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ReviewEpilepsia2024

Challenges and directions in epilepsy diagnostics and therapeutics: Proceedings of the 17th Epilepsy Therapies and Diagnostics Development conference.

Samuel W Terman, Laura Kirkpatrick, Wesley T Kerr, Lisa F Akiyama, Wadih Baajour, Deniz Atilgan, Maria Kristina C Dorotan, Hyoung Won Choi, Jacqueline A French

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In one paragraph

Review in Epilepsia, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Modern Analytical Techniques in Epilepsy Research.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Samuel W TermanDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6179-9467
Laura KirkpatrickDepartment of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Wesley T KerrDepartment of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Lisa F AkiyamaDepartment of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5867-7829
Wadih BaajourDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Deniz AtilganDepartment of Neurology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Maria Kristina C DorotanDepartment of Neurology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Hyoung Won ChoiDivision of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Jacqueline A FrenchDepartment of Neurology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine and NYU Langone Health, New York, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2242-8027
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · USEmory University · USNYU Langone Health · USUniversity of Michigan · USUniversity of Washington · USYale University · US

Funding

Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research (MICHR)UL1TR002240 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LUMENG, JULIE C, MASHOUR, GEORGE ALEXANDER · 2017 to 2022
$54.9M
Child Neurologist Career Development Program (CNCDP)K12NS098482 · NINDS · HUGO W. MOSER RES INST KENNEDY KRIEGER · PI SCHLAGGAR, BRADLEY L · 2016 to 2025
$26.2M
NeuroNEXT Clinical Research Site at the University of MichiganU24NS107158 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI CHOU, KELVIN L · 2018 to 2022
$1.6M
UM Clinical Neuroscientist Training ProgramR25NS089450 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ALBIN, ROGER L · 2014 to 2023
$1.3M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002240NICHD NIH HHS L40 HD113008NINDS NIH HHS K12 NS098482NINDS NIH HHS R25 NS089450NINDS NIH HHS U24 NS107158
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Substantial efforts are underway toward optimizing the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of seizures and epilepsy. We describe preclinical programs in place for screening investigational therapeutic candidates in animal models, with particular attention to identifying and eliminating drugs that might paradoxically aggravate seizure burden. After preclinical development, we discuss challenges and solutions in the design and regulatory logistics of clinical trial execution, and efforts to develop disease biomarkers and interventions that may be not only seizure-suppressing, but also disease-modifying. As disease-modifying treatments are designed, there is clear recognition that, although seizures represent one critical therapeutic target, targeting nonseizure outcomes like cognitive development or functional outcomes requires changes to traditional designs. This reflects our increasing understanding that epilepsy is a disease with profound impact on quality of life for the patient and caregivers due to both seizures themselves and other nonseizure factors. This review examines selected key challenges and future directions in epilepsy diagnostics and therapeutics, from drug discovery to translational application.

Indexed as

AnticonvulsantsEpilepsyAnimalsDisease Models, AnimalHumansQuality of LifeSeizuresAnticonvulsantsantiepileptogenesisantiseizure medicationsbiomarkersclinical trialscomorbiditiesepilepsy

Identifiers

PMID38135921
PMCPMC11018495
OpenAlexW4390144143

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Registered trials

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