Substitution monotherapy and add-on therapy were equally effective as a second-line treatment for women with idiopathic generalized epilepsy, with no significant differences in failure rates between ...

Researchers aimed to identify the characteristics, treatment pathways, and outcomes associated with epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM). Epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM) is a rare and ...

Frederic L.W.V.J. Schaper, MD, PhD, director of Epilepsy Network Mapping at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical ...

Epilepsy surgery is something that many people undergo after trying medication and other therapies that do not work. Since it is a neurosurgery (brain surgery), there is a lot of uncertainty and ...

Frederic L.W.V.J. Schaper, MD, PhD, director of Epilepsy Network Mapping at the Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an instructor of neurology at Harvard Medical ...

An insightful mini-review published in Genomic Psychiatry synthesizes the rapidly expanding landscape of molecular genetic research on common epilepsies, assembling evidence from genome-wide ...

Generalized epilepsy has traditionally been considered a seizure of the "'whole brain.'" However, new research has challenged this longstanding idea, since carefully targeting specific brain areas ...

Surgery led to a reduction in premature mortality among adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy beyond 15 years and gradually normalised their long-term survival to more closely resemble that of the ...

-- 18-month data show a 77% median reduction in generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizures, supporting forthcoming PMA supplement submission -- -- Remains on track to submit NAUTILUS PMA Supplement to ...