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American Epilepsy Society (AES) 2016 Annual Meeting

December 02 - 06, 2016; Houston, Texas

December 02 - 06, 2016 Houston, Texas

AES New ILAE Classification System for Seizures For the first time in 35 years, the International League Against Epilepsy has issued a new seizures classification system.
Medscape Medical News, December 12, 2016
AES Which Patients With Epilepsy Can Safely Drive? In a new study, researchers used a driving simulator to gather information on seizure features that may help predict which patients can safely get behind the wheel.
Medscape Medical News, December 7, 2016
AES Bioinformatics: The Future of Epilepsy Care? Bioinformatics, the use of computers to help make medical decisions, is the future of epilepsy care, one expert predicts.
Medscape Medical News, December 7, 2016

Cannabidiol Effective and Safe at 3 Months for Epilepsy New open-label data on purified cannabidiol in children and young adults with treatment-resistant epilepsy are 'promising' at 3 months' follow-up, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 10, 2015
$Ketamine for Refractory Status Epilepticus?$ Ketamine for Refractory Status Epilepticus? Ketamine, used for analgesia and sedation, is increasingly being used to treat refractory status epilepticus, but only for the most critically ill children, a new study suggests.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 15, 2015
Autoimmune Epilepsy Gaining Attention Researchers are learning more about antibodies that attack the brain, causing various seizure syndromes.
Medscape Medical News, Dec 7, 2015

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