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Prenatal exposure to antiseizure drugs associated with risk of autism and intellectual disability

Women with epilepsy often need medication to prevent seizures during pregnancy. Previous studies have found an association between exposure to the antiseizure medication valproate during pregnancy and risk of autism and low IQ in the offspring.

2 Jun 2022

Specially trained therapy dog expands the world for autistic children

A new Australian study looking at the impact of an autism assistance dog for children and their parents has made an unexpected discovery: the dog has expanded their world, literally.

30 May 2022

Evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in younger children

Researchers investigated the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in children in the US.

20 May 2022

Many treatments for intracerebral hemorrhage are not as effective as previously thought, guideline suggests

Some treatments or preventive therapies used to manage intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH), or a bleeding stroke, are not as effective as previously believed, according to the new American Heart Association/American Stroke Association guideline for caring for people with spontaneous ICH, published today in the Association's Stroke journal.

17 May 2022

Novel network analysis technology can pinpoint seizure originating brain regions in minutes

Fresh techniques to aid seizure diagnosis and surgical planning stand to benefit millions of epilepsy patients, but the path to progress has been slow and challenging.

12 May 2022

Maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy does not increase epilepsy risk in babies

A new study suggests that antidepressant use by mothers during the first trimester of pregnancy does not increase the chances of epilepsy and seizures in babies.

11 May 2022

People with a pre-existing medical condition are at increased risk of drowning, research says

One in 3 people who drowned in Canada had a pre-existing medical condition that contributed to the death in almost half the cases, according to new research in CMAJ.

9 May 2022

Approximately 13% of hospitalized COVID patients have serious neurologic symptoms

In a recent study in the journal Critical Care Explorations, the Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS): COVID-19 Registry was used to record significant neurologic signs of SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as prehospital risk factors and outcomes.

9 May 2022

New insights could lead to better treatments for Dravet syndrome and related conditions

Children with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that begins in infancy, experience seizures, usually for their entire life.

27 Apr 2022

New evidence from a zebrafish model may help understand how epileptic seizures originate

New evidence from a zebrafish model of epilepsy may help resolve a debate into how seizures originate, according to Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

20 Apr 2022

Higher doses of anti-seizure drugs may be necessary to maintain seizure control in pregnant women

Women taking anti-seizure medications during pregnancy experienced significant decreases in serum concentrations for such drugs during their pregnancy, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology.

31 Mar 2022

Clinical algorithm distinguishes between untreatable and treatable form of sudden cardiac arrest

Clinician-scientists in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai developed a clinical algorithm that, for the first time, distinguishes between treatable sudden cardiac arrest and untreatable forms of the condition.

31 Mar 2022

At a Tennessee crossroads, two pharmacies, a monkey, and millions of pills

It was about 1 a.m. on April 19, 2016, when a burglary alarm sounded at Dale Hollow Pharmacy in Celina, a tiny town in the rolling, wooded hills near the Kentucky border.

29 Mar 2022

Severe outcomes in hospitalized children during the Omicron BA.2-dominated fifth wave in Hong Kong

A recent study investigated the disease severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 infection among Hong Kong children.

28 Mar 2022

First comprehensive report reveals the burden of epilepsy in Australia

Epilepsy affects around 151,000 Australians and thousands are hospitalized by their condition each year, according to the first comprehensive report, Epilepsy in Australia, from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

23 Mar 2022

Researchers discover a compound that reduces epileptic seizures

Researchers studying epileptic seizures of the temporal lobe – the most common type of epilepsy – discovered a compound that reduces seizures in the hippocampus, a brain region where many such seizures originate.

22 Mar 2022

TTUHSC secures $1.87 million grant to investigate the impact of vitamin A depletion on Alzheimer’s disease

Ongoing research suggests that an accumulation of toxic reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the area of the brain known as the hippocampal dentate gyrus may begin early on in patients with Alzheimer's disease.

21 Mar 2022

Neuronal subpopulation responds specifically to song

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Samuel Norman-Haignere about his latest research that discovered a neuronal subpopulation that responds specifically to song.

15 Mar 2022

To be one in a million: ‘Who thinks it’s going to be you?’

Monica Melkonian wanted the Johnson & Johnson covid vaccine. It was only one shot and then she would be protected against the virus. So she was thrilled when the vaccination clinic at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center on April 7 had her first choice.

2 Mar 2022

Cleveland Clinic launches new study exploring the link between epilepsy and stress

Cleveland Clinic has launched an innovative study exploring the link between epilepsy and stress, supported by a $5.5 million donation from the Charles L. Shor Foundation.

1 Mar 2022

Seizure News and Research

Latest Seizure News and Research

Prenatal exposure to antiseizure drugs associated with risk of autism and intellectual disability

Specially trained therapy dog expands the world for autistic children

Evaluating the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in younger children

Many treatments for intracerebral hemorrhage are not as effective as previously thought, guideline suggests

Novel network analysis technology can pinpoint seizure originating brain regions in minutes

Maternal antidepressant use during pregnancy does not increase epilepsy risk in babies

People with a pre-existing medical condition are at increased risk of drowning, research says

Approximately 13% of hospitalized COVID patients have serious neurologic symptoms

New insights could lead to better treatments for Dravet syndrome and related conditions

New evidence from a zebrafish model may help understand how epileptic seizures originate

Higher doses of anti-seizure drugs may be necessary to maintain seizure control in pregnant women

Clinical algorithm distinguishes between untreatable and treatable form of sudden cardiac arrest

At a Tennessee crossroads, two pharmacies, a monkey, and millions of pills

Severe outcomes in hospitalized children during the Omicron BA.2-dominated fifth wave in Hong Kong

First comprehensive report reveals the burden of epilepsy in Australia

Researchers discover a compound that reduces epileptic seizures

TTUHSC secures $1.87 million grant to investigate the impact of vitamin A depletion on Alzheimer’s disease

Neuronal subpopulation responds specifically to song

To be one in a million: ‘Who thinks it’s going to be you?’

Cleveland Clinic launches new study exploring the link between epilepsy and stress

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