No increased seizure risk from ADHD medications

Medications for attention-deficit disorder do not increase risk for seizures in people with epilepsy, according to a large study of Swedish registry data.

Read more about the study

Psychogenic seizures: The seizures no one wants to talk about

Combine one cup of stigma around seizures and two cups of stigma around mental health conditions. Add a teaspoon of scorn, a dash of societal judgment and mix well.

What causes these seizures?

Also in the Winter 2019 issue of Epigraph:

A-E-YES! Young Epilepsy Section convenes in New Orleans

ILAE consortium identifies novel epilepsy genes

More than seizures: In people with epilepsy, social anxiety affects quality of life

Más que crisis: en personas con epilepsia, la ansiedad social afecta la calidad de vida

Hiding in plain sight: The discovery of the endocannabinoid system

Raphael Mechoulam and the history of cannabis research

Seizure-related injuries common: Head wounds and drowning risk top list of dangers

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