Seizure Emergencies In Spain Strain Hospitals And Families
This paper reviewed published studies about seizure emergencies in Spain.
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IVIG May Reduce Seizures In Some Children
This study looked at whether intravenous immunoglobulin, called IVIG, might help children with drug-resistant epilepsy.
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Devices & Neuromodulation | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Ketogenic Diet | New Studies | Pediatrics
Movement Problems Often Happen Alongside Severe Childhood Epilepsy
This paper reviewed published research on monogenic developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE), with a focus on movement disorders that occur along with epilepsy.
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Education Programs Help Families Manage Childhood Epilepsy
This paper combined results from 10 randomized controlled trials that tested educational programs for children with epilepsy and/or their parents or caregivers.
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Best Seizure Medicines For Children Are Used Less Often
This study looked at which first antiseizure medicine was prescribed to children with epilepsy in the United States from 2015 to 2024.
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Brivaracetam Shows Promise For Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
This study looked at brivaracetam (BRV) used alone as the initial seizure medicine in patients with juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME).
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Gut Bacteria May Affect Response To Spasm Treatment
This preliminary study looked at gut bacteria in children with infantile epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS), a severe epilepsy syndrome in infancy.
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Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | New Studies | Pediatrics
MRI Clues Linked To Thinking Problems In Children
This exploratory pilot study looked at whether certain MRI features of a brain malformation called focal cortical dysplasia type II (FCD II) were linked with neuropsychological functioning in children and teens with pharmacoresistant epilepsy.
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Weighing Seizure Medicine Benefits And Side Effects
This brief report did not test a new epilepsy treatment in a new group of patients.
