Posts by: Alice Melao

Alice Melao

July 12, 2018July 12, 2018

Add-on Fycompa Effectively Reduces Seizure Rates in Adolescents with Refractory Epilepsy, Study Finds

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Add-on therapy with Fycompa (perampanel) is safe and effective in preventing seizures in adolescents with treatment-resistant refractory epilepsy, according to a real-world retrospective study from Taiwan. The study, “Efficacy and ... Read more

June 21, 2018June 21, 2018

Autism Not Linked to Intellectual Disability in Dravet and Lennox-Gastaut Patients in Study

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Autistic disorders are more frequent in people with Dravet syndrome than those with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, but the appearance of this disorder in a patient is not linked to intellectual disability, a study ... Read more

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018

Ketogenic Diet Can Reduce Seizure Frequency in Children With Drug-Resistant Epilepsy, Study Finds

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A high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet with moderate protein can reduce the frequency of seizures and significantly improve overall health of some children with drug-resistant epileptic syndromes, according to recent research. The ... Read more

May 31, 2018May 31, 2018

Symptoms of Early Onset Seizures and Related Medical Conditions Described in Review Study

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Early identification and diagnosis of seizures can have major implications for their treatment and accurate prognosis. But in most cases it can be a challenge to differentiate between epileptic seizures ... Read more

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018

Potential Therapeutic Targets for Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Epilepsy Identified in Mouse Study

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New insights into what causes small brain vessels to leak and promotes blood-brain barrier dysfunction in people with epilepsy were revealed in a recent mouse study. Findings were published in ... Read more

May 3, 2018May 3, 2018

Inhibiting Communication Between Brain Regions Can Reduce Seizures, Mouse Study Finds

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Inhibiting the communication between nerve cells located on different sides of the brain can prevent epilepsy seizures from spreading, a mouse study shows. The study “Dynamic interaction of local and ... Read more

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018

#AAN2018 – ZX008 Seen to Lessen Seizure Frequency in Dravet Patients Not Helped by Diacomit

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An investigative oral medication called ZX008 was seen to effectively reduce the frequency of seizures in children and adolescents with Dravet syndrome, including those who had not responded to prior ... Read more

April 17, 2018April 17, 2018

Specific Brain Changes Linked to Epilepsy Revealed in Large-scale International Study

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People with different types of epilepsy have significant brain structure abnormalities, including alterations in the thickness and volume of the gray matter of several regions of the brain, according to ... Read more

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018

Noninherited Genetic Mutations May Cause Fraction of Dravet Syndrome Cases, Study Shows

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Noninherited genetic mutations affecting the SCN1A gene may help explain almost 1% of Dravet syndrome cases of unknown cause, according to researchers from Japan. Genetic disorders are commonly inherited from parents ... Read more

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

Dravet Caregivers Need Enhanced Support, Recent Survey Shows

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Caring for patients with Dravet syndrome places significant physical, emotional and time burdens on caregivers. Supportive services for Dravet families are necessary to improve not only the patients’ outcomes, but ... Read more