Geriatrics Research Highlights
January 27, 2018
Neurology
Findings from a new study published in Nature Communications suggest that clinicians may soon be able to identify when patients with epilepsy may be at highest risk for seizures, thus allowing patients to plan around these potentially dangerous incidents.
Medical Marijuana
Which US state is about to roll out its first batch of cannabidiol oil for patients with intractable epilepsy?
Emergency Department
Researchers conducted a study of older adults who visited a hospital participating in the GEDI WISE program—a multidisciplinary, CMS-supported collaboration among three hospitals that have geriatric EDs targeting older adults.
Epilepsy
Psychological treatment improves health-related quality of life in people with epilepsy to a “clinically meaningful” degree, according to a new Cochrane review.
