Besides this, the ongoing study of status epilepticus mechanisms and causes helps health professionals develop next-generation treatments and prevention strategies. Furthermore, effective treatments ...

Patna: International Epilepsy Day, observed on the second Monday of Feb since 2015, aims to educate the public, break the ...

Convulsive status epilepticus (CSE), with an incidence of 17–23 episodes ... The main differential diagnoses are non-epileptic events (previously known as pseudoseizures) and other causes of abnormal ...

Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) and status epilepticus are the most important epilepsy-related causes of mortality (30). Trinka et al. provide a comprehensive review on the mortality and ...

If persistent convulsive activity causes hypoventilation necessitating endotracheal ... The concept of acute seizures and status epilepticus being on a continuum is useful in regards to administering ...

LIFESTYLE NEWS - The epilepsy treatment gap—the disparity between those in need of treatment and those receiving it—remains ...

Risks possibly related to epilepsy or seizures include seizure-related accidental injuries, status epilepticus (a seizure persisting ... or brain swelling during a seizure as possible causes.

Nonconvulsive status epilepticus (NCSE) encompasses a wide range of diagnoses with variable outcomes and treatment recommendations. In children, NCSE can be observed in various conditions ...

Kami Kountcheva | Scientists in the US have received an initial $9.3 million from the National Institutes of Health for a $30 million clinical trial into the use of ketamine for status epilepticus in ...

Epilepsy is a chronic disease of the human brain characterised by recurrent seizures or “fits”. These are short periods of abnormal electrical activity in the brain, causing symptoms ranging from mild ...

The National Plan aims to support the 3.4 million people living with epilepsy in the United States through a unified approach ...