Modified Atkins Diet Plus Drug Therapy Beneficial in Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Modified Atkins diet added to standard drug treatment more effective for reducing seizure frequency than standard drug therapy alone
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Antiepileptic Drugs Tied to Incident Parkinson Disease
Magnitude of the association increased with the number of antiepileptic drugs prescribed
Sezaby Approved to Treat Seizures in Term and Preterm Infants
The FDA has approved Sezaby (phenobarbital sodium powder for injection) for the treatment of neonatal seizures in term and preterm infants.
MPR Weekly Dose Podcast #133
ALS treatment news; Evusheld fact sheet update; an at-home epilepsy diagnostic aid gets cleared; drug recalls; and a laser therapy for fibromyalgia.
Prenatal Exposure to Certain Antiseizure Meds Linked to Autism
Risks for ASD, intellectual disability may be increased with prenatal exposure to topiramate, valproate, certain duotherapies
Inability to Afford Prescription Meds, Specialty Care More Likely for Adults With Epilepsy
Those with active or inactive epilepsy are also more likely to have Medicaid and other public insurance
Posttraumatic Epilepsy More Likely to Be Drug Resistant
Lowest quality of life reported for those with posttraumatic epilepsy, drug-resistant epilepsy
Concentrations of Certain Antiseizure Meds Drop During Pregnancy
Dose-normalized concentrations of lamotrigine, levetiracetam, lacosamide, oxcarbazepine, and zonisamide decreased during pregnancy
Oxcarbazepine Tied to Nontrauma Fracture in Children Aged 4 to 13 With Epilepsy
Initiating oxcarbazepine, but not levetiracetam, linked to increased incidence rate ratio for nontrauma fracture
Cognitive Outcomes Studied for In Utero Exposure to Antiseizure Meds
No significant differences in language development seen at age 2 years for children born to mothers with epilepsy
