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A new study by Meador et al published  in the November 30, 2010 issue of Neurology (Neurology 75 22) reported the cognitive outcomes of breastfed children of women with seizures enrolled in the NEAD study. Among  309 women with epilepsy, … Continue reading →

Meador et al reported in a study published  in January 11,2011 issue of Brain that children who were exposed to antiepileptic drug un utero had lower  verbal cognitive abilities than nonverbal. This effect was reported to all antiepileptic drugs in … Continue reading →

Efficacy of ketogenic diet in severe refractory status epilepticus initiating fever induced refractory epileptic encephalopathy in school age children (FIRES).”  Nabbout et al reported that  ketogenic diet can be a very effective treatment for status epilepticus. All 7 children with this … Continue reading →