GAD65 Brain Inflammation and Seizures in Children
This paper looked at 3 pediatric patients with GAD65 antibodies who were seen at Arkansas Children’s Hospital from 2016 to 2022.
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Care Gaps Found In Reproductive And Mental Health Support
This study looked at reproductive-age youth with epilepsy who were seen in pediatric neurology clinics at one epilepsy program in Edmonton, Canada.
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Devices & Neuromodulation | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics
Brain Stimulation Reduced Seizures In Hard-To-Treat Generalized Epilepsy
Researchers evaluated a brain device treatment called responsive thalamic stimulation as an add-on therapy for people with drug-resistant idiopathic generalized epilepsy (IGE) who had generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCSs).
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Devices & Neuromodulation | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics
Global Survey Shows Delays In Children’s Epilepsy Surgery
This study looked at current pediatric epilepsy surgery and presurgical evaluation practices around the world.
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Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Imaging & EEG | New Studies | Pediatrics | Safety & First Aid
Early Epilepsy Surgery May Improve Infant Development
This study looked at very early epilepsy surgery in infants 6 months old or younger who had severe epilepsy linked to structural brain problems present from birth.
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Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | New Studies | Pediatrics
Rare Brain Tumor Linked To Seizures Has Good Outcomes
This study looked at polymorphous low-grade neuroepithelial tumor of the young (PLNTY), a recently recognized brain tumor type linked with epilepsy.
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Genetic Testing Helped Find Causes In Some Epilepsies
This study built a real-world database of 167 people with epilepsy and examined how often genetic testing identified a diagnosis.
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Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | New Studies | Pediatrics
Early Treatment Helped Seizures In Rare KCNQ2 Deletion
This paper is a case report.
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About 1 In 8 People Have Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
This study combined results from 12 earlier studies to estimate how common drug-resistant epilepsy is in low- and middle-income countries.
