Objectives: To characterize the burden of seizure clusters (SC) on patients and caregivers, a
large internet-based survey was conducted. Methods: The Seizure Cluster Burden of Illness …

Importance There is limited information on infant drug exposure via breastfeeding by
mothers who are receiving antiepileptic drug therapy. Objective To provide direct, objective …

Importance The neurodevelopmental risks of fetal exposure are uncertain for many antiseizure
medications (ASMs). Objective To compare children at 2 years of age who were born to …

Male and female sexuality and reproductive functions are complex systems with cortical,
limbic system, hypothalamic, pituitary, and end organ interactions. Sexual steroids are …

An in-office linguistic study was conducted to assess neurologist–patient discussions of
epilepsy. Naturally occurring interactions among 20 neurologists and 60 of their patients with …

Treatment of absence epilepsy requires understanding the efficacy and side effects of
several drugs, one of which first became available more than 50 years ago. Methods for drug …

The clinical care of women with epilepsy entails special considerations over the life span.
Endogenous depression is more prevalent in persons with epilepsy than in the general …

Patients with epilepsy may experience seizure clusters, which are described by the US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) as intermittent, stereotypic episodes of frequent seizure …

Acute hypocapnia decreases CBF, increases hemoglobin affinity for oxygen and causes
cerebral tissue hypoxia. This tissue hypoxia is reversed with inhalation of 100% O 2 in dogs. …

Catamenial epilepsy is defined by the cyclical seizure exacerbation seen in almost 40% of
women with epilepsy. The pattern appears to be related to predominance of estrogen over …