Literature Review

Genetic Screening May Reduce Carbamazepine-Induced Cutaneous Adverse Reactions

Preemptive HLA-A*31:01 genetic screening may significantly decrease the incidence of carbamazepine-induced cutaneous adverse reactions in Japanese...

A reasonable number of patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy may experience a decrease in the frequency of seizures when treated with...

Levetiracetam may be a superior initial treatment for infants with nonsyndromic epilepsy, according to a multicenter, prospective, observational...

For patients with refractory epilepsy who receive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy, the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP)...

RNS May Reduce the Risk of SUDEPResponsive neurostimulation (RNS) appears to reduce the risk of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP),...

The development of new antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) with novel mechanisms of action has not improved overall outcomes for patients with epilepsy,...

Compared with the general population, patients with newly diagnosed symptomatic epilepsy have reduced life expectancy, according to an...

Children and adolescents with drug-resistant epilepsy who undergo surgery appear to have significantly higher rates of seizure freedom and better...

A wearable surface electromyographic (sEMG) monitoring device may help to detect generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS), according to research...

Epilepsy during pregnancy is associated with a moderately increased risk of adverse pregnancy, delivery, and perinatal outcomes, according to...