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SFI to fund neurological research centre

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Science Foundation Ireland has announced that it is to fund a new Research Centre which will focus on the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of chronic and rare neurological diseases, including epilepsy.

International League Against Epilepsy updates Classification of Epilepsy

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The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has recently revised its classification of seizures. The update, the first in 30 years, includes many types of seizures not captured in the older version, allowing doctors and patients to make more informed decisions concerning treatment.

HSE accepts new epilepsy drug Briviact for use in Ireland

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The HSE has accepted Briviact (brivaracetam) for use within Ireland as an add-on treatment for partial onset seizures (POS), with or without secondary generalised seizures in adults with epilepsy (aged 16 years and older).