Neurology Updates

Neurology Updates

Here you will find regular scientific news from our Scientific Panels. We cover all areas of neurology, including rare diseases. The most recent news are displayed below. You will find all news of different areas sorted into the subsections of the respective scientific panel. Enjoy reading!

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| Epilepsy  

Population data, COVID-19 and epilepsy

People with epilepsy have good levels of COVID-19 vaccination and COVID-19 infection is unlikely to cause epilepsy.

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Created by Ronan N McGinty

| Epilepsy  

Stereotactic EEG, intraoperative electrocorticography and brief potentially ictal rhythmic discharges (BIRDs)

We highlight recent reviews concerning stereotactic EEG, intraoperative electrocorticography and brief potentially ictal rhythmic discharges (BIRDs).

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Created by Ronan McGinty

| Epilepsy  

Issues for women with epilepsy who could become pregnant

RCTs to guide balancing the risks of seizures in pregnancy against the risks of developmental problems in babies exposed to ASMs are lacking. We…

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Created by Ronan N. McGinty & Ayse Deniz Elmali

| Epilepsy  

Epilepsy and cognitive impairment

Overlapping pathophysiological mechanisms may contribute to some cases of epilepsy and cognitive impairment.

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Created by Axel Ferreira (Pedro Hispano Hospital, Portugal) and Ronan McGinty (Walton Centre, UK)

| Epilepsy  

Premature mortality and epilepsy

Recent insights into premature mortality in epilepsy and potential mitigating factors

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Created by Alexandra Balatskaya and Ronan McGinty

| Epilepsy  

Predicting seizures based on cyclical activity data using chronic electroencephalographic recordings (cEEG)

The major problem for epilepsy patients is unpredictability of seizures attacks, which carry a risk of accidents and has negative impact on normal…

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Created by Prof. Konrad Rejdak; Department of Neurology; Medical University of Lublin, Poland

| Epilepsy  

Telemedicine in epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic

Telemedicine consultations can aid effective epilepsy care, even for first visits.

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Created by Guillermo Delgado-García1; Axel Ferreira2 and Ronan McGinty

| Epilepsy  

Covid-19 and Epilepsy: implications for treatment

Caution is warranted with the use of antiseizure medications in the context of COVID-19 illness.

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Created by Loretta Giuliano and Ronan McGinty

| Epilepsy  

Mental health considerations for people with epilepsy during the COVID-19 pandemic

This neurology update focuses on mental well-being of people with epilepsy and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Created by Ayse Deniz Elmali and Ronan McGinty

| Epilepsy  

Factors influencing long term outcome after surgical treatment in pharmacoresistant epilepsy patients

Around 20-30% epileptic patients do not achieve seizure freedom despite well selected and tolerated pharmacological treatment. Surgery is a widely…

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Created by Prof. Konrad Rejdak

| COVID-19 | Epilepsy  

New-onset seizures in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection

This neurology update summarises additional case reports on seizures and status epilepticus associated with COVID-19 in patients without a history of…

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Created by Dr. Alexandra Balatskaya (National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia) and Ronan McGinty

| COVID-19 | Epilepsy  

Epilepsy care during the COVID-19 pandemic

Telemedicine can help to deliver epilepsy care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Careful planning is needed to protect patients and healthcare workers…

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Created by Bruna NUCERA (Franz Tappeiner Hospital, Merano, Italy) and Ronan McGinty