by Katrina Carr | Oct 13, 2020 | Cost & Coping
Paternal antiseizure meds have little impact on offspring By Kate Johnson credit: ljubaphoto/Getty Images Men who take antiseizure medications for epilepsy have higher rates of psychiatric comorbidities and erectile dysfunction, but do not face a higher risk of...
by Katrina Carr | Sep 4, 2020 | Cost & Coping
Pandemic reassurance for people with epilepsy By Kate Johnson credit: filadendron/Getty Images Epilepsy specialists may need to tackle some unnecessary anxiety among their patients, many of whom were misled in mid-March when the Centers for Disease Control and...
by Katrina Carr | Aug 6, 2020 | Cost & Coping
Aiming to improve virtual encounters for epilepsy By Richard Mark Kirkner credit: ake1150sb/Getty Images As more health interventions move to a virtual platform because of COVID-19, researchers have reported that virtual interactions in a program designed to help...
by Katrina Carr | Feb 3, 2020 | Cost & Coping
Veterans with epilepsy or conversion disorder have increased risk of suicide-related behaviors BY ERIK GREB credit: vadimguzhva/Getty Images Veterans with epilepsy or conversion disorder are at higher risk for death by suicide, suicide attempt, and suicidal ideation...
by Katrina Carr | Nov 4, 2019 | Cost & Coping
Depression in epilepsy: Screening is free, easy, crucial By Randy Dotinga It’s no surprise that people with epilepsy are more likely to suffer from depression. But the reverse is also true to an unusual extent, a conundrum that makes researchers think beyond which...
by Katrina Carr | Jun 17, 2019 | Cost & Coping
Sudden death in epilepsy: Facing the threat By Jennie Smith credit: New York Public Library/Science Source Each year, about one in every thousand people with epilepsy will die suddenly, usually during sleep and immediately following a seizure. Sudden unexpected death...
