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Coverage from the

American Epilepsy Society (AES) 76th Annual Meeting 2022

December 02 - 06, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee

December 02 - 06, 2022 Nashville, Tennessee

AES 2022 Newer Brand-Name Drugs Fuel Spending on Antiseizure Meds Although third-generation medications accounted for the smallest percentage of claims in 2020, they 'took up the most astronomical portion of the money that was spent,' researchers report.
MDedge News, December 12, 2022
AES 2022 More Evidence In Utero Exposure to Antiseizure Meds Safe for Kids A new study provides more reassurance that in utero exposure to antiseizure medications are safe and do not have a negative effect on children's cognition.
Medscape Medical News, December 6, 2022

Conference News

AES 2022 Using Seizure-Risk Forecasts for Best Epilepsy Monitoring Time
Medscape Medical News, December 19, 2022
AES 2022 High Retention, Seizure-Freedom Rates for Perampanel in Epilepsy
Medscape Medical News, December 15, 2022
AES 2022 Seizures in Dementia Hasten Decline and Death
MDedge News, December 14, 2022
AES 2022 Three Antiseizure Medications Join List for Newborn Risks
MDedge News, December 13, 2022
AES 2022 Newer Brand-Name Drugs Fuel Spending on Antiseizure Meds
MDedge News, December 12, 2022

AES 2022 Myelin Plasticity Implicated in Absence Seizures
MDedge News, December 12, 2022
AES 2022 Significant Racial Disparities Persist in Status Epilepticus
Medscape Medical News, December 9, 2022
AES 2022 'Striking' Rate of Suicidal Thoughts in Teens With Epilepsy
Medscape Medical News, December 7, 2022
AES 2022 More Evidence In Utero Exposure to Antiseizure Meds Safe for Kids
Medscape Medical News, December 6, 2022
$Improving Sleep Boosts Cognition in Refractory Epilepsy$ AES 2022 Improving Sleep Boosts Cognition in Refractory Epilepsy
Medscape Medical News, December 5, 2022

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Perspectives

Epilepsy in Nursing Homes: The Need for Education
Andrew N. Wilner, MD; Ilo E. Leppik, MD
Cannabidiol for Absence Epilepsy: More to Learn
Andrew N. Wilner, MD; Selim Benbadis, MD
What Tops an EEG for Epilepsy Diagnosis?
Andrew N. Wilner, MD; Jacqueline French, MD
The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Epilepsy Treatment
Andrew N. Wilner, MD; Joseph I. Sirven, MD

Popular News from AES 2021

In COVID, New-Onset Seizures More Common Than Breakthrough Seizures Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and no history of epilepsy are more likely to have a new-onset seizure than those with epilepsy are to have breakthrough seizures, new research suggests.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 21, 2021
Bariatric Surgery an Epilepsy Risk Factor? Obese patients who received weight loss surgery have a significantly increased risk of developing epilepsy, new research suggests.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 9, 2021
Genetic Tests Prompt Therapy Adjustments in Epilepsy Genetic testing "should be included as part of the standard evaluation of individuals with unexplained pediatric epilepsy" in order to achieve diagnostic precision, experts say.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 20, 2021

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