Drug resistance in epilepsy

E Perucca, P Perucca, HS White, EC Wirrell - The Lancet Neurology, 2023 - thelancet.com
Drug resistance is estimated to affect about a third of individuals with epilepsy, but its
prevalence differs in relation to the epilepsy syndrome, the cause of epilepsy, and other …

The current landscape of epilepsy genetics: where are we, and where are we going?

SM Ruggiero, J Xian, I Helbig - Current opinion in neurology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
New approaches to gene discovery and characterization are advancing rapidly our
understanding of the genetic and phenotypic architecture of the epilepsies. This review …

Utility of exome sequencing for diagnosis in unexplained pediatric-onset epilepsy

HY Koh, L Smith, KN Wiltrout, A Podury… - JAMA network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Genomic advances inform our understanding of epilepsy and can be translated
to patients as precision diagnoses that influence clinical treatment, prognosis, and …

[HTML][HTML] Brain somatic mosaicism in epilepsy: bringing results back to the clinic

AM D'Gama, A Poduri - Neurobiology of disease, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, there has been tremendous progress in understanding brain somatic
mosaicism in epilepsy in the research setting. Access to resected brain tissue samples from …

[HTML][HTML] Epilepsy: Mitochondrial connections to the 'Sacred'disease

WH Moos, DV Faller, IP Glavas, I Kanara, K Kodukula… - Mitochondrion, 2023 - Elsevier
Over 65 million people suffer from recurrent, unprovoked seizures. The lack of validated
biomarkers specific for myriad forms of epilepsy makes diagnosis challenging. Diagnosis …

Genomes in clinical care

O Riess, M Sturm, B Menden, A Liebmann… - Npj Genomic …, 2024 - nature.com
In the era of precision medicine, genome sequencing (GS) has become more affordable and
the importance of genomics and multi-omics in clinical care is increasingly being …

From precision diagnosis to precision treatment in epilepsy

KM Johannesen - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2023 - nature.com
Technological advances over the past decade have made precision genetic diagnosis
available to many patients. The findings of a new study demonstrate that genetic diagnosis …

Genetic testing for unexplained epilepsy: A review of diagnostic approach, benefits, and referral algorithm

A Karlin, S Ruggiero, M Fitzgerald - Current Problems in Pediatric and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In the last several decades, advances in genetic testing have transformed the diagnostic and
therapeutic approach to pediatric epilepsy. However, the interpretation of these genetic tests …

Characteristics, genetic testing, and diagnoses of infants with neonatal encephalopathy not due to hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy: a cohort study

A Lenahan, U Mietzsch, TR Wood, KP Callahan… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To characterize the presentation and evaluation of infants with neonatal
encephalopathy (NE) not due to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (non-HIE NE) and to …

Evaluation of the feasibility, diagnostic yield, and clinical utility of rapid genome sequencing in infantile epilepsy (Gene-STEPS): an international, multicentre, pilot …

AM D'Gama, S Mulhern, BR Sheidley… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Most neonatal and infantile-onset epilepsies have presumed genetic
aetiologies, and early genetic diagnoses have the potential to inform clinical management …