Children born to women with epilepsy who take topiramate when pregnant are not at increased risk for autism spectrum disorders, whereas there is an increased risk with valproate.
People who are diagnosed with seizure/epilepsy at least a week after a head injury have a higher risk for dementia than those with head injury or seizure/epilepsy alone.
Epilepsy due to primary or metastatic brain tumors accounts for 6–10% of all cases of epilepsy. Levetiracetam monotherapy is the initial treatment of choice, but other pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options are also available.
Benzodiazepines are effective rescue therapies for seizure clusters in patients with epilepsy, but are underused. Intranasal sprays now offer more practical alternatives to rectal diazepam gel.
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