Ranjani Manjunath

TL;DR: Patient-oriented epilepsy treatment programs and clear communication strategies to promote self-management and patients' understanding of epilepsy are essential to maximizing treatment and quality of life outcomes while also minimizing economic costs.

TL;DR: It is important for physicians to carefully screen patients for changes in RLS Symptoms for as long as they are on dopamine agents, with particular attention paid to those patients who present with the most severe RLS symptoms prior to treatment initiation.

TL;DR: An adolescent-centered epilepsy management program may help alleviate concerns and also help the adolescent independently manage their epilepsy as they transition into adulthood.

TL;DR: Lamotrigine ODT was found to be significantly more convenient to use than lamotigine immediate-release and both formulations were associated with good satisfaction, and may be a treatment option for patients who have difficulty swallowing medication.

TL;DR: This study assessed the direct economic burden of restless legs syndrome among patients treated with dopamine agonists using a large United States managed care database and found relatively low costs associated with RLS treatment.