MRI and PET Scans Help Identify Epilepsy in Children
This study looked at two brain imaging techniques, Arterial Spin Labelling MRI and [18F]FDG-PET, to see how well they can identify the area of the brain causing seizures in children with epilepsy.
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Improving Neuropsychological Testing for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Patients
This study looked at pediatric patients with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) who were being evaluated for epilepsy surgery.
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Epilepsy Disrupts Sleep Quality in Children
This study looked at how epilepsy affects sleep in children and teenagers.
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Devices & Neuromodulation | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | New Studies | Pediatrics | Status Epilepticus
New Data Standards Improve Care for Pediatric Epilepsy Patients
This study focused on developing a set of common data elements (CDEs) specifically for children with epilepsy in Korea.
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New Study Links Severe Seizures to Neurological Disorders in Kids
This study looked at how convulsive status epilepticus (CSE), a severe type of seizure, affects children in Tottori Prefecture, Japan.
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Devices & Neuromodulation | Drug-Resistant Epilepsy | Epilepsy Research Summaries | Genetics | New Studies | Pediatrics
New Blood Tests May Help Diagnose Pediatric Epilepsy
This study looked at the potential of certain microRNAs as biomarkers for pediatric epilepsy, which is a common neurological disorder in children.
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Timing TMS With Brain Activity May Help Epilepsy Treatment
Researchers studied the timing of a technique called transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in two children with a specific type of epilepsy known as self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes.
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CHD4 Mutations Linked to Heart Issues in Rare Diseases
This study focused on understanding how mutations in a gene called CHD4 affect people with rare diseases, particularly those with cardiovascular issues.
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Variability in Vagus Nerve Stimulation Programming Practices Identified
This study looked at how doctors who treat epilepsy program vagus nerve stimulators (VNS), a device used to help control seizures.
