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Seizure- or Epilepsy-Related Emergency Department Visits Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, 2019–2021
Summary What is already known about this topic? Seizures or epilepsy account for 1% of annual emergency department (ED) visits. Data on seizure- or epilepsy-related ED visits during the COVID-19 pandemic are limited. What is added by this report? Weekly seizure- or epilepsy-related ED visits decreased sharply during the early pandemic period among all age […]
Epilepsy Centers Focus on Unique Needs of Older Adults
Article In Brief Seizures in older adults often are more subtle than those experienced by younger people, so patients, caregivers, and even physicians may not detect them. However, diagnosing and treating seizures in older people is imperative because it could stave off cognitive decline. The neurologists interviewed here are developing multidisciplinary approaches to diagnosing and […]
What Is Epilepsy? An Update.
It is a known fact that the prevalence of epilepsy, which is seen in approximately 65 million people in the world. Altınbaş University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Doctor, and Faculty Member Emir Ruşen pointed out that epilepsy is the most common neurological disease in children up to the age of 16 stated that […]
Seizure study first step towards revealing which children are at risk of developing epilepsy
Findings from an international genetic study involving the University of Melbourne means it may now be possible to predict which children are more likely to develop epilepsy later in life based on their genotype (the risk genes they may carry). The study looked at febrile seizures in 7,636 children from Denmark and Australia, identifying seven […]
Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
People with a longtime history of epilepsy show signs of rapid brain aging that may raise their odds for developing dementia down the road. This is the key finding of new research reporting that the brains of people with epilepsy that began in childhood appear to be about 10 years older than the brains […]
