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Functional outcomes of SLAH may be superior to those of open resection
BALTIMORE – Functional status following surgery may not correlate with seizure-freedom status, according to the...
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Shift in approach is encouraged in assessing chronic pain
SAN DIEGO – “The time has come to move past using a one-size-fits-all approach to assess the fifth vital sign,” Dr. Bonakdar said.
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EEG abnormalities may indicate increased risk for epilepsy in patients with autism
BALTIMORE – A family history of febrile seizures, but not a patient’s history of febrile seizures, was associated...
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Staged hemispheric embolization: How to treat hemimegalencephaly within days of birth
“Neurosurgeons won’t touch them.”
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Get familiar with evidence on these supplements
NEW ORLEANS – Because parents may be interested in complementary and alternative medicine options, you should be aware of the evidence for popular...
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Hippocampal sparing temporal lobectomy recommended for medically refractory epilepsy
BALTIMORE – Hippocampal sparing anterior temporal lobectomy reduced the risk of memory impairment in patients with intractable temporal lobe...
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Should a normal-appearing hippocampus be resected in a patient with temporal lobe epilepsy?
BALTIMORE – Sparing the hippocampus is associated with a higher risk of early seizure recurrence and a lower risk of...
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Comorbidity rates remain stable over 10 years in childhood-onset epilepsy
BALTIMORE – Patients with epilepsy are at higher risk of psychiatric comorbidity than are controls, and the rate of...
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EEG surveillance, preseizure treatment prevents TSC epilepsy, cognitive loss
BALTIMORE – “If you are not convinced to do early treatment,” at least “do surveillance with EEG. You will diagnose epilepsy earlier, and treat...
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First autoimmune epilepsy RCT supports IVIG therapy
BALTIMORE – Misdiagnosis and delayed treatment may mean that patients end up in nursing homes diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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California researchers work to update EMS status epilepticus protocols
BALTIMORE – There was a lower risk of intubation with 5 mg midazolam IM or more.