Epileptic Disorders

🧠 Drug-resistant #epilepsy is a rare but devastating complication for childhood ALL survivors, even after successful treatment. 💡 New research from Shukla et al., examining a case series, suggests young age at diagnosis and methotrexate neurotoxicity are likely risk factors. 📃 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gVYCQhKi Yong Chuan Chee Giovanni Castellucci Joana Jesus Ribeiro Alina Ivaniuk Sándor Beniczky International League Against Epilepsy

🧠Wadi et al. describe sEEG findings of sleep-related hypermotor seizures originating from the occipital lobe. 💡Pay attention to aura (elementary visual aura in case of occipital origin) and speed of symptom progression to tease out extrafrontal origin. 👉 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gZ8sRG3Z Joana Jesus Ribeiro Alina Ivaniuk Sándor Beniczky Giovanni Castellucci Yong Chuan Chee International League Against Epilepsy

#TestYourself 🧠 Which Brodmann's areas are responsible for bilateral motor manifestation during seizures? 👉 Find the answer here: https://lnkd.in/gQ78WpFf Joana Jesus Ribeiro Alina Ivaniuk Sándor Beniczky International League Against Epilepsy Yong Chuan Chee Giovanni Castellucci

We are thrilled to welcome a new cohort of EPD interns! We are joined by Giovanni Castellucci, a senior Pediatric Neurology Resident at Wayne State University USA), Yong Chuan Chee, an #epilepsy fellow at Alfred Hospital (Australia), and Radha Krishna, an epilepsy fellow at North Bristol Trust @tag. Stay tuned for new projects our interns will bring to life and for even more EPD research and knowledge bits! Joana Jesus Ribeiro Alina Ivaniuk Sándor Beniczky International League Against Epilepsy

🧠 Michelucci et al. describe the clinical and electrographic features, brain MRI findings, and treatment outcomes of 9 patients with CASPR2-related epilepsy. 💡 In suspected cases, prompt CASPR2-IgG testing is essential, as early diagnosis is critical for appropriate treatment and improved prognosis. 📃 Read this original article in Epileptic Disorders at https://lnkd.in/gBpfnpbz. Joana Jesus Ribeiro Alina Ivaniuk Sándor Beniczky International League Against Epilepsy

💊 Laliberté et al. describe their experience using sulthiame in children with pharmacoresistant #epilepsy with benefits in multiple #DEE types, including DEE with spike-wave activation in sleep. 📄 Full article: https://lnkd.in/ggharr5J Joana Jesus Ribeiro Alina Ivaniuk Sándor Beniczky International League Against Epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders is thrilled to welcome Dr. Birgit Frauscher as a new deputy editor! Dr. Frauscher led groundbreaking work on novel #EEG markers for epilepsy diagnosis and understanding the complex interactions between sleep and #epilepsy. Her contributions, including creating the first open-access atlas of normal intracranial brain activity, are transforming epilepsy care worldwide. We are honored to have her expertise on board. Welcome, Dr. Frauscher! International League Against Epilepsy Sándor Beniczky Joana Jesus Ribeiro Alina Ivaniuk

#TestYourself: ❓ Which type of epilepsy is associated with gyratory seizures? 👉Find answers here: https://lnkd.in/gsNXk6cA Sihyeong Park Sándor Beniczky Alina Ivaniuk Joana Jesus Ribeiro International League Against Epilepsy

🧠 Larsen et al. developed a low-cost EEG system that records 27-channel EEG and ECG signals, which are streamed to a smartphone application. 📲 This application assists inexperienced users in conducting EEG recordings and provides real-time feedback to enhance signal quality, with the data being securely uploaded to a cloud for telemedicine purposes. 📃 Read this original article in Epileptic Disorders at https://lnkd.in/g3JbWKyS. Joana Jesus Ribeiro Alina Ivaniuk Sándor Beniczky International League Against Epilepsy

🧬Mir et al. share Saudi Arabia data on genetic testing in epileptic spasms ⭐Exome sequencing had the highest diagnostic yield & least VUS 📃Full text: https://lnkd.in/gwEBmsTD Joana Jesus Ribeiro Alina Ivaniuk Sándor Beniczky International League Against Epilepsy