Epilepsy News

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Epilepsy was common in two urban Kenyan settings and diagnostic gaps were substantially high, demonstrating a need for targeted interventions, according to research in The Lancet Global Health.

NYU Langone was again the top hospital in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery, according to the latest annual Best Hospitals Survey issued by U.S. News & World Report.

DENVER - Cenobamate was effective in treating focal seizures administered as a whole tablet, crushed tablet or by nasogastric tube, Vijay Vashi, PhD, in this Healio video from the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

Nocturnal hypoxemia and sleep apnea raised the risk for late-onset epilepsy even after adjustment for several risk factors and comorbidities, according to results published in Sleep.

The FDA has granted Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy designation to a novel regenerative cell therapy to treat drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, according to the manufacturer.

DENVER — Primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures present unique challenges to adolescents diagnosed with the condition, Sunita Misra, MD, PhD, said in this Healio video at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

DENVER — Treatment with cannabidiol led to significant seizure reduction in those with focal-onset epilepsy and demonstrated a favorable safety profile, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

For those with epilepsy who may become pregnant and their potential offspring, medications must optimize seizure control as well as outcomes for the fetus, according to new guidelines presented in Neurology.