Epilepsy

January 9th 2024

The study authors noted that without video evidence, seizures would not have been implicated in death investigations and that seizure-related deaths are underrecognized in patients with epilepsy and in those without.

November 30th 2023

The reaction, called Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS), can start as a rash but can progress quickly, potentially resulting in injury to internal organs, hospitalization, and death. 

February 7th 2023

While treatment discontinuation because of adverse events was more likely when taking dietary therapies for treating childhood drug-resistant epilepsy, reduction of seizures and seizure freedom were significantly more common.

November 4th 2022

Elia Pestana Knight, MD; and Whitney Mitchell discuss how CDKL5 deficiency disorder affects children, and how ganaxolone (ZTALMY; Marinus) can drastically improve and even save lives.