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An easy and inexpensive test could one day allow clinicians to quickly identify epilepsy patients at risk of carbamazepine hypersensitivity. The technology can be customized to other alleles and is applicable to other gene diagnostics, including pathogen detection.

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In an Oregon study, nearly half of people with epilepsy received CT scans or other neuroimaging during a visit to the emergency department. Is imaging overused? When does someone with epilepsy require emergency care?

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Research is starting to connect the dots between Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy. What does the future hold?

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A genome-wide study of nearly 45,000 people has identified 16 regions of DNA associated with epilepsy. The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Consortium on Complex Epilepsies did the analysis, which is the largest of its kind. It was published in a recent issue of Nature Communications.

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Social anxiety disorder causes excessive fear of judgment or humiliation. A study of people with epilepsy in Colombia found that nearly 30% could have the condition, which may stem from worries about having a seizure in public.

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Marijuana (cannabis) has been used for thousands of years, both recreationally and medicinally. What do we know about its active compounds and how they work in the body, and how is cannabis research affecting epilepsy treatment?

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Mónica Patricia Molina ha presentado crisis epilépticas desde hace 28 años, muchas de ellas en espacios públicos. Actualmente, a los 42 años, tiene temor de salir de su casa.

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Each year, 1 in every 10 people with epilepsy is injured during a seizure, according to a community-based study using registry data from Tasmania.

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As many as 50% of children with epilepsy and 20% of adults carry an ADHD diagnosis. Package inserts for ADHD medications warn of the drugs’ potential to lower the seizure threshold. However, there are few empirical data on the risk of seizures at therapeutic doses.

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While the prevalence of epilepsy has not changed over the past 25 years, lower-income countries are still saddled with a large treatment gap that results in higher levels of death and disability. The conclusions are part of a rigorous global analysis published in the February 14 issue of Lancet Neurology.