Seizure

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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.

For childbearing aged women with idiopathic generalized epilepsy, switching medication from valproate to levetiracetam compared with lamotrigine decreased seizure recurrence at 24 months, according to research from Neurology.

Caregivers for those with Lennox Gastaut and Dravet syndrome reported that cannabidiol treatment led to improved nonseizure outcomes and reduced seizure burden, according to a study from Epilepsy Research.

ORLANDO — Although effective treatments have been established for those with epilepsy, there is a need for more and novel therapies, which face barriers of efficacy and access, according to a presenter.

ORLANDO — Adjunctive treatment with brivaracetam led to significant seizure reduction and seizure freedom in a cohort of adults with focal onset epilepsy, according to interim results of a study.

ORLANDO — Individuals with treatment-resistant focal epilepsy that required multiple antiseizure medications saw their seizure frequency significantly reduced after 1 year, according to a poster.

Yoga therapy significantly reduced the felt stigma of epilepsy along with improving anxiety and quality of life at 6 months compared to sham, according to research presented in Neurology.

In this Healio video, Robert C. Stowe, MD, an instructor of neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, discusses highlights from a session at the Child Neurology Society annual meeting.

PHILADELPHIA — Among a small cohort of women with epilepsy who were attempting to conceive a child, no associations were found between pregnancy and change in catamenial seizure reduction, according to a poster presentation.