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A new study suggests that medication interruptions among children and young adults taking medicine for chronic conditions happened more often in states that had the biggest drops in Medicaid enrollment during the recent 鈥渦nwinding鈥� process.

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The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has updated the operational classification of epileptic seizures, building upon the framework published in 2017. Six key changes were made. The updated classification now consists of four main classes and 21 seizure types, compared with 63 types previously.

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Historically, seizure action plans have focused on certain high-risk groups of people with epilepsy. But some clinicians say that seizure action plans are important educational and seizure management tools that should be offered to everyone.

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Historiquement, les plans d'action lors de la prise en charge d鈥檜ne crise se sont concentr茅s sur certains groupes de patients 脿 haut risque, tels que les personnes atteintes d'茅pilepsie r茅sistante aux m茅dicaments et les personnes ayant des ant茅c茅dents d'茅tat de mal 茅pileptique ou de crises subintrantes.

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One in ten people will have a seizure in their life, but treatments remain limited, in part due to incomplete understanding of the brain mechanisms involved. Now, research in fruit flies has uncovered a role for two specific brain proteins that are necessary during brain development to prevent seizures.

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As many as 10% of people with epilepsy taking antiseizure medications also take medications to lower the risk of blood clots. Many are prescribed direct-acting oral anticoagulants, or DOACs. But how DOACs interact with antiseizure medications, particularly newer-generation medications, is still not clear.

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Hundreds of genes have been associated with epilepsy. How are these genes discovered, and how can gene discovery be used to shape treatment strategies?

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Researchers have completed a comprehensive natural history study of SCN8A-related disorders, which represent a spectrum of neurological symptoms. The study, using retrospective clinical information analyzed through novel data analysis methods, revealed a range of seizure types and neurodevelopmental features, and identifies potential targets for future clinical trials.

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Un estudio publicado en Brain Communications destaca un nuevo enfoque para el tratamiento de la epilepsia resistente a los medicamentos. Los investigadores de Mayo Clinic han desarrollado una plataforma innovadora de estimulaci贸n cerebral profunda (DBS, del ingl茅s Deep Brain Stimulation) que se ha utilizado no solo para reducir las convulsiones, sino tambi茅n para mejorar la memoria y el sue帽o, dos desaf铆os comunes para los pacientes con epilepsia.

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Um estudo publicado na Brain Communications destaca uma nova abordagem para o tratamento da epilepsia resistente a medicamentos. Pesquisadores da Mayo Clinic desenvolveram uma plataforma inovadora de estimula莽茫o cerebral profunda ((DBS, do ingl锚s Deep Brain Stimulation) que foi utilizada n茫o apenas para reduzir as crises, mas tamb茅m para melhorar a mem贸ria e o sono 鈥� dois desafios comuns para pacientes com epilepsia.

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A study published in Brain Communications highlights a new approach to treating drug-resistant epilepsy. Researchers at Mayo Clinic have developed an innovative deep brain stimulation (DBS) platform that was used to not only reduce seizures, but also improve memory and sleep 鈥� two common challenges for patients with epilepsy.

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Mayo Clinic is taking epilepsy research in a bold new direction, exploring treatment approaches to help patients living with the most severe and difficult-to-treat forms of epilepsy. About 50 million people worldwide are impacted by epilepsy. Approximately 30% of patients, or about 15 million people, suffer with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE).

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A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers could advance the development of new drugs that block or open such signaling channels to treat conditions as varied as epilepsy and some intellectual disorders.

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UTHealth Houston is proud to announce the successful opening and first online patient visit at its groundbreaking Telehealth Precision Genetic Counseling for Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, a state-of-the-art telehealth initiative aimed at transforming the management of epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders through personalized genetic insights and virtual health care.

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In the second episode of our genetics and epilepsy series, Sharp Waves explores how genetic insights can inform considerations and outcomes of epilepsy surgery. Dr. Alina Ivaniuk interviews Dr. Patrick Moloney, currently an epilepsy genomics fellow at the Chalfont Center for Epilepsy at University College London.

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L鈥橢EM est un syndrome d鈥櫭﹑ilepsie g茅n茅ralis茅e caract茅ris茅 par une triade de caract茅ristiques cliniques : crises induites par la fermeture de l鈥櫯搃l ou modifications de l鈥橢EG, myoclonie des paupi猫res avec ou sans crises d鈥檃bsence et photosensibilit茅. Il appara卯t principalement chez les femmes. Des lignes directrices consensuelles sur la pr茅sentation clinique, l鈥櫭﹙aluation et la prise en charge des ESEE ont r茅cemment 茅t茅 publi茅es dans Epilepsia.

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Scientists at the University of South Australia have come up with an innovative solution to improve the effectiveness of cannabidiol to treat epilepsy, multiple sclerosis and other ...