This COVID-19 roundup includes coverage of the FDA’s modification of bivalent vaccines in infants aged 6 months, the NIH advises against the use of bebtelovimab, and impact COVID-19 has on short-term...
Women with epilepsy frequently need medication to prevent seizures during pregnancy and the risk of prenatal exposure of children is important to understand. Researchers examined the impact of prenatal...
The FDA has approved a drug therapy to treat seizures associated with Dravet syndrome–a chronic, rare, and life-threatening form of epilepsy–among patients aged 2 years or older.
The Epilepsy Bioinformatics Study for Antiepileptogenic Therapy project aims to better understand epilepsy and, therefore, to develop epilepsy-preventive therapies. Project Director of EpiBioS4Rx Jerome...
This approval comes after the drug was found to be safe and effective in 2 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials including 655 adults with partial-onset seizures.
Members of the Pediatric Epilepsy Research Consortium recently completed a survey about their prescribing practices of home seizure rescue medications for acute prolonged seizures and clusters of seizures...
Researchers analyzed whether children aged younger than 3 years who have intractable epilepsy can benefit from a ketogenic diet. And if so, do certain children benefit more than others?
Researchers have identified several risk factors for SUDEP. However, the majority of SUDEP cases appear to be linked to epilepsy-related cardio-respiratory autonomic dysfunction.
