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New-onset epilepsy 'high risk' after craniotomy, study confirms

10th December 2021
Patients who undergo craniotomy have significantly higher rates of de novo epilepsy following the surgery compared with the…
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Psychiatric disorders 'up risk of death' for patients with epilepsy

2nd December 2021
Adults with epilepsy and comorbid psychiatric illness have about a 40% greater likelihood of early death than  patients with…
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Antiseizure drugs tied to increased risk of CVD: study

18th October 2021
People taking enzyme-inducing antiseizure drugs are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, particularly…
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Psychogenic seizures 'frequently misdiagnosed as epilepsy' in the ED

23rd August 2021
More than a quarter of patients diagnosed with epilepsy by doctors in the ED of an Australian hospital in fact had…
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Listening to Mozart calms the epileptic brain: study

12th July 2021
Listening to Mozart's piano music reduces epileptiform discharges in people with epilepsy, a small European study shows. …
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Epilepsy meds 'raise risk of cardiovascular events'

18th June 2021
People with epilepsy taking antiepileptic drugs are at greater risk of experiencing a major cardiovascular event than the…
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Neonatal seizures: Ceasing AEDs pre-discharge 'safe for most'

15th June 2021
For most newborns with acute symptomatic seizures, doctors can safely stop antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) before hospital…
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