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Genetics of Dravet Syndrome and its Targeted Therapy by Nanomedicine: A Roadmap for Future Treatment of Drug Resistant Seizures
Curr Mol Pharmacol. 2022 Aug 19. doi: 10.2174/1874467215666220819143105. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), epilepsy is the 4th most prevalent neurological disorder after migraine, stroke, and Alzheimer's disease. There are numerous types of epileptic syndrome that are reported in children; one of them is Dravet syndrome. It is a neurological disorder of infants' outset during the first year of life. Dravet syndrome is a genetically determined syndrome and the most studied form of genetic epilepsy. Nearly 70-80% of its cases are due to genetic alterations in the SCN1A gene, and ...
Source: Epilepsy Curr - August 20, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Muhammad Ikram Sufian Rasheed Source Type: research
Antiepileptic drugs for the primary and secondary prevention of seizures after stroke
CONCLUSIONS: There is insufficient evidence to support the routine use of AEDs on the primary and secondary prevention of seizures after stroke. Further well-conducted studies are warranted for this important clinical problem.PMID:35129214 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD005398.pub4
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - February 7, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Richard S Chang William Cy Leung Michael Vassallo Lucy Sykes Emma Battersby Wood Joseph Kwan Source Type: research
Prescription patterns and dosages of antiepileptic drugs in prevalent patients with epilepsy in Taiwan: A nationwide retrospective cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS: In Taiwan, valproic acid was the most prescribed AED for prevalent patients with epilepsy. The mean PDDs of most AEDs were lower than the DDDs developed by the World Health Organization.PMID:34864625 | DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2021.108450
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - December 5, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Chun-Yu Liang Kuo-Liang Chiang Liang-Po Hsieh Li-Nien Chien Source Type: research
