Epilepsy News

Impact of Ramadan on seizure-related emergency department visits in Qatar - CONCLUSION: Ramadan was not associated with increased seizure-related ED burden. Emergency physicians modified acute management for fasting subjects by favouring intravenous antiseizure medication loading and deferring new oral regimen initiation.

A qualitative study of the barriers and enablers to antiseizure medication adherence in children with epilepsy - CONCLUSION: Our findings highlight the potential determinants to antiseizure medication adherence in children with epilepsy and their carers/parents. Factors influencing adherence included child, parent and system level influences. We recommend that Healthcare professionals (HCPs) should proactively identify and address formulation-related challenges to support adherence and prioritise clear co...

Neurometabolic Epilepsies: A Practical Guide to Recognition, Diagnostic Workup, and Precision Treatment - Neurometabolic epilepsies are a heterogeneous group of inherited metabolic disorders in which seizures are a major clinical feature and may be the presenting symptom. Although each disorder is rare, they are clinically significant because many are potentially treatable and early intervention can substantially improve neurological outcomes. The clinical spectrum includes neonatal epileptic encep...

Dietary amino acid patterns and epilepsy among the PERSIAN cohort population: A cross-sectional study - Epilepsy is characterized by the occurrence of at least two unprovoked seizures occurring more than 24 h apart, reflecting a predisposition to recurrent epileptic events. The role of dietary amino acids (AAs) in epilepsy is not clearly understood. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to investigate the link between the odds of developing epilepsy and dietary AA patterns. This c...

Genes Do Not Read DSM: Tuberous Sclerosis Complex May Dominate with Multi-Neuropsychiatric Symptoms - Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a multisystem genetic disorder frequently accompanied by epilepsy and TSC-associated neuropsychiatric disorders. Psychiatric-predominant seizure presentations may, however, delay recognition. This clinical challenge describes a 26-year-old woman with recurrent panic-like episodes characterized by dyspnea, choking sensations, palpitations, and derealization, f...

The bidirectional relationship between epilepsy and sleep: a narrative review - CONCLUSION: A multidisciplinary approach integrating systematic screening for sleep disorders, optimization of antiseizure medication timing and selection, treatment of comorbid obstructive sleep apnea, and behavioral sleep interventions has the potential to meaningfully improve outcomes in patients with epilepsy. Wider implementation of these strategies in routine clinical practice is both a p...

Brain signal irregularity may provide clues to understanding epileptic process - Researchers propose a new method to differentiate signals from the epileptic focus from those recorded in other parts of the brain without the presence of an epileptic seizure. This technique may help detect epilepsy-induced features from these signals much quicker than conventional analysis techniques.

Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes - New research introduces a novel network analysis technology that uses minimally invasive resting state electrophysiological recordings to localize seizure onset brain regions and predict seizure outcomes in just 10 minutes.

Antidepressant use during pregnancy not linked to epilepsy in children - A new study suggests that antidepressant use by mothers during the first trimester of pregnancy does not increase the chances of epilepsy and seizures in babies.