Standard complete blood count to predict long-term outcomes in febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES): A multicenter study.

Objective: We investigated whether complete blood count (CBC) analyses during intensive care unit stay could predict 12-month outcomes in patients with cryptogenic febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES), a subset of new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE).

Methods: Outcomes at 12 months were classified as "unfavorable" (Glasgow Outcome Score [GOS] 1-3) or "favorable" (GOS 4-5). Demographic, clinical, and serial CBC data were collected across treatment phases: (1) no immunotherapy (before initiation or no treatment), (2) first-line immunotherapy, and (3) second-line immunotherapy.

Examining psychiatric and cognitive adverse effects of brivaracetam, clobazam, lacosamide, eslicarbazepine, and perampanel in a veteran population.

Introduction: Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder, affecting approximately 50 million people worldwide. There is limited data on the use of newer anti-seizure medicines (ASMs) and their cognitive and psychiatric adverse effects (AEs), despite increasing use. We aimed to describe the AE profile of newer ASMs in the real-world veteran population with Epilepsy comparing those who develop cognitive or psychiatric AEs to those who did not.

Identification of Distinct Biological Groups of Patients With Cryptogenic NORSE via Inflammatory Profiling.

Background And Objectives: Emerging evidence suggests that immune dysregulation plays a pivotal role in triggering cryptogenic new-onset refractory status epilepticus (c-NORSE), prompting a consensus on early initiation of immunotherapy. However, despite similar timing of administration, responses to immunotherapies have been varied and unpredictable, suggesting the presence of heterogeneous underlying mechanisms The aim of this study was to identify distinct inflammatory response subtypes in patients with c-NORSE by analyzing their cytokine profiles. Insights into underlying mechanisms were sought to understand the pathophysiology and guide personalized therapies to improve patient outcomes.

Cenobamate and pregnancy: A-single level 4 epilepsy center experience.

Objective: Data on Cenobamate (CNB) use in females of childbearing age with epilepsy (FCAWE) and during pregnancy is limited. We report four patients who became pregnant on CNB and its pharmacokinetic profile during pregnancy.

Methods: Single-center retrospective chart review of FCAWE receiving CNB between 2020 and 2024.

Comparative analysis of patients with new onset refractory status epilepticus preceded by fever (febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome) versus without prior fever: An interim analysis.

Febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is a subset of new onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) that involves a febrile infection prior to the onset of the refractory status epilepticus. It is unclear whether FIRES and non-FIRES NORSE are distinct conditions. Here, we compare 34 patients with FIRES to 30 patients with non-FIRES NORSE for demographics, clinical features, neuroimaging, and outcomes.