ALLMedicine™ Epilepsy Center

Mar 18th, 2023 - In this review, authors discuss epilepsy originating from posterior cingulate regions, a challenging entity to diagnose and most likely underrecognized. A systematic review of posterior middle and posterior cingulate epilepsy cases was conducted t...

Mar 18th, 2023 - We aim to determine whether automatically detected ripple rate (ADRR) of ten-minute scalp electroencephalography (EEG) during slow-wave sleep can be a useful tool for rapid epilepsy differentiation and seizure activity assessment, and analyze the ...

Mar 18th, 2023 - Surgical and neurostimulator treatments are effective for reducing seizure burden in selected individuals living with drug resistant epilepsy (DRE). We aimed to determine the presence and key model determinants for cost-effectiveness of these inte...

Mar 18th, 2023 - and ObjectivesThe efficacy of deep brain stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT DBS) in drug resistant epilepsy (DRE) patients was demonstrated in the double-blind Stimulation of theAnterior Nucleus of the Thalamus for Epilepsy (...

Mar 17th, 2023 - Ketogenic diet, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, is an established treatment for patients with severe epilepsy. We have previously reported a moderate reduction in seizure frequency after treatment with a modified Atkins diet. This study aimed t...

Mar 6th, 2021 - The objective of this clinical practice guideline (CPG) is to provide recommendations for healthcare personnel working with patients with epilepsy on the use of wearable devices for automated seizure detection in patients with epilepsy, in outpati...

Nov 18th, 2020 - Pyridoxine-dependent epilepsy (PDE-ALDH7A1) is an autosomal recessive condition due to a deficiency of α-aminoadipic semialdehyde dehydrogenase, which is a key enzyme in lysine oxidation. PDE-ALDH7A1 is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy...

Jun 15th, 2018 - To update the 2004 American Academy of Neurology guideline for managing treatment-resistant (TR) epilepsy with second- and third-generation antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). 2004 criteria were used to systemically review literature (January 2003 to Nove...

Apr 26th, 2017 - To determine the incidence rates of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) in different epilepsy populations and address the question of whether risk factors for SUDEP have been identified. Systematic review of evidence; modified Grading Reco...

Jun 10th, 2009 - A committee assembled by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) reassessed the evidence related to the care of women with epilepsy (WWE) during pregnancy, including antiepileptic drug (AED) teratogenicity and adverse perinatal outcomes. It is hig...

Dec 5th, 2022 - NASHVILLE, Tennessee ― Targeting relevant sleep problems for patients with refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) improves cognition, results of a new, double-blind, randomized controlled trial suggest. Study findings show significant improvement...

Aug 11th, 2022 - Most patients with drug-resistant epilepsy should receive a referral for a surgical evaluation as soon as it’s clear their disease is drug resistant, according to expert consensus recommendations from the International League Against Epilepsy (ILA...

Feb 16th, 2022 - Seizure phobia occurs in nearly one-third of people with epilepsy (PWE), but was mainly associated with variables not related to epilepsy, based on data from 69 adults. Anxiety and depression are known to affect quality of life in epilepsy patient...

Feb 14th, 2022 - The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has issued recommendations for treating depression in patients with epilepsy. The new guidance highlights the high prevalence of depression among patients with epilepsy while offering the first syst...

Jan 7th, 2022 - Among antiseizure medications (ASMs) used as monotherapy in poststroke epilepsy (PSE), lamotrigine is associated with the lowest risk for mortality and valproic acid is associated with the highest risk, new research suggests. Investigators assesse...