Physicians at a Boston hospital adjusted medical management for nearly three-quarters of patients with infantile- or childhood-onset epilepsy who were diagnosed with genetic epilepsy, researchers reported at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society. The findings provide new insight into the usefulness of genetic tests in children with epilepsy of unknown cause. “Genetic testing is […]
Why do so many children with autism often suffer from epilepsy? Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered an important brain protein that quiets overactive brain cells and is at abnormally low levels in children with autism. This protein can be detected in the cerebrospinal fluid, making it a promising marker to diagnose autism and potentially treat […]
Findings can alter treatment, prognosis, overall care Genetic testing affected the medical care of nearly three of four children with unexplained epilepsy, a study of patients with infantile or childhood-onset seizures showed. A genetic diagnosis had a direct impact on medical management in at least one category for 72% of patients and in more than […]
Aquestive Therapeutics Announces FDA Acceptance of New Drug Application (NDA) Resubmission for Libervant™ (diazepam) Buccal Film Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) Target Goal Date set for December 23, 2021 If approved by the FDA for U.S. market access, Libervant would be the first orally delivered diazepam product for the management of seizure clusters Aquestive […]
Epilepsy and autism spectrum disorders, or ASD, show a remarkable degree of comorbidity and may share pathological mechanisms. Questions that have bogged down scientists about these disorders include: Does autism lead to an increase in epilepsy? Or does epilepsy alter the brain circuit, which then leads to autism? Viji Santhakumar, an associate professor in the […]
Surgical treatment of drug resistant epilepsy should not be delayed based solely on age, if it is performed at an experienced tertiary center Epilepsy surgery in infants younger than 3 months is safe and effective, according to a multinational, multicenter study published in the journal Epilepsia. The study found that surgery can stop seizures and lessen […]
