ALLMedicine™ Seizures Center

Dec 3rd, 2020 - Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are often referred to psychiatrists for treatment of functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD). However, not all patients with FNSD have an identified psychiatric comorbidity [1]. The ai...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - It is widely known that some patients surgically treated for subdural hematoma (SDH) experience neurologic deficits not clearly explained by the acute brain injury or known sequelae like seizures. There is increasing evidence that cortical spreadi...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - The family of GABAA receptors is an important drug target group in the treatment of sleep disorders, anxiety, epileptic seizures and many others. The most frequent GABAA receptor subtype is composed of two α, two β and one γ2-subunit, while the na...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - To analyze the association between peri-ictal brainstem posturing semiologies with post-ictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression (PGES) and breathing dysfunction in generalized convulsive seizures (GCS). Prospective, multicenter analy...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Examining and improving knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy has been a public health priority because of stigma around the disorder. This study had three goals: (1) to update estimates describing U.S. adults' perceived knowledge about epilepsy,...

May 5th, 2020 - Seizures and epilepsy are a set of conditions that can be challenging to diagnose, treat, and manage. This document summarizes recommendations for imaging in different clinical scenarios for a patient presenting with seizures and epilepsy. MRI of ...

May 5th, 2020 - Stroke is an uncommon but an important and under-recognized cause of morbidity and mortality in children. Strokes may be due to either brain ischemia or intracranial hemorrhage. Common symptoms of pediatric acute stroke include headache, vomiting,...

Jul 21st, 2019 - Herbs, including cilantro, have a long history of use as folk medicine anticonvulsants. Until now, many of the underlying mechanisms of how the herbs worked remained unknown. In a new study, researchers uncovered the molecular action that enables ...

Apr 2nd, 2019 - The FDA has become aware that some people who use e-cigarettes have experienced seizures, with most reports involving youth or young adult users. Seizures or convulsions are known potential side effects of nicotine toxicity and have been reported ...

Feb 7th, 2019 - Absence seizures (AS) are brief epileptic seizures which present in childhood and adolescence. Depending on clinical features and electroencephalogram (EEG) findings they are divided into typical, atypical absences, and absences with special featu...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - Patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are often referred to psychiatrists for treatment of functional neurological symptom disorder (FNSD). However, not all patients with FNSD have an identified psychiatric comorbidity [1]. The ai...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - It is widely known that some patients surgically treated for subdural hematoma (SDH) experience neurologic deficits not clearly explained by the acute brain injury or known sequelae like seizures. There is increasing evidence that cortical spreadi...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - The family of GABAA receptors is an important drug target group in the treatment of sleep disorders, anxiety, epileptic seizures and many others. The most frequent GABAA receptor subtype is composed of two α, two β and one γ2-subunit, while the na...

Dec 3rd, 2020 - To analyze the association between peri-ictal brainstem posturing semiologies with post-ictal generalized electroencephalographic suppression (PGES) and breathing dysfunction in generalized convulsive seizures (GCS). Prospective, multicenter analy...

Dec 2nd, 2020 - Examining and improving knowledge and attitudes about epilepsy has been a public health priority because of stigma around the disorder. This study had three goals: (1) to update estimates describing U.S. adults' perceived knowledge about epilepsy,...

Nov 9th, 2020 - Late-onset epilepsy is linked to a substantial increased risk of subsequent dementia. Results of a retrospective analysis show that patients who develop epilepsy at age 67 or older have a threefold increased risk of subsequent dementia vs their co...

Oct 27th, 2020 - Maintaining antiseizure medication in infants who have had acute symptomatic neonatal seizures has been standard practice, but a prospective, observational, comparative effectiveness study calls that practice into question, providing evidence that...

Oct 22nd, 2020 - Two recently completed analyses of highly purified cannabidiol (CBD) used to reduce seizures in Lennox Gastaut syndrome (LGS) have shown the formulation as an add-on treatment is effective in reducing seizures out to 3 years but that it can also c...

Oct 22nd, 2020 - Two recently completed analyses of highly purified cannabidiol (CBD) used to reduce seizures in Lennox Gastaut syndrome (LGS) have shown the formulation as an add-on treatment is effective in reducing seizures out to 3 years but that it can also c...

Oct 21st, 2020 - In patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), preventive treatment with vigabatrin is safe and changes the natural history of seizures, according to research presented at the 2020 CNS-ICNA Conjoint Meeting, held virtually this year. This trea...