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2006 Newsletters

December 2006
Featuring: Hallway Conversations - Prognosis for Seizure Recurrence in Seizure-Free Patients After Stopping Antiepileptic Drugs: A Long-Term Population-Based Study of Childhood-Onset Epilepsy; Evaluation of the First Seizure(s): Are Patients Presenting with Multiple Seizures Within 24 Hours at Greater Risk for Seizure Recurrence within One Year than Patients Presenting with a Single Seizure? - Special Editorial: Ring Chromosome Syndrome, AES Conference News, New Documentary - Epilepsy: In Search Of Effective Therapies, and American Epilepsy Society meeting in San Diego.

November 2006
Featuring: Hallway Conversations - Our First Feature Is Valproate May Increase Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes; Anti-Epileptic Drug Developments - Special Editorial: the Risks and Benefits of Epilepsy Medication During Pregnancy, Dispense As Written, Reviewing the Findings of the Eilat Conference; NeuroTechnology and Epilepsy, and Join Us at the AES Meeting in San Diego, California in December 2006.

October 2006
Featuring: A New Tool to Help You Practice, Latest Research and Epilepsy News - Fda Approves New Epilepsy Indication for Lamictal®, New Study Highlights Decreased Quality of Life in Patients with Epilepsy and Comorbid Medical and Psychiatric Conditions, Talking to Your Patients About Driving, and Help Your Young Patients Enjoy Halloween Safely.

September 2006
Featuring: Physician Discussion Checklist & Guide for Women with Epilepsy and ETDP Summer News Update.

August 2006
Featuring: Seizure Types, Epilepsy Syndromes, Seizure Medications, New Continuing Medical Education Course, New Seizure First-Aid and Safety Information for Patients, and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: Exploring the Complexities.

July 2006
Featuring: New Data from Pregnancy Registry Links Lamictal® to Increased Risk of Non-Syndromic Cleft Palate Deformity in Infants, Meditation & Epilepsy: the Silent Debate Wages On, and Fireworks and Epilepsy: an Interview with Dr. Guiseppe Erba.

June 2006
Featuring: Ovulation Failure Linked to Increased Seizure Frequency, Study Identifies Predictors for Employment After Epilepsy Surgery, Young Children Less Likely to Gain Weight from Valproate, QOLIE-89 Misses Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Quality of Life, and 2006 AES Mid-Year Meeting: A CME Program You Don’t Want to Miss!

May 2006
Featuring: FDA Advances Federal E-Health Effort, The Scoop from the 58th American Academy of Neurology Meeting: Long-Term Effects of the Ketogenic Diet, Implantable Devices Could Stop Seizures in Their Tracks, and Do No Harm Article.

April 2006
Featuring: Cultivating Compassion: One Doctor’s Journey, Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy: What Coroners and Medical Examiners Aren’t Saying, Clinical Trial Interest Sky Rockets!, and FDA Issues AcuDial Diastat Advisory Letters.

March 2006
Featuring: Shedding Light on Photosensitivity, One of Epilepsy's Most Complex Conditions; Cognitive Improvement Makes the List as Common Treatment Goal for Parents of Children with Intractable Epilepsy; New Continuing Medical Education Course; Find Out All About Zonisamide, and Managing AED Treatment : The Rhyme and Reason.

February 2006
Featuring News from the American Epilepsy Society 59th Annual Meeting.

January 2006
Featuring Live Upcoming epilepsy-related conferences, symposiums and events, We need your help, New Continuing Medical Education Course, Does Treatment Aggressiveness Affect the Prognosis of Refractory Status Epilepticus, Medicare D & Your Clinical Practice, and Call for new Therapy Grant Submissions for Epilepsy Research Foundation.