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  • Perampanel Helped Some Young Children With Hard-To-Treat Epilepsy – illustration
    Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics | Safety & First Aid

    Perampanel Helped Some Young Children With Hard-To-Treat Epilepsy

    June 20, 2026June 20, 2026

    This study looked at add-on treatment with perampanel in very young children with drug-resistant epilepsy.

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  • Gene Clues Found In Family Epilepsy Cases – illustration
    Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | New Studies | Pediatrics

    Gene Clues Found In Family Epilepsy Cases

    June 20, 2026June 20, 2026

    Researchers studied 3 families with epilepsy from a highly consanguineous population.

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  • Insular Seizures Often Start With Sudden Complex Movements – illustration
    Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | Lifestyle & Sleep | New Studies | Pediatrics

    Insular Seizures Often Start With Sudden Complex Movements

    June 20, 2026June 20, 2026

    This paper was a systematic review, which means the authors searched past medical reports and retrospective case series to look for patterns.

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  • ES-481 May Reduce Seizures In Hard-To-Control Epilepsy – illustration
    Comorbidities | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | Imaging & EEG | New Studies

    ES-481 May Reduce Seizures In Hard-To-Control Epilepsy

    June 19, 2026June 19, 2026

    This study tested ES-481, a new add-on anti-seizure medicine, in adults with drug-resistant epilepsy.

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  • Lacosamide And Brivaracetam Show Similar Short-Term Results – illustration
    Devices & Neuromodulation | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies

    Lacosamide And Brivaracetam Show Similar Short-Term Results

    June 19, 2026June 19, 2026

    Researchers combined results from randomized, double-blind studies that tested two add-on seizure medicines, lacosamide (LCM) and brivaracetam (BRV), in adults and older teens with drug-resistant focal epilepsy.

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  • Lacosamide May Help Newborn Seizures With Careful Monitoring – illustration
    Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics

    Lacosamide May Help Newborn Seizures With Careful Monitoring

    June 19, 2026June 19, 2026

    This report describes one premature newborn boy in the Netherlands who had hard-to-control seizures.

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  • Surgery May Help Some People With Severe Ongoing Seizures – illustration
    Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics | Status Epilepticus

    Surgery May Help Some People With Severe Ongoing Seizures

    June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

    This paper was a structured narrative review, not a new clinical trial.

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  • Madrid Plan Speeds Emergency Care For Severe Seizures – illustration
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    Madrid Plan Speeds Emergency Care For Severe Seizures

    June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

    This paper describes the Urgent Epileptic Seizures Care Process in the Community of Madrid for severe epileptic seizures, also called the “Seizure Code.” It is intended for both children and adults.

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  • Some Children May Respond Better To VNS Therapy – illustration
    Devices & Neuromodulation | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies

    Some Children May Respond Better To VNS Therapy

    June 18, 2026June 18, 2026

    This paper combined results from earlier studies to look for factors linked with response to vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) in people with drug-resistant epilepsy.

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