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AES

American Epilepsy Society

Antisense Oligonucleotide Shows Potential in Dravet Syndrome

Investigational STK-001 appears well tolerated in early studies

AES over a photo of Music City Center, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Latest AES Meeting Coverage

Dementia Patients With Seizures Decline Faster

Worse cognition, poorer function, higher mortality for those with active seizures

December 8, 2022
Prenatal Exposure to Some Anti-Seizure Drugs Linked With Low Birth Weight

Scandinavian data assessed outcomes for 4.5 million children

December 7, 2022
Status Epilepticus Hospitalizations Climb

Black patients twice as likely to be hospitalized with prolonged seizures

December 6, 2022
Epilepsy Drug Costs Continue to Climb

Third-generation, brand-name drugs fuel rising expenses

December 5, 2022
Cannabidiol Shows Sustained Benefit in Rare, Severe Forms of Epilepsy

Caregivers report improvements in Lennox-Gastaut, Dravet patients

December 8, 2021
Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizure Patients May Find Benefit With Flexible CBT

Seizure control improved when treatment took longer, exploratory study shows

December 8, 2021
Brain Aging May Be Faster for People With Childhood-Onset Epilepsy

Small prospective study follows cohort for 55 years

December 5, 2021
Genetic Testing Benefits Children With Unexplained Epilepsy

Findings can alter treatment, prognosis, overall care

December 5, 2021
Stroke, Sexual Assault Trauma Tied to Psychogenic Seizures

Large study finds novel link with cerebrovascular disease

December 8, 2020
Sudden Death in Epilepsy May Be More Common in Children

Registry data show higher mortality rates than previously thought

December 5, 2020
Diazepam Nasal Spray Shows Promise for Poor Seizure Control

Profile similar to rectal administration, with less interpatient variability

December 10, 2019
The Puzzling Link Between Autism and Infantile Spasms

Genetic or causal? Study looks at siblings to find out

December 9, 2019
Cannabidiol Cuts Seizures in Another Rare Epilepsy

Pharmaceutical-grade CBD shows efficacy in tuberous sclerosis complex

December 7, 2019
Do Psychotropic Drugs Affect EMU Seizure Frequency?

Some psych meds linked to fewer epilepsy monitoring unit seizures; others tied to more

December 7, 2018