Thursday May 31, 2018

Epilepsy an evidence update

Is the mesial temporal lobe the seat of psychosis in epilepsy? James Allebone (University of Melbourne, Australia) discusses what neuroimaging can tell us about psychosis in epilepsy. Read the paper here: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/89/6/611.

Patients with epilepsy are often not permitted to drive, but can this change after surgery? Professor John Duncan (University College London, UK) provides a crucial update on measuring relative risk of seizures following epilepsy surgery, and how this impacts on UK driving regulations. Read the paper here: http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/89/6/599

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