by Katrina Carr | Oct 30, 2020 | Diagnosis
Patients with new-onset focal seizures face delayed and missed diagnosis in emergent settings By Frieda Wiley, PHARMD credit: Scott Camazine / Science Source Patients who have new-onset focal seizures often experience delayed diagnoses – a circumstance that...
by Katrina Carr | Feb 11, 2020 | Diagnosis
Families need tips on shooting seizure videos By M. Alexander Otto Families and patients often bring in smartphone videos of seizures, which can help with epilepsy diagnosis, but people have to know how to shoot them correctly, according to investigators at the annual...
by Katrina Carr | Sep 20, 2019 | Diagnosis
Genomic data in the EHR? Bespoke system for patients with epilepsy probes the possibilities By Jake Remaly credit: SilverV/Thinkstock Month by month, the literature on epilepsy genetics evolves. To keep up, researchers in Ireland have created a custom genomics module...
by Katrina Carr | Jul 11, 2019 | Diagnosis
Will I have a seizure today? A new tool may someday help patients predict their seizure risk By Kerry Dooley Young For about 30%-40% of the more than 50 million people worldwide with epilepsy, available treatments do not control their seizures. “This staggering number...
by Katrina Carr | Jul 10, 2019 | Diagnosis
Wearable seizure detectors could influence epilepsy therapy By Erik Greb credit: metamorworks/Getty Images Although their present capabilities are limited, wearable seizure detectors nevertheless have the potential to provide information that could influence patient...
by mzeal | Apr 29, 2019 | Diagnosis
First seizure in an adult: To treat or not By Jennie Smith credit: 18percentgrey/Getty Images In 2014, the International League Against Epilepsy redefined who could be considered to have epilepsy. An adult with only a single seizure – previously the threshold was two...
