at age 12 and was later diagnosed with epilepsy after years of uncertainty She has learned to manage her condition while teaching by recognizing ...
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Fatty Acid Binding Protein 5 Mediates Astrocytic Pyroptosis and Neuroinflammation in Epilepsy via cGAS/STING Pathway -
Pyroptosis is an inflammatory type of programmed cell death that may contribute to epilepsy initiation and progression through neuroinflammation. Fatty acid binding protein 5 (FABP5), a lipid chaperone, has been implicated in chronic inflammation. However, whether FABP5 regulates pyroptosis and its pathological role in epilepsy remains uncharacterized. Here, FABP5 was upregulated in astrocytes ...
Misinformation about seizures and epilepsy on the web: The need for systematic quality management -
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Antiepileptic potential of salicylhydroxamic acid: genomic, molecular docking, and functional evaluations in pentylenetetrazole-induced adult zebrafish -
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that causes disturbances in the electrical activity, leading to neuronal excitability and damage, resulting in a global burden. In the present situation, the treatment of epilepsy focuses on the development of biomarkers and new antiepileptic drug candidates for enhanced diagnosis and treatment. This study aims to determine the potential therapeutic e...
Super-refractory Status Epilepticus in Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome Triggered by Influenza A: A Pediatric Case Report -
Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is a rare cause of new-onset refractory status epilepticus following a febrile illness. We report the case of a previously healthy three-year-old boy who developed focal seizures in the context of a confirmed Influenza A infection, rapidly progressing to super-refractory status epilepticus. Initial investigations, including cerebrospinal fluid...
Delayed-Onset Cefepime Neurotoxicity in a Patient With Epilepsy and ESRD -
Cefepime is associated with central nervous system toxicity, particularly in patients with renal impairment. Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity (CIN) can manifest as seizures, encephalopathy, and other neurologic disturbances, often mimicking other conditions in complex patients. In this case report, we report a 42-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis, systemic lupus erythema...
Stroke and its consequences: protocol and pilot data of the observational Berlin Long-term Observation of Vascular Events (BeLOVE) stroke stratum -
INTRODUCTION: Following a cerebrovascular event, the associated risks for further major adverse cerebro- and cardiovascular events and death (MACE) and important aspects of cognitive, mental and patient-reported outcomes are currently not understood, particularly long-term. Here, we present the study design of the ongoing Berlin Long-term Observation of Vascular Events (BeLOVE) stroke stratum a...
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