Improving Epilepsy Care for Pregnant Women in South Africa
This study looked at how epilepsy is managed in pregnant women at a high-risk obstetrics clinic in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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New Guidelines Improve Epilepsy Care and Patient Outcomes
Researchers studied the development of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and consensus-based recommendations (CBRs) for managing epilepsy.
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iEEG Connectivity Analysis May Improve Epilepsy Surgery Outcomes
This study looked at how well a method called intracranial electroencephalographic (iEEG) connectivity analysis can help locate the areas in the brain responsible for seizures in adults with focal drug-resistant epilepsy.
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New Imaging Technique Reveals Brain Changes in Epileptic Rats
This study looked at a specific type of receptor in the brain called the cannabinoid receptor type 2 (CB2R) in rats that have epilepsy.
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New Hope for Treating Post-Stroke Epilepsy
Researchers studied the relationship between strokes and the development of epilepsy, focusing on patients who experienced either ischaemic strokes (blockages in blood flow) or intracranial hemorrhages (bleeding in the brain).
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Maternal Weight Before Pregnancy Linked to Childhood Epilepsy Risk
This study looked at whether a mother’s weight before pregnancy and how much weight she gains during pregnancy affect the risk of her child developing epilepsy.
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MRI and PET Scans Help Identify Epilepsy in Children
This study looked at two brain imaging techniques, Arterial Spin Labelling MRI and [18F]FDG-PET, to see how well they can identify the area of the brain causing seizures in children with epilepsy.
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Improving Neuropsychological Testing for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Patients
This study looked at pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) who were being evaluated for epilepsy surgery.
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Epilepsy Disrupts Sleep Quality in Children
This study looked at how epilepsy affects sleep in children and teenagers.
