New Surgical Methods Improve Treatment for Moyamoya Disease
This study focused on adults with moyamoya disease (MMD), a condition that causes narrowing of blood vessels in the brain, leading to strokes.
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New Measure Balances Seizure Control and Quality of Life
This study focused on a new way to measure the effectiveness of epilepsy treatments, specifically looking at a drug called brivaracetam.
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Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Ketogenic Diet | New Studies | Pediatrics
Ketogenic Diet May Improve Seizure Control in Epilepsy
Researchers studied how the ketogenic diet (KD) affects the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA) in people with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE).
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Comorbidities | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics
Rare Gene Mutation Linked to Unusual Movement Disorder in Infants
Researchers studied a patient with unusual movement problems linked to a change in the PRRT2 gene.
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Cenobamate Outperforms Other Medications for Focal Epilepsy
This study looked at how effective and safe four different medications—brivaracetam, cenobamate, lacosamide, and perampanel—are for adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy.
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Comorbidities | Devices & Neuromodulation | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | New Studies
New Hope for Neuropsychiatric Disorders with eTNS Therapy
Researchers studied a technique called external trigeminal nerve stimulation (eTNS) to see how it might help with various neuropsychiatric disorders.
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SCA10 Patients Show Brain Connectivity Changes and Atrophy
This study looked at people with spinocerebellar ataxia type 10 (SCA10), a rare genetic condition that affects movement and can cause seizures.
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KCNH Mutations Linked to Epilepsy and Developmental Disorders
Researchers studied how certain genetic mutations in two proteins, KCNH1 and KCNH5, are linked to epilepsy and developmental disorders.
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Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | New Studies | Pediatrics
New Framework for Evaluating Pediatric Movement Disorders Before Surgery
Researchers studied how children with movement disorders, specifically those with severe muscle stiffness (known as hypertonia), are evaluated before undergoing neurosurgery.
