A Q&A with Nancy Santilli, PNP, MN
May 2016—Patients and physicians often think about seizures very differently. In particular, due to some of the limitations of communication between patients and providers, seizure clu…
Pamela Pojomovksy McDonnell, MD and Michelle Dougherty, MD
March 2016—Dietary therapies remain valuable tools in the neurologist’s arsenal for the treatment of epilepsy.
November/December 2015—In addition to comorbid conditions and side effects, cost and availability should factor into therapeutic selection.
Beatriz Duque Long
July/August 2015—A new report shows that some patients still lack access to care resources.
Michelle Dougherty, MD and Jyoti A. Pillai, MD
July/August 2015—Epilepsy and anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) have complex interactions with hormones and the functioning of the hypothalamic pituitary axis. This complexity can result in reproduc…
Michelle L. Dougherty, MD and Mitra Assadi, MD
May 2015—
More than half of all epilepsy is caused by genetic influences.1 There are three broad categories of epilepsy genetics: single gene disorders responsible for primary epileps…
April 2015—Researchers shared new findings at the AES meeting this winter.
With Kimford J. Meador, MD and Janette Greenhalgh, PhD
April 2015—The impact of epilepsy surgery on Quality of Life cannot be overlooked, while use of prophylactic AEDs remains controversial.
