Epilepsy
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Featured
11/01/2023
A 78-year-old man presented to the emergency department with generalized tonic-clonic seizures of unknown duration and fever of 38.6 °C. He had a medical history significant for ischemic cardiomyopathy,...
11/01/2023
07/14/2023
A 9-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with a seizure-like episode. There were no abnormalities noted on physical examination, with an intact neurologic examination. No focal defects were...
07/14/2023
01/19/2023
Researchers looked at the effect of the modified Atkins diet, combined with medication treatment, on seizure frequency in patients with epilepsy.
01/19/2023
Interactive Features
05/21/2020
Among adult patients with an unprovoked first seizure, which factor is NOT associated with seizure recurrence? Test your knowledge in our pop quiz.
05/21/2020
01/12/2020
Each year, millions of Americans experience seizure events. Do you think interictal epileptiform discharges are a helpful tool for predicting seizure focus or surgical outcome? Share your opinion by taking...
01/12/2020
01/11/2020
More than 3 million Americans have epilepsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Do you think tracking interictal spikes can be an effective way to predict when these individuals...
01/11/2020
11/07/2019
Some studies show that diet can affect neurological conditions. Do you think the ketogenic diet can reduce symptoms in adults with epilepsy? Take our poll to voice your opinion.
11/07/2019
08/13/2019
Do you know how many US children and adults have active epilepsy? Take this short quiz on epilepsy based on facts from the CDC to find out.
08/13/2019
Clinical Insights
02/21/2020
He discusses his research on cenobamate as adjunctive therapy for adults with uncontrolled focal seizures, how the results of this research aided in cenobamate's approval by the Food and Drug...
02/21/2020
02/12/2020
In this podcast, Chrystal M. Reed, MD, PhD, discusses her team’s research on the association between interictal epileptiform discharges and transient cognitive impairments in patients with chronic epilepsy....
02/12/2020
12/30/2019
She outlines the challenges associated with diagnosing psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), how neurologists and other providers can overcome these challenges, and more.
12/30/2019
12/12/2019
In this special installment of Podcasts360, Andrew Blum, MD, PhD, and Wael Asaad, MD, PhD, discuss their case series on responsive neurostimulation, why they chose responsive neurostimulation for each...
12/12/2019
04/09/2019
Children with autism are more likely to have epilepsy, and vice versa. Madeline Fields, MD, from Mount Sinai Hospital, answers our questions about this connection.
04/09/2019
