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.
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Add-On Seizure Medicines Help, With Cenobamate Leading
This study combined results from 35 studies in a network meta-analysis.
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Devices & Neuromodulation | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics
Brain Stimulation May Cut Seizures in Hard-to-Treat Epilepsy
This paper was a systematic review with pooled analysis of studies on deep brain stimulation (DBS) in the thalamus for adults with drug-resistant epilepsy.
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Many People With Epilepsy In Germany Miss Specialist Care
This study looked at how people with epilepsy in Germany were treated and referred through the healthcare system.
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Midazolam Worked Best For Adult Seizures Outside Hospital
This study combined results from 14 previous studies of benzodiazepines used for status epilepticus in adults in out-of-hospital settings.
