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  • Persian Depression Checklist Helps Teens With Epilepsy – illustration
    Comorbidities | Epilepsy Research Summaries | New Studies | Pediatrics

    Persian Depression Checklist Helps Teens With Epilepsy

    May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

    This study evaluated whether the Persian version of the Neurological Disorders Depression Inventory for Epilepsy (NDDI-E) is a valid and reliable tool for screening for depression in adolescents with epilepsy.

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  • Younger-Looking Brains Linked To Better VNS Outcomes – illustration
    Devices & Neuromodulation | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics

    Younger-Looking Brains Linked To Better VNS Outcomes

    May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

    Researchers built a “brain-age” tool from structural MRI scans.

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  • What Helps Women With Epilepsy Stay Active – illustration
    Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies

    What Helps Women With Epilepsy Stay Active

    May 11, 2026May 11, 2026

    This paper was a scoping review, which means it gathered and summarized existing research rather than testing one new treatment.

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  • Some Seizure Medicine Combinations May Raise Birth Defect Risk – illustration
    Devices & Neuromodulation | Epilepsy Research Summaries | New Studies | Pediatrics | Pregnancy

    Some Seizure Medicine Combinations May Raise Birth Defect Risk

    May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

    This study looked at the risk of major congenital malformations in babies born to women who used common antiseizure medicine combinations during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

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  • How Well Epilepsy Screening Works Across Sub-Saharan Africa – illustration
    Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies

    How Well Epilepsy Screening Works Across Sub-Saharan Africa

    May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

    This paper is a protocol, which means it describes a plan for a future systematic review and meta-analysis.

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  • Many Children With FCD Epilepsy Do Well After Surgery – illustration
    Epilepsy Research Summaries | Imaging & EEG | New Studies | Pediatrics

    Many Children With FCD Epilepsy Do Well After Surgery

    May 10, 2026May 10, 2026

    This study looked at children with epilepsy related to focal cortical dysplasia (FCD).

    Read More Many Children With FCD Epilepsy Do Well After SurgeryContinue

  • Metabolic Syndrome Is Common In People With Epilepsy – illustration
    Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies

    Metabolic Syndrome Is Common In People With Epilepsy

    May 9, 2026May 9, 2026

    This paper combined results from earlier studies to estimate how common metabolic syndrome is in people with epilepsy around the world.

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  • Keto Diets May Reduce Seizures In Latin America – illustration
    Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Ketogenic Diet | New Studies | Pediatrics

    Keto Diets May Reduce Seizures In Latin America

    May 9, 2026May 9, 2026

    This paper combined results from 13 studies on ketogenic dietary therapies (KDT) for refractory epilepsy in Latin America.

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  • Brain Wave Changes May Help Predict Epilepsy After Malaria – illustration
    Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | New Studies | Pediatrics

    Brain Wave Changes May Help Predict Epilepsy After Malaria

    May 9, 2026May 9, 2026

    Researchers followed 186 children ages 6 months to 11 years in Chipata, Zambia who had confirmed central nervous system malaria.

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