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Flamini RJ, Comi AM, Bebin EM, Chez MG, Clark G, Devinsky O, Hussain SA, Lyons PD, Patel AD, Rosengard JL, Sahebkar F, Segal E, Seltzer L, Szaflarski JP, Weinstock A. Efficacy of cannabidiol in convulsive and nonconvulsive seizure types associated with treatment-resistant epilepsies in the Expanded Access Program. Epilepsia 2023; 64:e156-e163. [PMID: 37243404 DOI: 10.1111/epi.17665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
Abstract
The cannabidiol (CBD) Expanded Access Program (EAP), initiated in 2014, provided CBD (Epidiolex) to patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy (TRE). In the final pooled analysis of 892 patients treated through January 2019 (median exposure = 694 days), CBD treatment was associated with a 46%-66% reduction in median monthly total (convulsive plus nonconvulsive) seizure frequency. CBD was well tolerated, and adverse events were consistent with previous findings. We used pooled EAP data to investigate the effectiveness of add-on CBD therapy for individual convulsive seizure types (clonic, tonic, tonic-clonic, atonic, focal to bilateral tonic-clonic), nonconvulsive seizure types (focal with and without impaired consciousness, absence [typical and atypical], myoclonic, myoclonic absence), and epileptic spasms. CBD treatment was associated with a reduction in the frequency of convulsive seizure types (median percentage reduction = 47%-100%), and nonconvulsive seizure types and epileptic spasms (median percentage reduction = 50%-100%) across visit intervals through 144 weeks of treatment. Approximately 50% of patients had ≥50% reduction in convulsive and nonconvulsive seizure types and epileptic spasms at nearly all intervals. These results show a favorable effect of long-term CBD use in patients with TRE, who may experience various convulsive and nonconvulsive seizure types. Future controlled trials are needed to confirm these findings.
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- Kennedy Krieger Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, New York, New York, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine and UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Virginia Comprehensive Epilepsy Program, Winchester, Virginia, USA
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- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA
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- Northeast Region Epilepsy Group, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- University at Buffalo and Oishei Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York, USA
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Rosengard JL, Haut S. Pregnancy and Stress: Thinking Beyond Seizure Control in Women With Epilepsy. Neurology 2023:WNL.0000000000207391. [PMID: 37072225 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Jillian L Rosengard
- Comprehensive Management Center, Montefiore-Einstein, Bronx NY
- Department of Neurology, Montefiore-Einstein, Bronx NY
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- Comprehensive Management Center, Montefiore-Einstein, Bronx NY
- Department of Neurology, Montefiore-Einstein, Bronx NY
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Rosengard JL, Donato J, Ferastraoaru V, Zhao D, Molinero I, Boro A, Gursky J, Correa DJ, Galanopoulou AS, Hung C, Legatt AD, Patel P, Rubens E, Moshé SL, Haut S. Seizure control, stress, and access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City: The patient perspective. Epilepsia 2020; 62:41-50. [PMID: 33258109 PMCID: PMC7753328 DOI: 10.1111/epi.16779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Objective Our epilepsy population recently experienced the acute effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic in New York City. Herein, we aimed to determine patient‐perceived seizure control during the surge, specific variables associated with worsened seizures, the prevalence of specific barriers to care, and patient‐perceived efficacy of epilepsy care delivered via telephone and live video visits during the pandemic. Methods We performed a cross‐sectional questionnaire study of adult epilepsy patients who had a scheduled appointment at a single urban Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (Montefiore Medical Center) between March 1, 2020 and May 31, 2020 during the peak of the COVID‐19 pandemic in the Bronx. Subjects able to answer the questionnaire themselves in English or Spanish were eligible to complete a one‐time survey via telephone or secure online platform (REDCap). Results Of 1212 subjects screened, 675 were eligible, and 177 adequately completed the questionnaire. During the COVID‐19 pandemic, 75.1% of patients reported no change in seizure control, whereas 17.5% reported that their seizure control had worsened, and 7.3% reported improvement. Subjects who reported worsened seizure control had more frequent seizures at baseline, were more likely to identify stress and headaches/migraines as their typical seizure precipitants, and were significantly more likely to report increased stress related to the pandemic. Subjects with confirmed or suspected COVID‐19 did not report worsened seizure control. Nearly 17% of subjects reported poorer epilepsy care, and 9.6% had difficulty obtaining their antiseizure medications; these subjects were significantly more likely to report worse seizure control. Significance Of the nearly 20% of subjects who reported worsened seizure control during the COVID‐19 pandemic, stress and barriers to care appear to have posed the greatest challenge. This unprecedented pandemic exacerbated existing and created new barriers to epilepsy care, which must be addressed.
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- Jillian L Rosengard
- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA.,Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA.,Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA.,Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA.,Isabelle Rapin Division of Child Neurology, Bronx, NY, USA.,Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, Bronx, NY, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and Comprehensive Einstein/Montefiore Epilepsy Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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